American hip hop group
Food for Animals were an American hip hop group formed in 2001 near Washington, D.C. The group featured Vulture Voltaire (Andrew Field-Pickering), Ricky Rabbit (Nick Rivetti), Dr. Dan (Daniel Helmer), and HY (Sterling Warren). Their music was generally categorized as underground hip hop with a strong tendency towards noise music. According to "Pitchfork", their latest 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".
History.
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.
Discography.
Food For Animals
Ricky's Remixes
Maxmillion Dunbar (Vulture V)
Albums
Singles &amp; EPs
Compilations
DJ Mixes
Miscellaneous
Dolo Percussion (Vulture V)
Singles &amp; EPs
Compilations
Ricky Rabbit