Kill the Vultures

The Minnesota-based hip-hop group Kill the Vultures seems entirely uninterested with what modern trends or stylistic flare-ups within the genre have to say. Instead, the group is committed to creating a wholly original and thought-provoking version of rap music for audiences who have grown tired of overly slick and club-ready tracks. Formed from the ashes of the mid-1990s band Oddjobs, the group utilizes a sparse but in-your-face backdrop of avant-garde moods and fractured beats to set the stage for its members' equally heady rapping styles and lyrics.