The Garden State Gargoyle, Fatboi Sharif, is an American avant-garde Hip-Hop artist that is looking to take over the globe with his abstract lyricism, spine-chilling soundscapes, illuminating intensity, and his million-dollar smile. It is either the highest level or nothing for Sharif when it comes to putting out projects and performing on stage. He treats the live show as a spiritual experience where Sharif takes the crowd on a phenomenon in which a person perceives the world as if from a location outside their physical body. By the closing track he tells the crowd to involve themselves in a call & response that simply repeats \u201cMY FAMILY!\u201d because by the end of his set he\u2019s grown a connection with the crowd that could only equate with that of your family.<\/p>\n
Different channels of inspiration are always a must. Inspired by Sun Ra, Parliament Funkadelic, Alice Coltrane, Screamin\u2019 Jay Hawkins, Ultramagnetic MC\u2019s, Freestyle Fellowship, Cannibal Ox, Rob Zombie, Pig Destroyer just to name a few. Fatboi keeps constant inspiration around him to push the limit. If not, he\u2019s better off without it. Sharif has studied all genre-pushing works of music, film, and literature. His debut \u201cApe Twin\u201d from 2017 was re-released on vinyl, via Needle to the Groove, with exclusive bonus tracks only available on wax. The reason Sharif can re-release a project from 2017 in 2025 is because his sound is evergreen. Fatboi Sharif is one of the most charismatic and embracing individuals you\u2019ll have the pleasure of meeting. The Garden State Gargoyle of Elaborate Literature Challenging the Unknown.<\/p>\n
\u201cSharif is one of the most distinct artists across any scene.\u201d \u2013 Rolling Stone<\/p>\n
\u201cImagine a Cenobite raised on MF DOOM and Wu-Tang Clan, and you\u2019ve got something approximating a rapper like Fatboi Sharif.\u201d \u2013 FADER<\/p>\n
\u201cBut if the sound has grown stagnant in the sun, hip-hop\u2019s future may lie underground with bold voices like Sharif\u2019s.\u201d \u2013 US Weekly<\/p>\n
\u201cFatboi excels at reeling off jolting couplets that seem like non sequitur observations at first but collectively compile a portrait of a fictional world of tumult. Or is it mere fiction?\u201d – Complex<\/p>\n
\u201cNo two songs are alike, but the fragmented verses and horror flick references from each one form a twisted mosaic of Lynchian strangeness, where nothing is too strange, sacred,
\nor taboo.\u201d \u2013 SPIN<\/p>\n
“I want to create my own genre.\u201d – Fatboi Sharif<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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