City Morgue

THE AIR IS THICK WITH “FORMALDEHYDE” WHEN ZILLAKAMI AND SOS MULA DISSECT THE NYC RAP GAME

- Anthony Gambino

Vinicius Sosa, better known as SosMula, met Junius Rogers, professionally known as ZillaKami, on his first day out of jail. The pair were put together thanks to Zillakami’s older halfbrother Righteous P, the CEO of the music label Hikari-Ultra. Once they started creating songs together, the music scene was injected with a strong dose of raw violent venom that City Morgue’s wardogs (fans) happily devoured.

Sitting with New York’s demented duo clad in crust punk pants (“Missing Since Thursdays”), we talked music, mosh pits, and genital tattoos.

Coming off your sold out European tour and more recently, the Thrasher show in Austin, Texas, what would you say the biggest difference is between your European fans and your American fans?

ZillaKami: Well, we haven’t completed a solo headliner tour in the U.S. yet, so I can’t comment on America, but I can say the Europeans are absolutely crazy. SosMula: The European tee up crazy. They are hardcore for real. Not to say what we saw of the U.S. isn’t crazy. Our show at St. Vitus in Brooklyn was wild. Zilla: That was one of our best shows to date.

I was at the St. Vitus show and the crowd was absolutely off the wall. At one point, Zilla, you jumped into the fray as the song “In Heaven” by Lynch’s Eraserhead started to play. Sos, you managed to quell the pit up front. How do you control such a wild crowd with such ease?

Sos: Simple — We talk to them. Zilla: As the artists, we take the role of group leaders. So it’s our responsibility to manipulate the energy. Luckily, we have a fucking crazy yet loyal fan base, so 99% of the time, they’re gonna follow our lead.

Was there ever a City Morgue show where you thought, “Oh shit, this is really getting out of control?