If you seemed to have been out of the Hip Hop loop for a minute and thirty seconds or so, you might have missed something crucial in the movement of conscious Hip Hop music. Apparently, Seattle seems to stem new seeds in my faith of Hip Hop and the culture in general. Can’t say that I’ve experienced the land, but know enough to appreciate the amazing acoustics that flourish from afar.

Well, what I’m really saying, is to welcome the once ‘up-and-coming,’ now ‘here-to-stay,’ duo Common Market. The new album, Tobacco Road, is one to definitely not pass up. The production is pure quality, including the most crisp sounds to pleasure any ears of an organism. From the simple samples of Producer/DJ Sabzi, to the resolute and sincere words of RA Scion. The sounds and ideas generate from a deeper level, which allows for open thoughts and exploration into the minds of the duo. To confront their credibility with hesitation, is to prepare for discomfort and discomposure.

Besides a compliment from a stranger, or an auditory scent of sunshine, this is what I‘d rather have in my ears.

“Black Patch War” @ Verite Coffee (Washington)

Let the beliefs that brought them together do the same for you and their music. Please, feel free to be a conscious conformists, for once.

Common Market on Myspace

In reality, Seattle, Washington, is just another rock in the reef of Hawaii’s stepping stones into the world.

-packommon