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retro, rootsy, and soulful with a smooth delivery and a keen intellect - in-studio session with five mp3s for download: 1) Intro / To The Motherland 2) Bablyon Breakdown 3) Gentleman 4) Manifestations 5) Street Symphony

At the age of 7 EJ was forced to soldier for the SPLA in Sudan. His rap music is heavily influenced by the horrors that he saw and his desire to be a positive force for peace and righteousness in the world.

This is the real real. Mad scientist beat maker & DJ, Damu, put his concoction Spare Time up for free download. He grabs from an 8000+ disk collection to make a funky mellow mood. “God made me funky!” I’m a “Funky child”.

in your face - come on lethal tell us what you think - no topic off limits - though you probably won't hear about money or hos - here's an in studio session with 4 songs from 11:11 - Know It All, Tell Me Goodbye, Jihad, Crazy

Come get clever lyrics and experimental beats/samples to satisfy your esoteric hip hop tastes. Plenty of tracks from his first LP Breaking Kayfabe & new release Afterparty Babies.

Live on Radio K feat. songs What Up Man/Black Mags & Check Me Out. Laid back but nimble rhymesayas. Is "fresh" overused? These cats legit.

urgent music with a message - tries to avoid gangsta rap clichés and posturing - vocal style comparable to Eminem - you think you know hardcore? - K'Naan, a Somali, knows hardcore

Modill is more than Chicago's hottest emcee and producer collective, it is a movement toward the most original and creative sounds in music, unrestricted by trends or traditions. Consisting of emcee Racecar and producer and DJ K-Kruz, Modill is breaking new ground for independent hip hop listeners and connisseurs. - Amazon.com

Not yer status quo - chilled-out (for the most part) beats - insightful lyrics - featuring MCs Knows (Uspros), Pariah (a.k.a. Neal Rames), and Joe Con

Hip Hop that avoids the pitfalls of typical subject matters, such as the state of hip hop, wack rappers, etc., and instead examines the events of exactly 50 years ago, in the year 1957, and it embodies perspectives from an assortment of semi-fictionalized characters, and questions our own skewed times.