Although a widely-circulated sampler has been floating around the internet since March, Diplo and DJ Benzi waited a long time to finally drop the complete Fear and Loathing in Hunts Vegas mixtape. Starring the Huntsville, Alabama-based Paper Route Recordz crew, Fear and Loathing features the Southern MCs spitting about sex, money, partying, and generally being gangsta over a crazy litany of beats. Diplo and Benzi get real creative here, littering the mix with samples of everyone from Orbital to George Michael. One joint even samples the “Soul Glo” jingle from Coming to America. Here, “Shotz” finds rappers Untamed and Dawgy Bagz rhyming over a cinematic violin melody snagged from the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon soundtrack. Mad Decent is currently offering the entire mixtape on a “pay what you want” basis, so grab yourself a copy if this track gets your head nodding.

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