Part of the summertime promotional series by the OPUS, DJ Risky Bizness and the OPUS join forces to bring you this culmination of rare releases and b-side material that was exclusively released while the OPUS was on tour in Japan. Only a 1000 CD’s were made and sold out immediately while visiting the far, far [cont.]

       As hip-hop albums themselves have transformed into works of art, the classic instrumental album has been delegated to serving as the easels, pencils, and paints with which emcees work. Instrumentals merely serve their purpose as mixtape material freestyle sessions nowadays with producer playing second fiddle to the man with the mic. That is, unless [cont.]

There is a very small percentage of producers who stay away from the norm and set their own style & patterns. The Opus, reigning from Chicago has been crafting its own style, trend and musical ideas for years. Last heard on Rubberoom’s CD, the Opus releases their first album entitled, 0.0.0. – First Contact. This [cont.]