*Originally posted: July 13/2009*
I know the first few days of Meatysauce were dedicated solely to rock n’ roll so I thought this would be a good time to switch gears…you know, show the world the other side of Ryan…the street side. Growing up in the slums of St. Albert, AB was not easy for this young Ukrainian boy; but, having a strong urban culture instilled in me from my mother’s Bahamian family certainly helped. If it wasn’t for her, I don’t think I would have the appreciation for hip hop music that I have today…or maybe I am just a poser. Either way…I like it, I love my mother and I don’t care who knows. All this taken into perspective, there is something else I also like, and that is Black Milk. In only a few years, producer/emcee Black Milk has quickly developed into one of the few hip hop artists who both carries an accomplished resume and is followed with widely-held optimism about what he can bring as one of the leaders of the modern hip hop movement.
Now 28 years old, Black (born Curtis Cross) earned his stripes both locally in his native Detroit and on a national level from his associations with Slum Village. After getting his first production credit for “What is This” on SV’s sophomore album “Trinity” in 2002, he produced much of the popular group’s next two albums both individually and as part of the production team BR Gunna. It wasn’t until his self-released debut solo album “Sound of the City” in 2005 did he begin to achieve some notoriety as an emcee, and it was off the strength of the album that he signed his first record deal with Fat Beats Records in 2006. If you are into some good hip hop (or if you had a hard upbringing in the suburbs like myself), then I suggest you check out some of his stuff. Here is the website and as usual, the goodies follow below.
Free mp3: Black Milk (feat. Royce da 5’9) – Losin’ Out
