Weird to think that we’re already in a post-Earl Sweatshirt world. Chester Watson is 15 years old and St. Louis-raised, which means that he was 12 when Earl Sweatshirt was talking about jacking off to buffered videos of Asher Roth eating apple sauce. So I guess it’s not really not that bizarre that the teenager in the New Age crew has a YouTube video called “Moth Wings” over an “Earl Sweatshirt type beat.” MF Doom’s influence continues to loom large too.
But this is “Phantom,” a clip that’s already racked up 6K views with no promotion or blog mentions in just three weeks. That’s pretty impressive. More impressive is the rapping, a kid who can’t “hear Jesus because the weed is as loud as Mack trucks.” The video’s cool and it has a throwback nostalgic vibe without being on some “yo, I want to rap like I was in 96″ shit. This is one of the most impressive debuts I’ve heard in a minute.
You can download Watson’s mixtape, Phantom below the jump.
Download:
ZIP: Chester Watson – Phantoms
6 comments
All Eyez on… Chester Watson – Phantom (Video) | punkpoprap says:
January 28, 2013 at 1:43 pm (UTC -7)
[...] via Sharen mit:Gefällt mir:Gefällt mirSei der Erste dem dies gefällt. Dieser Eintrag wurde veröffentlicht in Mucke und getaggt mit All Eyez on, Chester Watson am 28/01/2013 von punkpoprap. [...]
wheremygift says:
January 28, 2013 at 2:23 pm (UTC -7)
i really like this, i’m actually quite happy that DOOM’s influence looms large over certain rappers.
I’m genuinly excited to hear the new Earl Sweatshirt album, he was and still is the only OF member i genuinly gave a shit about.
*goes back to bumping ‘Born Like This*
Son Raw says:
January 28, 2013 at 6:53 pm (UTC -7)
Joey who?
titsoup says:
January 28, 2013 at 7:09 pm (UTC -7)
the video is dope. prettywhores.tumblr.com edited it. this kid is actually pretty good. i’d say this is his best track.
Another Great 15-Year Old MC: Chester Watson’s “Phantom” | earbits.com – Online Radio Blog says:
January 30, 2013 at 4:47 pm (UTC -7)
[...] few days ago, Passion of the Weiss pointed to a song called “Phantom” by Chester Watson (note: this may be the same blog where I read that aforementioned Earl interview). The song is [...]
Video: Chester Watson – “Shapeshifter” » Passion of the Weiss says:
March 12, 2013 at 3:33 pm (UTC -7)
[...] a pass to ditch for four days. Swirling grainy Leviathan raps. Another video to prove that “Phantoms” was very real. As someone in the comment section chimed in, he has to be the “illest [...]