Codefendants Team Up With The D.O.C. On “Rivals” Single & Video

Codefendants are a genre-smashing punk collective blending alternative, hip hop and rock to create a sound they call Crimewave. Formed by Fat Mike (NOFX), Julio ‘Ceschi’ Ramos and Sam King (Get Dead), the band fuses raw punk aggression with sharp lyricism, dark humor, and street-level honesty. Codefendants have now announced that their forthcoming studio album, Lifers, is set for release April 3rd, the trio have teamed up with hip hop legend The D.O.C. (N.W.A. / Snoop Dogg / Dr. Dre) on their new single and video, Rivals.

“I was hanging with DOC and he was telling me stories of gang life in Compton. I told him that there were punk gangs too. He didn’t believe me. Then I told him about FFF and LADS and Suicidals…. Then he wrote his verses to ‘Rivals.’ It’s pretty fucking awesome that the fuckin’ DOC and I got to work on another song together.” (Fat Mike)