SLABAPALOOZA (2022-2023)
SLABAPALOOZA
SLABAPALOOZA is a compilation and collaborative mixtape curated and produced by Pop Hitchcock, Caleb Keyz, and Toby T, featuring Toby T, Caleb Keyz, Bleeg, Xavtimer, and Yung Prada. Bringing together a collection of songs that never found their way onto official releases, the project gives these overlooked recordings a place to exist together as one chaotic snapshot of a particular creative circle.
While these tracks may have never received an official release of their own, they were never lacking in quality. SLABAPALOOZA is packed with sharp performances from some of the most distinctive rappers in the group, all riding over unconventional, unorthodox production that pushes the songs well outside the boundaries of straightforward hip-hop.
At the center of the project is the self-proclaimed SLAB clique—a collective born from a literal slab discovered at an Airbnb in Branson, Missouri, and further immortalized through the legendary concept of “Protect the Slab” from Courage the Cowardly Dog. What started as an absurd inside joke became a name, a symbol, and eventually the foundation for an entire collection of music.
The result is a true collaborative mixtape: different artists, different styles, strange beats, and a shared sense of identity tying everything together.
SLABAPALOOZA is a celebration of the songs that almost got lost, the collaborators who made them, and the completely unorthodox world that brought them together.
Protect the slab.