Food for Animals | |
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Origin | Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop, underground hip hop, noise |
Years active | 2001–present |
Website | www |
Members | Nick Rivetti, Andrew Field-Pickering, Daniel Helmer, Sterling Warren |
Food for Animals is an American hip hop group formed in 2001 near Washington, D.C.. The group features Vulture Voltaire (Andrew Field-Pickering), Ricky Rabbit (Nick Rivetti), Dr. Dan (Daniel Helmer), and HY (Sterling Warren). Their music is generally categorized as underground hip hop with a strong tendency towards noise music. According to Pitchfork, their current albums feature a sound best appreciated by "those with a high tolerance for serial grime and a taste for the sharper, harder edge of hip-hop".
Field Pickering, a Washington, D.C. DJ, and Ricky Rabbit formed the band and quickly booked gigs along the East Coast, shows which occasionally caused comparisons with Public Enemy and found praise from critics.