If you claim to be a Hip Hop Junkie and have never heard of the Freestyle Fellowship I would seriously recommend that you re-evaluate your love for the music. That being said, Freestyle Fellowship is arguably one of Hip Hop's BEST underground groups from the west coast, LA, CA. Freestyle Fellowship (FF) consists of 5 members; Aceyalone, Myka Nyne, Self Jupiter, PEACE, and DJ Kiilu all with an impressive rap sheet of Hip Hop accomplishments. The groups first album release, "To whom it May Concern", around 1991 got them recognized through underground hip hop mix tape trading community. (I actually got a hold of one of these in early 1992 from a friend out of the trunk of his car in a Tower Records parking lot). Later, sometime in 1993, FF's second release, "Innercity Griots" was released on 4th and B'Way records. This was the album that really put them and the Project Blowed up on the hip hop map. An instant CLASSIC, still popular today. As time passed and Hip Hop continued to grow and mature so did the 5 members of FF. Each embarked on personal musical missions of solo careers producing many more influential albums each important to the growth and history of Hip Hop. Later in 2001 FF put together their third album, "Temptations". Another good album by the group showing that they can hang with the changing times and lyrical flows. More solo projects by each member brings us up to date, 2011 with their forth FF album release, "The Promise" and a West Coast Tour bringing them up to the North West (Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington) where I was able to catch their INCREDIBLE set at Seattle's Show Box venue. Playing most of their classics and stuff from their newest album. Going strong for 20 years, FF still packs a powerful and influential punch for the underground Hip Hop scene. As stated nearly 20 years ago in the final track of their first album "To Whom It May Concern" that they will "never fall the fuck off.....we promise" still holds true by todays standards and I think that these fellas are still "Way ahead of the Hip Hop times" even the material that is 20 years old! Now thats Real Hip Hop!
-Pod-
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