Z-Man is not only the latest MC to get down with Oakland’s esteemed Hieroglyphics crew, but he may also be the most eccentric. But like the title of his last project (Anti-Nerd) implies, Z Man isn’t about to get caught up in the same category as the nerd rap he denounces.      Through his debut [cont.]

    When the No More Prisons compilation was released in 2000, Raptivism took an unprecedented stand against the American prison system with plenty of politically charged boom-bap. Participants like the Last Emperor and Dead Prez let us know exactly why imprisonment is detrimental. They also let it be known how living on the outside isn’t much [cont.]

   Many props are due to producer Daddy Kev for getting Grouch to flow spoken word style, sing and rap all on the same project! As a member of the D.I.Y. kings of hip-hop, the Living Legends, the Grouch has consistently dropped honest, bare bones music. Crossing paths with Daddy Kev and DJ D-Styles on the short-runner Sound [cont.]