Album Notes

Every few years, the hip-hop movement reinvents itself through the rising of the next generation of MCs. The old school planted the roots of the genre and over the past three decades, the game has seen the range of artists from EPMD to Eminem and survived the fierce confrontation of the East and the West, as well as the emergence of the South.

Now, the time has come for the next reinvention of the new hip-hop era. At the forefront of this movement is Roscoe Umali, one of the sharpest MCs to have ever blessed the mic. In their basic form, MCs are classified into three categories; the battle MC, the storytelling MC and the party MC. With his masterful rhyme schemes, slick delivery, and instinctive ability to get the crowd live with his one of a kind voice, Roscoe brings together all elements of the term "MC" in a way that has not been seen since the Golden Era of Hip-Hop.

In the short span of a year he has redefined the meaning of hustle by collaborating with hip-hop icons such as E40, Talib Kweli , Raekwon the Chef, Smiff and Wesson , DJ Q-bert, Apl De Ap, Murphy Lee, and Westcoast Kam. His unbelievable industry buzz has also led to collaborations with multi-platinum producers DJ MUGGS (Cypress Hill), DJ KHALIL(SelfScientific, JayZ, G-UNIT, The Game), Jellyroll (Snoop Dogg, Dr. DRE), DK ALL DAY (Ludacris), as well as some of the hottest up-and-coming beatsmiths: AMIL G, 1500 or Nuthin', and Tech Beats. Follow as we enter the world of a true master: Roscoe Umali is next!