As the name that they go by suggests, The Hood Internet are quite clearly an act in thrall to the possibilities that the internet has opened up, this past decade, for hip hop as a genre; it’s especially true of alternative hip hop, whereby artists play by different rules and experiment more than the mainstream side of the style would really allow. The Chicago duo – comprised of Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell – were primarily concerned with mashing up other hip hop tracks to begin with, after they formed in 2007, but have since gone on to release records of original compositions, remixes and collaborations with musicians from all over the map. The pair's live sets have seen them mash up classic hip hop cuts in a slick and often comical manner; it’s little wonder, then, that they’ve managed to carve out a cult fanbase, one that’s no doubt eagerly awaiting the next move from the duo in the studio.