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SoundCloud-rap veteran Ski Mask The Slump God is back today with his first new song of 2026. “BreakTheRules!” finds the Slump God bringing uncommon charisma to a standard rage-rap beat, rapping with clarity and husky abrasion \u2014 about how he don’t give a fuck, he gon’ break the rules \u2014 over ultra-fuzzy digital bass drone. I like hearing somebody attack this kind of production without doing a pitiful impression of Playboi Carti.<\/p>\n
But the first thing we hear on “BreakTheRules!” is not our man Ski Mask. It’s Billy Corgan, as sampled from the Smashing Pumpkins’ old Batman & Robin<\/em> soundtrack single “The End Is The Beginning Is The End.” Big<\/a> week<\/a> for Billy Corgan! How does this fit into his theory<\/a> that powerful forces phased rock out of the zeitgeist in favor of hip-hop? I wonder what he thought the first time he heard this.<\/p>\n You yourself can hear it for the first time below.<\/p>\n