Declaration, opens up with haunting samples giving you just a taste of what's to come. In For Being, the bassline cascades to the front of the stage as EGO works the SP-12 & ASR in unison alongside the driving drums. 

Throughout this album, EGO steps right to the mic with the truth of self redemption and new beginnings. He sheds the knowledge of being thru the fire and coming out the other side unscathed and challenges his audience to contemplate his or her place in the universe. Heavy stuff and you don't expect to hear it put so bluntly or straightforward. A little Effort and we get Sunrise and the day has begun. Tha Drill kicks in to let you know -just how it be!- and if you want adventure, you've got it with Finding Thailand as bells ring you through this virtual pilgrimage to inner peace. This Hermit sees nothing wrong with a -little alone time with my mind- and sheds some of the Colorado-based Doctrine running rampant along the Front Range. Throw Space and Hear and Now continue the beat break lesson you're now getting schooled with. Another mid-tro brings us to Sunset, Line Chatter and the title track, TAIM (awesome), End of August and Fear & Loathing in CO '02 Live  

As MC/Producer, EGOed has spent years mastering the tools of the trade and by the sounds of these tracks, no doubt knows his way around a sampler, breaking everything all the way down and doing what needs to be done. 

If you're tired of the same old hip-hop, try TAIM, its new and good for your soul!
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This has got to be in my top 5 albums of 2004. TAIM is not only brilliant lyrically, but the production is so tight! Today, more and more good hip-hop solely concentrates on bad hip-hop instead of just making music. EgoED acknowledges the generic rap scence but doesn't delve into it. It's self-aware, thoughtful and artistically superb. Hip-hop fans; you need to hear this!
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