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Posted in MP3 | hiphop | music on February 24, 2009

Cage - new records, MP3s, Shia LaBeouf & SXSW

by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: Cage - "Nothing Left To Say" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Cage - "Shoot Frank" (MP3)

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Cage announced a new LP AND a new EP, both due in the first half of 2009. First up, Chris Palko aka the artist formerly known as Cage Kennylz will drop a "seven song mega-single/EP of exclusive bonus material entitled the I Never Knew You EP" for FREE via AdultSwim/Definitive Jux. Details to come, but look for it "sometime within next two months".

Cage's new LP, his first since 2005's critically acclaimed Hell's Winter, is due on June 30th via Definitive Jux. It's called Depart From Me and is executive produced by Sean Martin, recently ex-Hatebreed who also produced 9 of 14 total tracks with the rest of the production handled by El-P, Aesop Rock, and the late great Camu Tao. Check out the El-P produced "Nothing Left To Say" available for download above.

In other Chris Palko news, Cage recently shot a video for "I Never Knew You" in LA, directed by "close personal friend" and fellow Cardboard City member Shia LaBeouf, his directorial debut. Mr Transformers and Cage are also working on a "full-length feature film based on the rapper's young life starring Labeouf":

Palko was born in Würzburg, Germany... [and] lived there until the age of four when [his father Bill] Murray was dishonorably discharged for selling and using heroin... Murray would often force Palko to pull homemade tourniquets around his arm as he injected heroin. At the age of eight, Palko's father was arrested during a standoff with state troopers after threatening his family with a shotgun. Palko was kicked out of high school, [and] began using LSD, mescaline, cannabis and alcohol...

Palko was arrested several times for drug possession and fighting in the streets. When he faced jail time for violating probation, his mother convinced the judge that he was mentally unstable, and he was sent to the Stony Lodge psychiatric hospital for a two week evaluation. He eventually ended up staying in the hospital for eighteen months, where he was a part of a small group used to test fluoxetine. After being misdiagnosed and placed on the drug, he became suicidal and made several attempts to kill himself, including hanging himself with his shoelaces and saving his lithium dose for a month before ingesting all of them at once. -[Wiki]

Yikes. And that's BEFORE he got signed by Columbia, got dropped, was one of Fondle 'Em's first artists, beefed with Eminem, dropped his debut album, joined The Weathermen, and signed with Definitive Jux.

Cage is scheduled to play SXSW at the Biz3 showcase at Club DeVille on March 20th with These Are Powers, Kid Sister, Lady Sovereign, Chin Chin, Hollywood Holt, Thunderheist, Asher Roth, and Amanda Blank. No other dates at the moment.

Cage, Chauncey, Shia LaBeouf, glue and the late Camu Tao eating breakfast, and other videos, below...

breakfast

Cage-I Found My Mind in Connecticut

CAGE - Beat Kids in Ct 08

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Tags: Adult Swim, Cage, Chris Palko, Def Jux, El-P, Shia LeBeouf, SXSW
posted at 12:35 AM on February 24, 2009 in MP3 | hiphop | music | Comments (21)

Comments (21)

CT holla!

Posted by A Fantano | February 23, 2009 11:29 PM

Playing in front of a Black Flag poster doesn't change the fact that your music is Hot Topic oriented.

Posted by Anonymous | February 23, 2009 11:56 PM

wow that new song is ill as fuck

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2009 12:18 AM

saw him at the pitchfork festival in 2006. most awkward set ever. "this song is for all of you who were abused by your parents when you were younger!" at that point everyone looked at each other and shrugged.

Posted by jason | February 24, 2009 12:23 AM

Isn't Shia LaBeouf in Daft Punk??? He sure looks like a midget Frenchman to me...

Posted by AIro | February 24, 2009 12:31 AM

bizarreness is the mp3 I heard.

He kind of sounds like Cake doesnt he?

Posted by dion roy | February 24, 2009 1:12 AM

dunno bout this new one. el-p is at the helm for some of the songs which is always a good thing. agent orange for life.

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2009 1:53 AM

Falco >>>>>> Palko

"Connecticut's for Fucking" by Jesus H. Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse >>>>>>>>>> "I Found My Mind in Connecticut" by Cage

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2009 3:11 AM

dumb dumb dumb

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2009 7:11 AM

am i the only one that thinks that press photo is a little reminiscent of a pop stars'?

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2009 8:24 AM


Cage is the biggest POSER in hip-hop ... go back to rappin like the Artifacts, Mudbones!

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2009 9:56 AM

it's wikipedia so it MUST be true

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2009 10:02 AM

Cage - he's the one with the Juggulo's, right?

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2009 12:25 PM

they sourced wiki? they should have just done it from cage or the defjux site, quotes on his past life are floating.

i can't wait to see this new album, Hell's Winter was fucking golden.

Posted by Anonymous | February 25, 2009 11:21 PM

read his bio on chrispalko.com ps tameone formerly from the artifacts is in the Weathermen; dumbass

Posted by owesone | March 6, 2009 12:42 AM

f.sean production is godly, same for el-p. and aesop's a crazy artist. camu is a fucking beast. cage is often lyrically fucking brilliant. poser my ass. posers are those mainstream fucks who put out shit, stagnant-ass record after stagnant-ass record. hell's winter was bomb, tell me that songs like 'stripes' and 'too heavy for cherubs,' 'gop crash" w/ jello biafra aren't fucking genius. he just has that imagery about him. depart from me is gonna be the shit, in my (completely flawless) opinion.

Posted by alienox | March 11, 2009 11:03 PM

i dont see how changing his music style makes cage a poser. musicians change styles all the time, just because cage dosen't smoke wet constantly, shoot dope, drop acid, and snort special k anymore doesn't make him a poser. Cage is still ill as fuck, and in my opinion of the best MCs out there.

Posted by Dan | March 19, 2009 3:04 AM

LOL, no Cage is not one with the Juggalos, suprising Juggalos dont even want anything to do with em, Cage is washed up, Cage was awesome on his early work, but since he went emo its been a downwerd spyrl

Posted by RuKKuS | March 19, 2009 1:45 PM

Cage is the shit. depart from me is gonna be Godly... way better than tha carter 3 or any other main stream garbage cds everyone else listens to.

Posted by Tyler Motherfucking Delduca | May 4, 2009 8:23 PM

Saw cage in denver last night,felt more like a slug show! Cage needs to stick with his with raw hip-hop style,not this boring, self loathing bullshit. Sounds like he's trying to impress some bitch or something,instead of core life fans like myself! Word of advice start doing drugs again ,lots and lots of drugs!!!!!!!!

Posted by Paul Gdowik | July 11, 2009 7:21 PM

BOTTTOMM FEEDERSS!

Posted by Christian Bale | July 21, 2009 11:29 AM

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