CUSP Magazine: Summer Issue 2014

MUSIC // REVIEWS
For the Love of Infamy
Written by EMILY CRUZ
IceJJFish, the Aurora, Illinois-based rapper who is most infamously known for his single
On the Floor, has recently dropped a new song, Sky High. Though IceJJFish isn’t as widely
known as other Chicago rappers, he has become extremely popular (currently holding over
100 thousand twitter followers), but for all the wrong reasons.
To start off on a good note, unlike the vocals on this track, Sky High has a surprisingly
decent beat. Though traditional and unoriginal, IceJJFish experiments with percussion and
background harmonies to save Sky High from falling completely flat.
Speaking of flat, IceJJFish once again tests the range of his vocal capabilities on Sky High.
His wavering vocal pitch makes his music extremely hard to listen to, but also extremely
addictive, which begs the question: What exactly is it about horrible music, like Sky High, that
keeps the audience holding out for more
Though Sky High isn’t good enough to be seriously considered as something worth your
time listening to, to put it simply, the infamy of bad music can just draw you in. Though
IceJJFish is off pitch and his pronunciation is abysmal, it’s fun to just see what he’s going to put
out next. The most important thing to draw from Sky High is that, regardless of how terrible
his music is, IceJJFish seems genuinely happy to produce music and will continue to do so for
his own simple happiness. As IceJJFish writes on his Facebook page, “I love to make music. It’s
something god created me for. Click to Listen to Sky High
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