Quannum is the home of what can be considered unconventional Hip-Hop. With acts like Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, and Honeycut amongst others, Quannum has carved its own niche in Hip-Hop, and music in general. Lifesavas are a collective consisting of Jumbo the Garbageman, DJ Shines and Vursatyl and made their presence felt previously on their debut Spirit [cont.]

 While the Lifesavas are not actually from the Quannum housing projects (the Bay Area), this Portland based crew fits right in next Blackalicious and Latyrx, holding down the Solesides tradition for a new generation.     Their debut, Spirit In Stone does a good job of carrying the torch from the moment it jumps off on “Soldierfied” with its [cont.]