Lyric Video Premiere: Lushlife’s “This Ecstatic Cult” featuring Killer Mike

Philadelphia-based rapper/producer Lushlife knows a thing or two about collaborations. His forthcoming album, Ritualize, features contributions from artists as disparate as Ariel Pink, Freeway, I Break Horses, and RJD2. On “This Ecstatic Cult,” he’s joined by Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, whose verse references everyone from Harriet Tubman to the Rothschilds.

With it’s vivid lyrics and surreal imagery, Lushlife recruited Philly graffiti artist GRIMGRIMGRIM to work with CSLSX, who directed this dynamic lyric video. Lushlife said, “Set against a surreal backdrop of unsettling cult imagery and Grim’s signature sacrilegious iconography, Mike and I trade class warfare rhymes at lightning speed.”

Want your own copy of Ritualize? Head over to the Genius song page for “This Ecstatic Cult” and start annotating! The three best annotation contributors will receive a free CD courtesy of Lushlife and Western Vinyl.