Punk trio CODEFENDANTS release new single ‘Rivals’, featuring hip-hop legend THE D.O.C

CODEFENDANTS release new single ‘Rivals’ featuring hip-hop legend THE D.O.C

The punk trio consisting of Sam King (Get Dead), Julio “Ceschi” Ramos, and NOFX mastermind and producer Fat Mike, have announced their forthcoming studio album, ‘LIFERS’, set for release April 3rd.

Codefendants, the punk trio consisting of Sam King (Get Dead), Julio “Ceschi” Ramos, and NOFX mastermind and producer Fat Mike, have announced their forthcoming studio album “LIFERS,” set for release April 3rd.

The trio teamed up with hip hop legend The D.O.C. on their new single “Rivals,” out now. The D.O.C. is known for his frequent collaborations and songwriting for N.W.A, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre, with credits on Dre’s first album The Chronic. “Rivals” marks the second collaboration between Codefendantsand The D.O.C., following their 2023 single “Fast Ones” off of the debut album,THIS IS CRIMEWAVE. Now, back behind the mic once again, D.O.C brings the heat on the opening verse of “Rivals.”

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“I was hanging with DOC and he was telling me stories of gang life in Compton. I told him that there were punk gangs too. He didn’t believe me. Then I told him about FFF and LADS and Suicidals…. Then he wrote his verses to ‘Rivals.’ It’s pretty f*cking awesome that the f*ckin’ DOC and I got to work on another song together. – Fat Mike

“Being a Codefendant is one of the best parts of making music today. They don’t give a sh*t what my voice sounds like as long as it’s on beat.” – The D.O.C.

“Our second track with the legendary DOC stems from conversations about how Punk and Hip Hop are overlapping counter-cultural movements that came out of a similar time period with similar ideals. The DOC even directly mentions the correlations & similarities in his verse while Sam & I mostly talking shit about rappers & punk / tastemaker snobbery. Since we started Codefendants we’ve been confronted by gatekeepers not understanding that we genuinely grew up in both of these worlds of Punk & Hip Hop. When Fat Mike wrote the music for this track he was directly inspired by some of the slower, sludgier punk tracks of the early 80s.” – Julio ‘Ceschi’ Ramos

“The f*ck you want me to say, the other guys already said it all, it’s f*cking Codefendants with the DOC, it’s f*cking dope.” – Sam King