They Hate Change is an American hip hop and electronic music duo from Tampa, Florida, consisting of members Vonne Parks and Andre "Dre" Gainey.
The duo is known for its diverse array of influences, including hip hop, drum 'n' bass, Chicago footwork, post-punk, prog, grime, krautrock and emo.
[5] Gainey and Parks also collaboratively DJed at house parties in their teenage years; by incorporating a diverse selection of genres into their DJ sets, the duo began establishing the combination of influences that would go on to define They Hate Change.
[10] They Hate Change is strongly influenced by genres from British music, such as jungle and happy hardcore; its members describe themselves as Anglophiles.
They Hate Change makes extensive use of Akai samplers in their music, in order to mirror the preferred equipment of 1990s jungle and drum'n'bass artists.
[12] The duo has been noted for their eclectic lyrical content, which has been characterized as "bookish rhymes covering everything from personal insecurities and punk icon Poly Styrene to their beloved dogs".