Bootleg Rascal’s “Tryin’ to Run” is the Sound of Dangerously Fun Hijinks in the Offing

BootlegRascal1_sm — Bootleg Rascal, photo courtesy the artists

Bootleg Rascal’s music is a rowdy and eclectic mix of styles that stretches the boundaries of what hip-hop might sound like. On its single “Tryin’ to Run” the band brings in some tasty, hot guitar licks and its vocals are more like conventional singing than spitting bars though laid out like the latter. The song gives the impression of hijinks in the offing like the introduction to a Judd Apatow movie or a Zach Galifianakis vehicle. Or like a more funk-oriented LMFAO. It is a party anthem but one that has an element of the subversive in the lyrics. After all, one of the lines is “tryin’ to run while tying the noose” and a reference to coming back from the ICU. For a song that seems so carefree and headlong there’s some skullduggery and danger to give it a bit of an edge. And who doesn’t appreciate that in what is otherwise a rousing pop song for the summer? Listen to “Tryin’ to Run” on Soundcloud and follow Bootleg Rascal at the links provided.