The Black Opera – The Great Year [Album]

Trusted with a culture kept under the concrete, the warning has been spread for years. Many assumed their operations were limited to underground societies or secret networks. But, The Black Opera have been among us all along. The time to hide is behind them. There will be no riot; the revolution has already taken place. The Great Year has come. The newest movement from The Black Opera is truth. After the telling of the three part epic, The Black Op: Era I, TBO has returned without allegory or allusion. The Great Year is a modern story of emergence and art- a resistance to assimilation. It is a story of triumph and camaraderie and a renaissance of new thinking. The new album’s influences musically are as diverse as they are aesthetically. From tribal rhythms to overdriven synths and from pulsing drums to intimate vocals, The Great Year’s sound is distinctly its own. Taking on a modern day palette, TBO has envisioned a new world, musically. With orchestration from creative minds like Tall Black Guy, Waajeed, yU and Arjun Singh, The Black Opera have assembled a team to help them communicate their message to the world. Across the world, people put on the mask to reveal their faces. We are The Black Opera. The Great Year by The Black Opera

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Keith Murray Speaks To Sway On The 20th Anniversary Of “The Most Beautifullest Thing In The World” [Video]

Keith Murray stops by Sway in the Morning to discuss the current lack of originality in the game, the 20th anniversary of The Most Beautifullest Thing in the World , what he considers to be the greatest Hip Hop album of all time and more. Remember This? “Put my head through your chest, just to see who’s next in line…”

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Slaine Describes “The Boston Project” Album And His Interest In Hip Hop History [Video]

At WNYU on the famous Halftime Show, Slaine describes Boston as having a “slept-on hip hop scene” and his motivation to record the album The Boston Project. He expresses interested in collaborating with artists from an older generation as well as younger artists that he has influenced. Slaine and DJ Eclipse also comment on the early hip hop scene in Boston and their interest in learning about hip hop’s history. Purchase “The Boston Project” here and Slaine’s new album, “The King Of Everything Else”, here.

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