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Written by Franklin Grimes
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 Now this is more like it...ill in-house production
blended with open-minded, free flowing lyrics to make for perhaps the
most solid effort these ears have heard all year. Hailing from Colorado, The Procussions shine bright on their sophomore album, 5 Sparrows For 2 Cents.
To give you a slight idea of what The Procussions
are transmitting, picture the light hearted, make you move your feet
music of the Black Eyed Peas before Fergie was thrown into the mix.
Shades of People Under The Stairs come to mind when I hear the laid
back "I'll Fly" featuring Tara Ellis. Regardless of what memories The
Procussions may stir up in my scatterbrain, the point is 5 Sparrows For 2 Cents is fun plain and simple.
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Written by Franklin Grimes
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 C’mon buddy! Now you and I both know
that the south and booty bouncing bass beats go together like cough
syrup and private select strawberry soda. Just ask Bubba Sparxxx about
his third album – The Charm.
As
one of the two, little less few, white rappers to hail from the dirty
south, Bubba Sparxxx has burrowed a niche for himself through his laid
back approach and his conversational flow. His near veteran like savvy
shines brightest on the melodic “Claremont Lounge” as he calmly wets
the appetite of game hungry listeners with tidbits of women and drugs.
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Written by Franklin Grimes
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 Riddle me this. How many
emcees does it take to spark the interest of an already attention
deficient hip-hop audience? In the case of Army of the Pharaohs – The
Torture Papers, Jedi Mind Tricks, apparently, puts stock into
assembling a roster of about twelve vocalists to keep the ears
percolating and the heads nodding.
Is
anyone listening yet? Probably not, but through solid production and
gritty lyical performances, anyone who chooses to burn some brain cells
may actually come to like The Torture Papers.
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Written by Kenyetta Suggars a.k.a K-Shug
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 If
you like the artists A Tribe Called Quest, Talib Kweli, or Common, then
you will surely give a head bob to Tanya Morgan’s Moonlighting. And
although the music world would welcome a new female rapper in the game,
this group is comprised of three talented male lyricists and a
producer, Von Pea, Don Will, Ilyas, and Brickbeats hailing from
Brooklyn and Cincinnati. And although some may think this is a new
group, they are not exactly "fish out of water.” They got their start
as a group in 2003, working the underground hip-hop scene just as many
of hip-hop’s greatest contributors like Biggie, Tupac, and Jay-Z.
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Written by Kristofer Upjohn
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 Project Polaroid's mesmerizing downtempo hip-hop
throbs with a low-key but infectious stoned haze
groove and is infused with dischordant jazz sampling
and funked out flavahs.
There's almost a hint of dub
to the proceedings as the chilled but hooky beats
progress with attitude-edged lyrics move along with
the groove. It's a nice alternative to the
heavy-hitting hard rap (not that there's anything
wrong with that). But - with some help from Kool
Keith, whose presence only ups the ante creatively -
Project Polaroid has crafted hip-hop that appeals more
sublimely.
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