May Day - All I Have Is Myself

There's a store in the Chicago area called the Frugal Muse that's fantastic, and one of the best parts of it (besides the super cheap prices on everything and the huge range of well-organized books) is the free bin. I'm not sure where they get stuff to put in there because they're pretty picky about what they'll buy, but I've found plenty of quality records in there. And a couple ridiculous demo CD's from local artists, which is where the real gold is. For example:

May Day - All I Have Is Myself

This is best categorized as "depression rap," and it's absolutely fantastic. From that label, you'd probably expect really slow, dirge-like beats with a guy mumbling quietly over them, and instead you get surprisingly competent production and some decent rap. The problem is that May Day is genuinely out of luck in every way; the two best songs, without a doubt, are "I Need A Job," and "Bitches Don't Like Me," which is sort of a refreshing opposite to typical rap bragging. He literally has nothing going for him whatsoever. And I mean, he raps his entire resume in that first one, start to finish. Maybe that song genuinely was his resume. I have no idea. All I know is that bitches don't like him, no matter where he goes.

The weird thing is, this disc actually shows up on Amazon as a staggering twenty-five dollars new, which is pretty costly for a CD. This has incredible novelty value though, improved by the fact that some of the most ridiculous moments are also the most catchy.

Presented in 320 kb/s mp3. The finest in loser, underdog hip hop.