Kid A - The Devil's Advocate Vol. 1 & 2 (2005-07)

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These mixtape compilations were released by Kid A, formerly recognized as EMS, in the later half of the decade. Since his early teens, when he began stepping into ciphers with some of the city's most respected MC's, Kid A has been impressing his peers. The Devil's Advocate mixtapes show the skills and potential of this young artist. Here for the long-haul, with fate in-hand, this MC's experience and hunger are two factors that support Kid A becoming the next Pittsburgh hip-hop artist to flood the global hip-hop market.

The Devil's Advocate Vol. 1 (2005-08)


"The Devil's Advocate"

"It's the... (The Anthem)"


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The Devil's Advocate Vol. 2 (2006-07)


"City of Gold"

"It's Me"

"First Off"


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Black Sun - Donut Holes (2006)

Black Sun stole the show at Rhyme Calisthenics 9.

Judges called out artist after artist for generic rhymes. In that sense, Sun was a breathe of fresh air. His humility reigned supreme.

We'll dig into the happenings of Rhyme Cal 9 soon, an interview with co-founder J. Armstead Brown coming very soon.

This post is about the dope MC that is Black Sun.

Aside from a few sporadic features and tracks, I have only one album from Sun. Rapping to J. Dilla's classic Donuts, the album is appropriately titled Donut Holes. I got the album from Sun's Myspace back in '06, and vaguely remember Sun telling a story of a neighbor complimenting the album after hearing it pump from Sun's house while waiting at the bus stop in the morning!

Watching things transpire at last night's event, I couldn't help but think about how much a release from an experienced, talented, and professional MC such as Black Sun could help this new generation of artists. That is, if they're willing to listen.

01 - Intro
02 - Workinonit
03 - Waves

04 - Light My Fire
05 - The New
06 - Stop
07 - People
08 - The Diff'rence

09 - Mash
10 - Time
11 - Glazed
12 - Airworks

13 - Lightworks
14 - Stepson of the Clapper
15 - The Twister
16 - One Eleven
17 - Two Can Win
18 - Don't Cry
19 - Anti-American Graffiti
20 - Geek Down
21 - Thunder
22 - Gobstopper
23 - One For Ghost
24 - Dilla Says Go
25 - Walkinonit

26 - The Factory
27 - U-Love

28 - Hi.
29 - Bye.
30 - Last Donut of the Night
31 - Outro

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New interview with Rhyme Cal co-founder J. Armstead Brown coming soon!!!