Get ready to rock to the sounds of Conscious Operations, the husband-and-wife duo of The Rapture and Money Stax, who blessed my inbox with their brand new joint, Rap Money.
I don't know what brought these two down to Dallas from New Jersey, but they are a fixture in the hip hop scene here: Stax is currently charbroiling emcees as the not- Neeky- Devero half of the mighty Vicious Cycle (peep VeeCee's video You People and catch a listen at their dope ass debut album The Vagina Chronologue here), and The Rapture has a new EP out with M Slago, Word Life and Dow Jonez (another favorite here in Dallas) called RAMPAGE, as well as his solo record The Point. Rap Money will be on The Co-Op's self-titled EP which they are putting together as we speak, but you can download the track free right now, 'cause I guess they're feeling generous.
The ladies of Vicious Cycle sent shockwaves through the hip hop underground with the release of the single/ video You People off their instant classic album The Vagina Chronologue, and they look poised to do it again with this new track Goosebumps, from the upcoming EP Volume Control which is dropping soon...
The dynamic rap duo of Neeky Devero and Money Stax return with another banger. At 2:19 long, this joint busts in, roughs you up and leaves before you know what happened. I'll definitely let you know when EP Volume Control drops so you can get some more... Until then, definitely click here to peep The Vagina Chronologue (and my review) if you missed it!
I laugh a little bit when people say there are no good female emcees... In the Dallas area, you can't take more than a few steps without tripping over a female emcee. But I hang out at underground rap shows... it's pretty much all rappers... Here's the ladies who combine to form Vicious Cycle with the video for You People, off their banging LP The Vagina Chronologue.
I've been a fan of Neeky Devero for a minute. She has the kinda loudmouthed style that will make you turn your head when she comes on stage, and she's nice lyrically, too. When I saw a link on Twitter with her name on it, peeping it was a no-brainer... As you can see (if you watched the video) Neeky is joined by another chick who is mad nice in her own right in Money Stax, whose wordy delivery is a perfect compliment to Neeky's buckshot vocals.
The fun beat selection and humorous spirit of the hooks balance well with the defiant and aggressive content of The Vagina Chronologue, an album made by women who clearly take offense to the stereotypes and low expectations the popular hip hop world projects onto the careers of "girl rappers"... there's no apology for being rugged lyrically, or concern for the fans that dope rapping may alienate. No pandering to the radio. No shortage of profanity. And a punch in the mouth for you if you got a problem with it. Imagine Lauryn Hill and Rah Digga making an album together produced by someone like Showbiz or Diamond D. That's about right, I think. But feel free to listen yourself, and make up your own mind. If you dig it, click here to cop the album on Bandcamp. Maybe if enough people do, I won't have to convince people there are dope female emcees so often.
