Album Notes

"B-Awake. B-Awake just dropped his debut album, Classic Material, a promising collection of the young MC's sober ruminations on self-elevation, greed, and poverty. The whole affair is exquisitely produced, with the majority handled by BeanOne (who also edited/arranged the album, giving it a seriously fluid DJ's touch; man, more cats need to arrange their albums!); the album also features productions from Jake One, Bladerunner, and Boop Nice. On the mic, freshman MC Awake has some personality, a welcome humility, and solid skills. I look forward to what he comes with in the future, but Material is definitely his best foot forward." -Larry Mizell for the legendary hip hop column "My Philosophy" from Seattle's major newspaper "The Stranger."