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T he mysterious men behind Turquoise
Jeep Records are funny. Very funny.
Seemingly coming from nowhere
about a year ago, the label/crew has
released popular online music videos like
"Fried or Fertilized," "Sex Syrup" and "Lemme
Smang It Girl": their most popular video,
with 5.5 million views on YouTube. And with
Beyonce caught doing the "Smang It" in her
"Runs the World" video, big ups from heavy
weights like Diplo, opening slots for Big Boi
and a new record out. Turquoise Jeep has the
momentum to cross over from Internet curio
to mainstream obsession.
Comprised of rappers Flynt Flossy and
Yung Humma, singers Pretty Raheem and Slick
Mahoney, and producers Tummiscratch and
Whatchyamacallit, Turquoise Jeep is a universe
unto itself. Like Die Antwoord's "Zef" style,
Turquoise Jeep is a lifestyle: the label has its
own dances, its own memes, its own aesthetic
and its own slang. Turquoise Jeep even has
its ow.. genre. In an email exchange with
Flagpole, the fake-mustachioed Flynt Flossy
advised us to call their music EMB (Existing
Musical Beings).
For Turquoise Jeep, kitsch is king.
Particularly in its decidedly low-rent style,
Turquoise Jeep heralds the possibilities
afforded by the combination of cheap music
and video software, infused with sharp wit.
Visually, their music videos take cues from
"Tim and Eric"'s Eric Wareheim, with its
goofy green-screen wizardry. Musically, we
get cheesy synthesizers, tiny drum machines,
stock music software patterns and plug-ins—
and best of all—occasional raps that are
clearly out-of-sync with beats. Still, the music
is nothing less than earworm. And the mes
sage is occasionally brilliant.
To really understand Turquoise Jeep, you
have to get the mechanics of satire. While
Turquoise Jeep insists they are not a "joke"
or "parody" collective, the group's body of
work is as relentlessly funny as it is copied
in online fan videos. Turquoise Jeep Records
makes music that is both a biting deconstruc
tion and a spot-on send-up of contempo
rary pop music. Pretty Raheem's "Can Your
Boyfriend Move It Like This?" is hard to see as
anything but a hilarious spoof on the '90s R&B
music video: Raheem's dyed hair changes color
in every new shot, touching on Sisqo's famed
'do, while the choreographed dancers in bright
suits are very Heavy D and the Boyz. And,
of course, the song itself is straight Jodeci.
And while, admittedly, to explain a joke is to
kill it, it must be noted that the "magic" of
Turquoise Jeep is that the music and melodies
are so strong, the delivery so straight-faced,
that for many in the audience, there is no joke
to "get." Turquoise Jeep is performance art.
Let me get out of the way. I'm sure you
just want to know where "Smang It" came
from. From Flossy himself:
"I thought of the word 'smang' in particu
lar, one night while I was chattin' naughty
with one of my lady friends that shall remain
nameless. She was talking a lot of trash like
she was invincible in the sheets, feel me. So,
I told her straight forward, as soon as she
gets to the crib, 'I'm not only gonna smash
them draws but I'm 'a bang them, too; so let's
say I'm 'a SMANG them!' I knew instantly I
was onto something. Only ONE WORD could
have represented my indescribable desire,
my passion, the immense effort I was gonna
put fourth into my love-making that night;
that word was SMANG. So, after we finished
smangin', I called the fam Yung Humma and
told him about making the word 'smang' into
a song; he loved the idea. So, I came up with
the hook, we went to Tummiscratch for the
beat, as usual, and the rest is history. I knew
only Yung Humma's genius style could really
execute the song like I envisioned it; he a
straight up beast with it. He actually came up
with his verses at the studio on the spot; dude
is a brilliant lyricist."
Beyond smashing and banging. Turquoise
Jeep just wants to show you a good time
and maybe cook you some eggs afterwards.
So, how do you like your eggs, "Fried or
Fertilized?"
Christopher Joshua Benton
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WHAT: Turquoise Jeep Records Showcase
WHERE: 40 Watt Club
WHEN: Friday, Aug. 26,9 p.m.
HOW MUCH: $10
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