If you need proof of the current industry-wide fascination with "weirdness" in rap music, you can't do much better than this. Sacramento punk-rap outfit Death Grips, who are best known for lo-fi, apocalyptic, sometimes uncomfortable videos and lyrics like, "Dismiss this life/ Worship death/ Cold blood night of serpents' breath" have signed a record deal with Epic, the major label home to artists like Fiona Apple and Natasha Bedingfield.

Death Grips plan to release two album with Epic this year to follow up last year's solid mixtape Exmilitary. The first, The Money Store, will be out on April 24 and includes the two most recent Death Grips tracks we've heard, "Blackjack" and "Get Got". (It'll also be available on vinyl April 21 as part of Record Store Day). The second album's called No Love and is scheduled for a fall release.

"Blackjack":

"Get Got":