Roc Da Mic.

Ok, so I know it's expected of me to blog about hip hop. But as of late, I have been focusing on this more conscious, "hipster" type sound, which is wonderful, but do not let it fool you that I don't like that real street shit too. Hahaha. Yeah, I feel like there needs to be a bit of balance, and I like rough gangster rap too. But to me, the real deal right now is coming from Philly. The home of one of my favorite music bands of all time; The Roots, Philadelphia is also home to two particularly excellent rappers. Beanie Sigel & Freeway. Roc-a-fella dudes, big beards, rough voices, and fat bellies. No doubt Mac daddy Beans is a legend, but Freeway also had a huge debut album, with the major production by Just Blaze. That's one of the best rap albums I own. Not to mention last year, he released 31 songs alone in the month of December. And they were good. I dunno I just dig these cats. That hard Philly sound, its just fresh and different. It's not ridiculous radio music, it's strictly rap. Keep an eye out on these brothers. Beans has new material on the way, and Free, he just never stops.