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The boys of Team Facelift, celebrated the unofficial release of their new album with a performance and party at AXE Lounge in Southampton Thursday night and what better way to kick off the Fourth of July weekend than with the New York-bred trio including Fonda, Machine, and The Fat Jew. We stopped by just in time for the boys whose "aim is basically to do to rap what Elton John did to being gay" to take the mic performing for the surprisingly packed Thursday night crowd. We had a chance to chat with the kimono-clad "Fat Jew" who gave us the privilege of fluffing his afro and rubbing his belly before promising a future interview as soon as everyone was drunk enough to participate...
More story and photos below...While their songs "Dippin' Chicken", "I Want to Have Your Baby", "Only 17", "Rub Down Music", and "Lotion in the Basket" are laughable, blush inducing tracks, they're musical talent influenced by "Wu-Tang Clan and Barbara Streisand" might soon be taking over the hip hop scene. If you haven't heard them yet, you can check out Team Facelift on the tube having already been featured multiple times on MTV and E! Television while also taking Twitterverse and Facebook by storm.