Fresh faced Melbourne rapper Ivan Ooze may not ring a bell for you just yet, but that is all about to change thanks to the mixtape he recently dropped! The whole damn thing is fire, reminiscent of ScHoolboy Q or Danny Brown, and is really, REALLY impressive.
Titled The Social Alien, Ooze said of the mixtape that it was “A reflection of the good, the bad and the ugly from my life on this planet so far and how I feel about it all. Some will love it, others won’t, but fuck it, we’re all human…or so we think.” Pretty interesting description, and if you listen to any song off the collection you’ll know exactly what he’s talking about. Intergalatic rhymes with a whole heap of lyrical depth, and out-of-this-world beats (couldn’t help myself) thanks to the like of WZRDKID and Sable – The Social Alien does not fail to impress.
If, like me, you are now dying to see this guy live and have missed him supporting Cypress Hill, Ice Cube, Allday and Illy as well as his performances at Beyond The Valley and Ragamuffin (NZ) – you’re in luck! He is about to embark on a national headline tour, a tour you should not delay on getting tickets for! See the details below, and listen to The Social Alien here:
Ivan Ooze tour dates:
Wed Apr 29, Sosueme
Beach Road Hotel, Bondi NSW
Tix here
Thurs Apr 30, Lambda
Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane QLD
Tix here
Sat May 2, Ed Castle
Adelaide, SA
Tix here
Fri May 8, Hussle Hussle
Mojos, Fremantle WA
Tix here
Fri May 15, Can’t Say
Melbourne, VIC
Sat June 6, Come Together Festival
Luna Park, Sydney NSW
Tix here