ROAD TRIP

Jack Kerouac wrote that "the road is life." Pistol
McFly possesses the same ever-questing spirit of the
famed Beat Generation writer and the world's most
impactful artists. Instead of cross country road trips,
however, the Los Angeles rapper has spent the better
part of his life navigating the vibrant but often violent
streets of South Central. While many of his childhood
friends are dead or in prison, McFly has luckily
evaded bullets and central booking. His insightful
rhymes are his road to discovering how to rectify
personal and societal tragedies.
The arresting songs on albums like Bong Rips & B. A
. R . S and Google Me have made McFly a favorite
headliner at renowned Leimert Park monthly
Bananas. He's also taken his captivating live show
outside of LA, touring extensively with Blu & Exile, the
duo behind the critically-acclaimed Below the
Heavens.
Pistol McFly's latest album, Road Trip , is the most
powerful document of his stoned, sometimes
psychedelic wanderings through South Central and
beyond. Released on Exile's Dirty Science and
produced entirely by Power (Rich the Kid, Vic Mensa,
Chris Brown), the album features bubbling LA rapper
Waju, as well as soulful songstress QUI . Still, the
trip belongs to McFly. A self-proclaimed black hippy,
he's as comfortable with acid dropping hipsters as he
is hardened gang members. As he moves between
the hills and the hood, he chronicles the highs and
lows of a rapper on the verge of success with the
same lyrical intensity and emotional depth as albums
like Illmatic . His Road Trip will inspire generations of
rap fans in search of their road.