Soon after
Doomtree founder
Cecil Otter and his pal Swiss Andy created the
Fugazi/
Wu-Tang Clan mash-up record 13 Chambers and it became a viral sensation, the full collective reconvened with a new album in 2012. For
No Kings, the five MCs (
Sims,
Mike Mictlan,
Cecil Otter,
Dessa, and
P.O.S.) deliver tongue twisters over spacy digital beats by producers
Lazerbeak and
Cecil Otter. The futuristic direction keeps in line with the group's abstract rhyme style, and as experimental as the record is at times, it all fits together relatively seamlessly, especially on the songs "The Grand Experiment" and "Bolt Cutter."