Awful Days: A Documentary about Awful Records

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After our Awful Records showcase last year, we spent some time with the entire crew down in Atlanta. The result? A documentary chronicling the rise of Awful, with background on each member of the crew.
Directed by Joe Alexander
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[@unit2083]

this is the group your parents think of when they say "the wrong crowd" lmao

[@badman_hus]

wouldnt have it any other way lol

[@1_Lando]

💯💯💯

[@olloman10]

racist

[@KZA518]

I mean it's not like they're bad people they just like to party but they seem like all would be good friends to have... the only one showed he switches up on people once he blew up is carti..

[@RUDEMusicUS]

Damn. What Slug was saying about Hip hop and Art was a great way to look at what's going on in Hip hop now.

[@7teenHM]

trust !!!!

[@mightytaiger3000]

TO ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT ART, INSTEAD OF PRETENDING AND REPEATING THE SAME NAMES OF ARTISTS THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT AT A GIFT SHOP, WHAT HE SAID ALTHOUGH ACCURATE, POINTS OUT THE LEVEL OF GARBAGE THAT PASSES AS MUSIC THESE DAYS. ESPECIALLY IN HIP HOP.

[@cojackkrew]

RŮDE facts

[@mrbasketball06]

We might be on a hip hop decline right now but that means there’s only going up from here in terms of quality

[@dissipates]

"then there was slug...............idk how........." lmfao

[@Citiofgods]

slug has always been there slug is the beginning and end slug is pernerial

[@lacelsd5935]

Man we need more slugs or rappers need to all take 8 grams of mushrooms and connect back w there higher councousness slug has seen the other side and just like everyone else that has it humbles him and it gucci

[@DaK4nDyM4nFU]

+Lace LSD you don't know him, you don't know what he's like irl. You just know the character Slug Christ, that's not who he is 24/7.

[@lacelsd5935]

+Da KAnDyMaNFU go watch no jumper... Bro I can tell by this niggas energy.,. Plus u don't know me I might hang with slug everyday

[@DaK4nDyM4nFU]

+Lace LSD dude I kno These people irl, I used to sell slug his dope when he would come to la, believe me, you don't know someone just cuz Adam interviews them. Don't get me wrong, It's a good insight into who he is esp compared to other interviews that aren't insightful at all. But just understand that you know slug Christ the rap artist, you don't know him as a person

[@indyrod321]

Carti really took off

[@pmaii7707]

Luis he don’t even acknowledge these niggas

[@julesfrancis]

@@pmaii7707 damnnn

[@1_Lando]

Best out the crew

[@startervisions]

We knew that was gonna happen though

[@negispringfield6156]

@@startervisions yeah if you look at old interviews he never mentions awful and doesn’t give af about them lol

[@DereksHaul]

there’s guys, from a far, changed my life in high school. i can’t wait to thank them in person one day

[@BravoBeats]

of course nobody knows how slug joined

[@Dervonderarch3]

i beleive that father once said that he played in a band whos bassist wanted to sell weed to him

[@guardian7568]

Watch slugs no jumper interview he tells how he joined

[@basedsouljah]

Slug was met because his bassist in An Isle At Her (his old mathgrind band they're sick look them up lol) sold KCB weed and they all developed a friendship from there I believe.

[@joeylopez2385]

Also nardwuar interview

[@colin5115]

he said in an interview that one of the guys came to An Isle Ate Her show and then after, Slug went to an Etherial show and then he met them

[@NoJumper]

fire

[@Legocrabman]

get father n ethereal on the podcast bru

[@7iete423]

ayyy rope gang

[@WearAtYourOwnRiskTokyo]

Abra is a must

[@enat5896]

Get father on no jumper ya heard

[@the3broskies123]

awful records interview would be crazy and lit

[@alexz9229]

this is like a hipster trap house

[@snoopdoggdankkush9285]

Except for Carti

[@Mnm58]

snoop dogg dank kush yeah but Atlanta be weird in general lmao

[@boejudden9011]

@@snoopdoggdankkush9285 especially carti

[@snoopdoggdankkush9285]

@@boejudden9011 lol ok XD

[@KZA518]

@@snoopdoggdankkush9285 definitely including carti tf is u on 😭😭 and I fw carti.. and I called myself a hood hipster since like 2012 tbh

[@sad.octobxrrs]

I really miss these days bro… this era is a big reason I’m still making music today. This was a special time ✨

[@8thGate]

y'all say y'all don't let each other get too high. So y'all just forgot about slug huh.

[@8thGate]

favorite label though

[@juliuspantoja6878]

slug says he'll never listen to them about what he should do, but they try to steer him in the right direction. He says its his choice

[@vivivi7111]

😭😭😭😭😭😂carti too TF both em always off the xans

[@ceven1743]

Wish i had a group of friends like this.

[@mudnocchio]

Exactly

[@kunx104]

for real

[@fhacim820]

this is depressing, yall have each other and its just me by my lonely

[@Hxwk47]

John Q we should link!

[@Hxwk47]

ALL 45 us

[@gabedonovan3318]

same, this doc made me realize i just havent found my people yet

[@alecdesormeau2733]

Same, and it’s killing me. But I’m getting there

[@JazzyFunkaHolic]

Same, it sounds like a great but also awful time with that drugged out vibe 😅

[@ciaransmith12]

abra should be as big as Rihanna. Rose was one of the best albums last year.

[@jefe7202]

+BIRDMAN PUT SUM RESPEK ON IT but Rihanna snubbed all the juice from them

[@MiillieMesh]

INDEED

[@vibvfg]

BIRDMAN PUT SUM RESPEK ON IT chill

[@mcjcave18]

And when the world needed her the most she returned

[@prod.illysochilly]

I wish I was a part of something brilliant like this. You can't make a complete movement alone.

[@chynaa.8322]

so happy this documentary exists haha

[@jamarcuswilson36]

Me toooo! 😂😂👌🏾👌🏾

[@chynaa.8322]

+Jamarcus Wilson one of my biggest inspirations is this group of ppl! they really are truly unique and shaping rap culture

[@ViolentElements]

A pure blessing in the hiphop field, smart kids who learn how to beats/videos themselves and put it out as pure as possible. Wide arrange of excellent genre variation in the awful team also(Abra's brilliant hazy take on R&B, Father's smart take on gangsta rap and Slug Christ full on chopped and skrewed raps), their well spoken and clear about doing things themselves to beat. Still needed a bit more slug christ.

[@EyeAm]

Best part about "Awful Records" is the DIY approach. They're regular humans like the rest of us

[@icumblood35]

I came up on hardcore and punk and metal and shit like that,a little bit of older rap. but then I got into all this newer shit a few years ago when Purrp and ugly mane had first come out and all that. I swear though this shit in so much more "punk" that actual hardcore punk is these days. these guys are d.i.y. as fuck and motivated and it's awesome to see, and all the music they put out is awesome. probably a pretty corny comment right here but I don't care.

[@1_Lando]

💯💯💯

[@NASAWHITE]

What Purrp are you referring to, the only valid Purrp is SGP.

[@JoshuaXRamey]

Awful is lit. I would like to just hang out with them

[@jamarcuswilson36]

Yeah I been said that since I first found them wayyy back 😂😂😂

[@Crybabeee]

Here's a track-list. I was going to have links but I can't. If you know what the song at 21:19-23:19 is please tell me. 0:00-1:48 KeithCharles Spacebar - S.T.A.C.Y 2:02-3:21 Father - Everybody In The Club Gettin Shot 3:54-4:20 KeithCharles Spacebar - Aren't You Glad You Kept Doing Youyou-kept-doing-you 4:21-4:30 RichPoSlim feat ILoveMakonnen & Slug † Christ - Collide 5:03-5:30 Archibald SLIM - One Of Them Days 7:03-7:19 Ethereal - Just Sayin' 7:41-8:29 Archibald SLIM - Don't Call the Cops 8:30-9:24 RichPoSlim - Sonnet 1 9:25-9:58 Lord Narf - Get Some Money 10:15-11:05 ABRA - Roses 11:06-11:44 Slug † Christ - Herron 12:07-12:41 Micah Freeman feat. Father - The Red 12:56-13:58 Tommy Genesis - Art 14:05-14:20 GAHM - Freak It For Me 14:47-15:17 LuiDiamonds - Movie 15:18-15:53 Coodie Breeze - Fastest Way 15:53-16:35 Father feat. LuiDiamonds - Alleyoop Swish 16:36-17:00 Father feat. KeithCharles Spacebar - Gums 17:02-17:22 Father - Slow Dance 2 17:24-17:48 Tommy Genesis - Execute 17:49-18:02 Tommy Genesis - Shepherd 18:06-18:38 Alexandria - Bad 18:39-19:11 Playboi Carti - Broke Boi 20:10-20:44 Slug † Christ - Raw Red (Ra! Ra! Ra! Ra!) 23:20-24:10 ABRA - No Chill 24:10-24:48 KeithCharles Spacebar - ILY2 24:50-25:37 Slug † Christ feat. Stalin Majesty - On It (Seven Grams) 25:38-26:17 Father feat. ILoveMakonnen & Key! - Look At Wrist 26:29-27:51 ABRA - Fruit 28:42-30:30 KeithCharles Spacebar - We're All a Little...

[@womb666]

bless your soul

[@Crybabeee]

11111111011111101111 It was on Soundcloud but it looks like he removed it.

[@Crybabeee]

11111111011111101111 Found it: fanburst.com/keithcharles/aren-t-you-glad-you-kept-doing-you

[@MrReedTea]

my boy

[@JordynNicoleAnderson]

YOU ARE A GOD

[@wibithefirst]

you ain't gotta like their music, but you gotta respect them

[@bluespartaninc]

No don't lmao

[@yungdash4852]

whao they spelled "broke boi" with an Y. thats sacrilegious

[@tomtroler]

Love the ending before credits. Cool footage and you’ve picked the best song. Thanks, this documentary will be remembered. ❤

[@underpressurex]

Omg discovering them was the days. So many memories

[@LooneyToonBeatz]

it is now 2023 and i would go back and relive this era 100x!!!!

[@yoyozavesky]

THANK YOU BOILER ROOM FOR THIS

[@ZachariaYonis]

so intriguing & inspirational.. the ending was ill! would love to see some day2day footies

[@potatoeaternick]

Big up for Ethereal!!!

[@sk934]

I think I can really relate to some of the artists in Awful Records, one of my favourite creative groups, they're worth so much

[@XD-ly7fp]

slug needs to get off the hard drugs tho

[@RLocoOficial]

Hello, how are you? I watched the documentary, awful records; and motivated me a lot. Very interesting story of the brothers and sisters who gathered in prou a very noble cause, the music. And that's what I and my brothers are fighting to make in our city, in Minas Gerais Patos, Brazil. We have an ideal - live music and be able to take the music to the ears tired of so much noise. I liked most of the documentary, the only problem we had is that I do not know English, alias; very little I know the words. The staff could put a legend, even if it was in English. Congratulations on the initiative of all projects awful. God bless you all. #rloco

[@Citiofgods]

this is something I asked for.... and now its here, thank u cabbage gawd

[@mattmedzzz6745]

slugggggahhh dope doc stoked for his no jumper interview been a awful fan fer yrs

[@visheshsux]

crazy to think how slugga and carti were under the same roof

[@fredcrewneck]

Love these guys even more knowing there story

[@dwave843]

this whole shit is so tight, i dream for a stellar ass group of friends like this one day

[@user-co9ee8ev6s]

"Then there was slug.. uh.. i don't know how." lmfaoo

[@LuvZoza]

I really look up to them as a whole. I respect how they came up as a team and worked together to make their dream happen. Wish I coulda been apart of it. Whoever reading this comment check me out. I’m in Atlanta and I’m an underground artist too. Got music videos n all of that.

[@jerry-gees]

AMAZING DOC! I LOVE AWFUL! seen father twice and both shows have been the most turnt rap shows ive ever been to. its just all bangers.

[@MrRealeyesrealize]

“Slugs heart is pure gold man, he says what he does man, he really out here bangin heroin like he says man. That’s real.” Lmaoooooo

[@DwayKeezy]

I respect it but dude, don’t do heroin 😂😂

[@egolink]

I waited my whole life for this and didn't even know it.

[@omarlopez7982]

Carti found a new gang seems like

[@darkslide180]

sluggas the realest out rn in 2016 dude pulls out the fent, smokes crack, and pukes thats whats up my dude really wit them shits got the whole internet worried lmaoo -Legoman

[@BrotherNero777]

slap yourself if that's what makes you real in 2016.... smh

[@pleasantvalleymedia8453]

thank you. I can't believe druggies become more popular than hard working sober artists

[@santyvalens]

Pleasant Valley Media smh at all these dope fiends

[@cxvxn]

Man I love every single one of these niggas but please stay safe when it comes to all the drugs and shit

[@rcronico1]

i understand where slug is coming from, seen his interviews and all but i h8 that he is promoting this shit to people

[@TheNahrstedt]

he's not

[@screamingtrees9619]

rcronico1 when has he said take drugs? he doesn't promote it he talks about what he's going through when he's on it and how depressed he is on them.

[@FrqntFlyerMiles]

This was pretty dope, glad they did this

[@deanvassil]

Crazy to see a young Zack Fox

[@vivivi7111]

Its just another odd future but there actually unique and have there own rebellious style🔥

[@cakmann]

VI VI VI same as thraxxhouse

[@swaggkidstatis]

wish they went into detail with Alexandria she's amazing

[@gedagetschedda]

No bullshit

[@giovannarenee10]

my boyfriend sent me the link to this, wasn't sure what it was but I loved it

[@absentsg661]

its crazy how smart slug is, dude is on everything.

[@ambientfears]

still one of the best videos on the tube

[@alexanderd9994]

been following the Awful crew for 2 years now and they have advanced so fast without signing with anyone. They going to make it because they are the dopiest artist in the game

[@jbiggie7]

That paint splatter kind of amazing man

[@lowkeyloki8832]

Slug Christ is a RIP "insert dead homie's name" T-shirt waiting to happen.

[@BroadcastRomancex]

DON NOT EVER SAY THIS AGAIN IN YOUR FUCKING LIFE

[@lowkeyloki8832]

Aye, he's doing drugs to the point of puking. You can only do so much hard living till it catches up with you. No problem with drug use but ol' boy clearly over doing it.

[@teamglobal5660]

+LowkeyLoki yea hes a big addict

[@XD-ly7fp]

+Ashley Romero pretty sure the dudes a heroin user

[@Peanutt127]

check out his no jumper interview ,he talked about this shit

[@angellove1012]

I love awful records way more then main stream music anyday. All the artists are amazing y’all a whole family fucking vibe!!!💜💜💜

[@cojackkrew]

So dope 🙏🏾

[@registersoccer]

Much needed fr

[@warriorsblewa3-1lead78]

Carti definitely ASVP now

[@eresendiz73]

ChadandFriends nope he signed to another record not asap but they are affiliated

[@vibvfg]

eresendiz73 he is with asap he just signed to interscope

[@johnortiz5170]

warriors blew a 3-1 lead YEA mans carti surpassed.

[@inferiordior]

AWGE

[@jefe7202]

Slug starts at 20:25

[@pbrown8869]

Alexandria almost has no exposure under this label she's a amazing vocalist she needs a bigger label pushing her.

[@colin5115]

Dude same with Gahm

[@lord5-v3u]

Real

[@rebeccafatzie4513]

I love you guys, you are amazing

[@cllgscreative]

This is so dope... All these people found out how to be themselves to the fullest...

[@bzone9729]

These dudes are THE BEST!!!!!💯💯💯

[@bzone9729]

and girls..sorry

[@curtismadden861]

And abra my baby. Love her music she is Queen

[@baylakushtina]

yall are going far. rep atl to the fullest guys. you're doing great!

[@DJHillWLS]

Crazy how playboi carti is on A$AP now

[@domodior]

I was thinking the same thing.....he honestly should of stayed with Awful

[@TheSkilledSnowman]

+InyangDomo trU

[@bakerr69]

hahah no he shouldn't of stayed with them. Look where Awful is now, and look where Carti is haha (A$AP co-sign and Interscope signing). No one in Awful is good. Carti getting paid

[@maneyrdarby3443]

bakerr69 what does pay have to do with talented? Most of the talented artists are independent like Chance, SZA, Isaiah Rashad, Awful etc

[@nocap7885]

@Youngend™ JR He doesn't carry anyone my guy.

[@evieadette1523]

I love abra😍😍😍

[@TokyoBool]

best documentary i have ever seen

[@ra34V]

With or without carti they still on top of their game.

[@natemorales3790]

slug is actually crazy

[@FoolishDuke]

s/o awful they got the dopest movement out

[@AIZER404]

I'm from Mexico and have inspired awful lot of the music I make

[@Misterz3r0]

3:43 Zack Fox tryna set a dude in a wheelchair on fire LMAO

[@sway_9803]

Archibald slim and ethereal are my 2 most favorite artists from awful

[@noteethmotif]

Goooood doco. Would love to see one of these on Posh Isolation...>>

[@genesis2187]

Huge call.

[@TheTBvision]

Feels like my long lost family!!

[@natemorales3790]

im gonna get friends like this

[@santyvalens]

Nate let me know when you find em i been looking for some too lol

[@dareenbooker7689]

Respect From Tunisia

[@VampsEdits]

Slug the fucking god Tommy the fucking goddess

[@soulfulnoise9646]

the white ones...oh okay

[@VampsEdits]

+A. Krystina I love father and Rich Po but I just fuck with Slug and Tommy music more

[@VampsEdits]

+A. Krystina and Tommy Tamil...

[@elsenor8208]

+A. Krystina Tommy's white?

[@MiillieMesh]

Hell no, Abra is GODDESS. Are you an imbecile of some sort?

[@Kollllllaps]

this is so good

[@Brutha_Bonner]

this is a dope group of unique artists.

[@Daggermouth8k]

awful is still salty about carti

[@Sadeismother]

Why what happened

[@kenoihall48]

@@Sadeismother he cut em off and signed with awge

[@user-iu9dr3fp4o]

Well you can kinda tell from they vibe that, that was like something they really needed to cope with the situation they was in and it seem like Carti just used them for they beats and then dipped, they probably hurt knowing that they coulda started getting clout and he jus dipped on them like that, kinda fucked up tbh but Carti built for it so i lowkey respect it, u gotta do what u gotta do

[@curtismadden861]

Man i love to see this top of unity and substance in music its nothing like tgis garbage music ppl put out today seeiNg all tgis different dopeness and creativity all in one space gives my dreans hooe and assures me my thoughts are int he right place

[@hunndochevy8038]

inspirational and sensational

[@alexz9229]

wheres makonnen tho

[@Jurrockin]

this is reallyyyyy dope!

[@isaiahnurse3660]

last 30 secs were amazing

[@angeloguerrero9209]

It worked out for them because they are a TEAM and support each other, you can rap your ass off but you need a team or you need to put down to money

[@ShadovvGazer227]

I love Awful Records

[@jadenclark5396]

Not gon lie I could see why Carti left they didn’t want to go be stars and he did but It’s too bad he left the style with awful.

[@learningfly3413]

Minus the drugs I love the vibez.🤗 and ABRA💞

[@evanepperson4577]

love it !!!!!!

[@MecP3000]

24:54 dam slug ...always those who knw....

[@Jeddit]

The ending was beautiful asf yall almost made ah nigha tear up

[@focusedking5275]

Wish I had friends like this

[@ghus2046]

3:43 that Zach Fox trying to stab Ethereal

[@snottyman]

starting a collective now thank you'

[@MsGalimera]

Omg KCSB was my favorite but now I'm in love with Micah

[@RLocoOficial]

gostei da iniciativa dos irmãos e irmãs... parabéns #rloco

[@QuietCam]

AW HELL YES