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Are You Okay? (Wettworker Remix)

by Cubbiebear

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January 16th is the birthday of Cubbiebear, a talented and true Strange Famous homie who left this world far too soon in 2017. SFR is offering this free remix from producer Wettworker to celebrate Josh's birthday in 2020. We encourage you to seek out and enjoy his entire catalog. May he never be forgotten.

Words from Wettworker on their collaboration:

One of my favorite MC's once made a post asking for producers to work with. I messaged him and we began working lightly together on pieces of things. He released an album called "Are You Okay?" and the title track hit me so hard that I asked him if I could remix it. He said yes, sent over the acapella and told me that he'd recently received some pretty bad news and would love to hear what I made as soon as possible. Six months later he passed away from extremely aggressive brain cancer. He never got to hear what I made. His name was Cubbiebear. He was from Baltimore. He had a serrated sincerity and angst in his music. Most sad and angry music, especially in hiphop these days, sounds like affectation incarnate, performative and homogenized beyond recognition, but Cubbiebear had a style about him that seemed supremely genuine, honest and disinterested in trends. As a producer, I'm a complete snob and often find myself underwhelmed with most hiphop production, but every single instrumental Cubbiebear rapped on top of had such a strong command of emotion and usually did super interesting things that hit you out of left field. Listening to him was such a treat for me. Lyrically, his songs just felt like actual poetry - and not in a reductive, hip, minimalist way - but in a way that made it seem like writing was the only catharsis and therapy he knew. I used to write exclusively in this manner myself before I overthought how many creative devices I could juggle in a project and slathered gimmick after gimmick onto my work. It felt truly rejuvenating and inspiring to see a person do it so shamelessly and bravely, regardless of how easy it is to judge someone for being vulnerable and real. It was an absolute privilege to work with such an original, inspirational, and kind dude.

To celebrate his birthday today, I've made a lyric video for Cubbiebear and teamed up with the legendary Strange Famous Records to release it in his honor. Life is very fragile, so love everyone unapologetically, bravely, and tell them how you feel, for at any moment any one of us could be gone. Thank you.
Rest in peace, Joshua Bailey aka Cubbiebear.
With love,
Wettworker

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released January 16, 2020
Written and Performed by Cubbiebear (Rest In Peace)
Video, Production and Additional Vocals by Wettworker (www.wettworker.com)
Guitars by Mat Vass (www.instagram.com/matvass/
Mixed and Mastered by Michael Kraushaar (lrsstudio.com)
Single Artwork by David Goertzen (www.instagram.com/mt.splashmore/)
Camera by Jeric Sangalang (www.instagram.com/jericryann/)

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