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Track 05 · 2007
Handlebars
Flobots
- alternative hip-hop
- political
On the charts
Peaked at #3 on the Hot 100; a sleeper hit that built momentum through 2008.
Why it mattered
Started gentle and built to something terrifying. The Flobots made a political statement disguised as a quirky rap song, and college campuses loved it. The build was the whole point.