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“The Swelly Express” is the true story of two college kids (Chidera Anamege and Xaphoon Jones) from Philly who rocked some parties at Drexel and quickly gained the attention of “the industry”. The music and lyrics were inspired by many boring trips on the Chinatown bus (they have wifi now!) on the way to meet “big wigs” in NYC. After a bunch of nice dinners and some free drinks for these 2 underage kids, Chiddy Bang decided to make a mixtape. PMA is proud to present this mixtape with OnSMASH and Crooks & Castles.
The Swelly Express Tracklist:
1. Get Up In The Morning
2. Never
3. Danger Zone
4. Fresh Like Us
5. Now U Know (feat. Jordan Brown)
6. Welcome To Major Label Inc skit
7. Truth (feat. Passion Pit)
8. Meet Mike Hoffman skit
9. Pro’s Freestyle 1.0
10. Awesome skit
11. Dream Chasin’
12. Silver Screen
13. Slow Down (feat. The Root’s Black Thought & elDee The Don)
14. Decline
15. Call Skit
16. The Opposite of Adults (KIDS)
17. Voicemail skit
18. All Things Go
Chiddy Bang – The Swelly Express Mixtape
Tags: Chiddy Bang, MGMT, Passion Pit, Xaphoon Jones
AWESOME.
Missing some key tracks like “Because,” but I already have that so it's not a big deal. I've got my Chiddy fix for a while
This mixtape is FIRE! Kind of bummed “Because” isn't on it, but that's okay. It's been a long time coming…
The Swelly Express >>>>>>>> No Ceilings
Swelly Express + No Ceilings = great!
these guys are about to blow the fuck up.. i can feel it. but they should have added Because, and their Day N Nite remix. that would have gotten attention by labels..
Bang-a-langin
Awesome tape guys. It's cool, but just wondering why you changed the name from “Kids” to “The Opposite of Adults (KIDS)”?
i'm guessing they only used the tracks of which the samples cleared, legally, like Passion Pit, MGMT, Sufjan, Yell, Belle & Seb.. or in other words indie artists. I guess the major label samples (Kid Cudi, Radiohead, Tom Waits) weren't as generous?
Or maybe they just didnt feel like putting them in… lol.
good point
i think you're onto something.
but wasn't “Reckoner” (the radiohead track sampled in “because”) self-released in 07 and then released on XL in 08? XL recording works w/ Discovery, Vampire Weekend, MIA, Friendly Fires, Basement Jaxx, Cool Kids, etc. So I think Radiohead are back to being “indie”
personally, i'm happy as long as “Truth”, “Kids” (or “The Opposite of Adults” now), and “All Things Go” are on it.
I DO with Because was on it, but it doesn't really matter since I have the track already…
finally, hot shit from these guys.. i can bump chiddy bang all day. Respect.
What garbage! I am a huge Chiddy Bang fan, but it's like all of the really sick tracks came out before this shitty album which is half composed of skits. SO DISAPPOINTED!
lol hater alert.
we all knew all the chiddy tracks leaking before were to lead up to the mixtape. it makes sense that they released some of the biggest ones before ther mixtape. there are still some hot ones in here that we've never heard “Silver Screen” “Slow Down” “Get Up In The Morning” & i like the skits. it backs up the “music based on a true story” feel.
I'm liking Danger Zone. The flow kinda reminds me of vintage 50
is no one acknowledging that fucking black thought is on the mixtape?
that is the key of this mixtape for them to blow up
THE ROOTS ARE IN THE BUILDING BITCHES!
yeah dude your a fucking hater WOW.
So excited to be finally listening to their mixtape! I've been waiting for this since April. They're going to be Huge
WOW! this is great! deff the new sound of music…very nice to hear something besides the same old thing…
only comment is that i think the beats are a little loud on a few of the songs
other than that great job guys!!! keep the heat commin!!!
Does anyone know what song “Get Up in the Morning” samples?
Israelites by Desmond Dekker is the sample on Get Up In The Morning
anybody no were to get because?? Im like obbsessed with chiddy and i wana kno were to get ittttttt
http://soundcloud.com/chiddy-bang – a couple unreleased tracks on there.
yeah, been waiting for this……my man eldee tha don also involved…cool