Five Deez is a crew that delivers hip hop from a different angle. While retaining the crew concept, Five Deez is powered by Fat Jon’s hybrid of deep house meets jazzy hip hop vibes. With two releases under their belt (the voracious debut KoolMotor and the solid follow up Kinkynasti) Five Deez hit you [cont.]

  With the independent movement taking shape over the last five years, heads have been lucky enough to get to a taste of the pool of talent that is Ohio. Not only did this cold metropolis spawn early indy pioneers such as Mood and Hi-Tek, but it’s also responsible for half of the rosters of the [cont.]

 “What does it mean?” asks the faceless female who is coaxed into opening this album, still unsure of what the title Koolmotor means. What can’t be put into words is better described sonically upon listening to the debut album from Five Deez. Cats may best know the Deez from their 1999 little heard debut single [cont.]

This record is a prime example of good independent hip-hop. It’s not too nerdy, not too experimental, not too gimmicky, or not too unoriginal. It’s just good underground production and rhymes “Blue Light Special” begins with a hard hitting classic drum break, then breaks into mellow grooves, as the emcees catch wreck, excellently meshing with [cont.]