Cadence Weapon: Rapper Drops Grimes-Produced Track '88' -- Listen

February 21 is Cadence Weapon's 26th birthday and to celebrate the Montreal-based rapper (and former poet laureate of Edmonton, Alberta) has decided to give everyone on the Internet a present of their own -- a free new song.

Produced by fast-rising Montreal musician/producer Grimes, '88' is a buzzy tribute to the early days of hip-hop. Acting kind of like a companion piece to Ghostface Killah's 'In Tha Park,' '88' salutes early pioneers like KRS-One and Lovebug Starski as well as supporters like Debbie Harry all while firing off now-classic phrases like "Shock, shock your body 1-2 to the beat, y'all/Freak, freak, y'all."

The best part, though, is that Cadence is threatening to make dropping songs this way a regular thing.

"So today marks my new habit of dropping a song/mix/video every week or so. maybe even more frequently. less bagel talk, more songs in 2012," the rapper, who's set to release his new album in the coming months, tweeted.

Check out the fresh new track below.

Listen to Cadence Weapon's '88'