Atheist :: Topanga :: Bandcamp

Does Atheist view himself as a boy meeting the world? Perhaps. He's already admitted in interviews that he named this album after Danielle Fishel's popular character from the long-running ABC sitcom, a hippie turned hottie who undoubtedly drove many viewers as crazy as her boyfriend Cory. Topanga was "sexy thick." That would be reason enough to go all Murs & Slug with the album title. There's a deeper interpretation though - one which reflects the evolution of Fishel's role from a guest character to the heart and soul of the show - and the smartest on-screen character to boot.

Atheist isn't necessarily egocentric enough to consider himself the smartest rapper in the state of Utah, nor the City of Salt Lake, though both are routinely slept on. Atheist is not the first to hit us up though - we've reviewed Facts and uMaNg among others. For better or worse the most famous rapper from the state may be Spenser Dauwalder, who was arrested for spitting his order at a McDonald's drive-through (and later acquitted). Atheist aims to change that though, working with producers like Raashan Ahmad and Woodstock among others, and using self-deprecating humor on songs like "Freestyle Fresh" to not get a big head.

"I'll admit it baby yeah I'm the shit!

Cause I illustrate words like a hieroglyph

And I make 'em go bananas, yo make 'em split

Twenty down(loads) on DatPiff, and yup that's it!"

Despite knocking his own popularity, clever word skills lead to humorous snaps: "I'm a dusty NES - I don't play!" He's also pop as in pop culture, mining a cult classic film in "The Warriors" for a song of the same name. No detail was spared in the music video to accompany it - Atheist made sure to recapture the look and feel of the original for his clip. Watch out for The Furies and their baseball bats!

Topanga by Atheist

Music Vibes : 7 of 10 Lyric Vibes : 7.5 of 10 TOTAL Vibes : 7.5 of 10

Originally posted: December 17th, 2013

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