Cage – Nothing Left to Say (prod. El-P)

Before I head out to grab some lunch I wanted to drop this new Cage record off that Pitchfork premiered earlier today (shouts to P&P for the heads up). He hasn’t dropped an album since 2005′s Hell’s Winter but he hasn’t lost a step in his evolution in my opinion. This record (reportedly a response to a dead friend) is exactly where I hoped he would progress into music wise. Instead of my rants though, here’s what Pitchfork had to say…

Cage isn’t rapping about scalping motherfuckers anymore, and he’s lost a certain devil-may-care shock-rap joyousness in his transition to freaked-out adulthood. But “Nothing Left to Say” still drips with catharsis, partly because of Cage’s own spittle-flecked intensity but mostly because of El-P’s beat, which starts out as an ominous synth-tone wobble and turns into a disorienting industrial clatter. If and when Shia LaBoeuf ever gets around to making that Cage biopic he’s been kicking around for a while, this one might soundtrack some sort of hitting-rock-bottom montage.

DOWNLOAD: Cage – Nothing Left to Say (prod. El-P)

Depart From Me is set to drop June 29th on Def Jux and according to Cage’s MySpace we’ll be getting an EP and more soon as well! UPDATE: Apparently Pitchfork messed up and uploaded the wrong record! I’ve uploaded the correct song now! The joint I had up prior is called I Never Knew You. So if you grabbed that, consider yourself lucky. You now have two new Cage joints haha.

30 Responses to “Cage – Nothing Left to Say (prod. El-P)”

  1. Shake, I’ve always been curious. Besides music, what do you do for a living?

    hiphop said this on February 10th, 2009 at 2:49 pm

  2. wow didnt know about that laboef possibility, kinda random…track looks dope tho

    vamosarapiar said this on February 10th, 2009 at 2:55 pm

  3. “Shake, I’ve always been curious. Besides music, what do you do for a living?”

    i’m the design&media director at hiphopdx. that’s my full time job. this is the side hustle.

    Shake said this on February 10th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

  4. damn nice shake. Thanks for the cage hook up as well. You not heading out here for the never better show tonight are you?

    xeroth3t3ck said this on February 10th, 2009 at 2:59 pm

  5. unfortunately not :(

    Shake said this on February 10th, 2009 at 2:59 pm

  6. damn. this cage is dope, i just feel its gonna be slow and depressing. Any chance 2dope promotes Black Moth Super Rainbow. Those cats are crazy.

    xeroth3t3ck said this on February 10th, 2009 at 3:09 pm

  7. Been a Cage fan since Agent Orange, I really do miss the old cage often, but at the same time I like the new shit as well, maybe because I’ve grown a bit my self. Anyways good look on this didn’t expect you guys to be on that Cage shit but like always, you all make my day as usual.

    What’s the Never Better show and where @??

    100

    Weathermen said this on February 10th, 2009 at 3:17 pm

  8. POS Never Better Tour w/Sims and Hand Over Fist (Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak), tonight at the kniting factory in hollywood, CA at 8pm

    xeroth3t3ck said this on February 10th, 2009 at 3:24 pm

  9. Cage is on his shit

    Jay said this on February 10th, 2009 at 3:25 pm

  10. Nice post SHAKE….always craving new Cage music. He’s only getting better!!! Thanks for this one.

    muzik said this on February 10th, 2009 at 3:42 pm

  11. check the update ya’ll!
    the joint i previously had up is called “i never knew you”.

    i uploaded the real “nothing left to say” now.

    Shake said this on February 10th, 2009 at 4:07 pm

  12. very nice, thanks

    xeroth3t3ck said this on February 10th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

  13. nice thanks for your mistake

    vamosarapiar said this on February 10th, 2009 at 4:52 pm

  14. so why not leave both tracks up? Just wonderin. Its probably some legal reason…i get it. Just curious.

    Joe said this on February 10th, 2009 at 5:40 pm

  15. Dopeness…

    Big_E said this on February 10th, 2009 at 6:24 pm

  16. old CAGE is now EMO CAGE…..look at him!

    He’s a sceeeeeeenester

    nah man said this on February 10th, 2009 at 6:46 pm

  17. he looks super gay

    tl said this on February 10th, 2009 at 7:15 pm

  18. Two Tracks One Day – Nice

    considermeLUCKY said this on February 10th, 2009 at 7:21 pm

  19. Anybody got a link to the mistaken “Never Knew You” track?

    H. Bomb said this on February 10th, 2009 at 7:25 pm

  20. Here you go H. Bomb!!!

    http://www.mediafire.com/?djymzymjdfu

    Still Lucky said this on February 10th, 2009 at 8:56 pm

  21. props to the dope boyz,pitchfork,his weed dealer and still lucky

    x opiate said this on February 11th, 2009 at 5:38 am

  22. Shake abandoned us at DX for 2dopeboyz. Worth it, but he is missed, Shake bro, we need order up in this place!

    Thanks for the track, can you holla on the messageboard when you get a minute?

    Peace

    Cuttz said this on February 11th, 2009 at 5:44 am

  23. THANK YOU!!! finally some really dope shit! thank u!!!!!!!!!!

    bls said this on February 11th, 2009 at 7:07 am

  24. “Went on stage and sprayed Cage with Agent Orange
    And wiped my ass with his page in Source”

    Were Read 2 Def said this on February 11th, 2009 at 7:42 am

  25. I’m someone that totally misses older Cage, too, but at the same time I can’t say I hate the new path he’s going. Some of the tracks I’ve heard that he’s done after Hell’s Winter have been pretty dope, but then I hear the song Never Knew You. God, that track SUCKS! I mean, really…it’s cool to change your style, but writing some sappy song about a girl that “God gave directly to you”…cut it man. But the Nothing Left To Say track is dope so I don’t know what’ll happen with the new record.

    So…anyone know who Cage is talking about at the end of Nothing Left To Say? I assume Copywrite.

    C-Town. said this on February 14th, 2009 at 3:38 am

  26. the king of hearts reference is about camu tao if thats wut ur talkin about. if u cats want old cage i got mad old collabs and rarities. cenobites w/cage-hot crib promo, projekt zero w/cage-disciples of the jones. admiral crumple w/cage- glass vials, matlock w/cage- strange characters, wkcr freestyle, cage/necro/stretch/hi tek- wkcr promo, smut peddlers standing room only, grayskul w/cage-how to load a tech. plus i got that whole live show from 12 12 08 in CT on audio. Also theres a hard to find nu track called Reborn Jax by el-p and cage on vice records cd/dvd v12 #8. only on u tube, but i got the mp3. lemme kno handsex83@yahoo.com

    nick oliver said this on February 18th, 2009 at 8:28 am

  27. [...] there is a video in the works for Never Knew You (the track that was accidentally uploaded on the Nothing Left to Say post). The interesting thing about it is that Shia LaBeouf  is directing it. Hopefully that means the [...]

    Cage - Dr. Strong « 2dopeboyz said this on March 6th, 2009 at 2:11 pm

  28. c-town: but writing some sappy song about a girl that “God gave directly to you”…cut it man.

    You might have missed the whole stalk then murder angle there. In other news hope the video drops soon.

    lupon said this on April 25th, 2009 at 11:30 am

  29. handsex83, do you mind sending that Reborn mp3 my way? The Connect Music Store decided to close (which was the only place housing it), and I had purchased the song from there before. Then my laptop got nuked and cleaned out, so now I don’t have it anymore.

    Sharing is caring, you know. :D

    Robert said this on May 21st, 2009 at 11:20 am

  30. Or Rick Oliver, my bad. Anyway, the e-mail address is braveauxtwo@hotmail.com

    Thanks.

    Robert said this on May 21st, 2009 at 11:22 am

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