Below is an excerpt from my recent review of "In Search of Stoney Jackson" on PM-LIVE.COMCheck the link below for the rest of the article and DON'T FORGET to leave some comments on PM-LIVE.COM...thanks!!
After listening to the most recent collaboration between the good people of Strong Arm Steady and The Beat Konducta, Madlib, one might wonder if California, often refereed to as the "Golden State", might have received its nickname as a credit to the seemingly unlimited amount of radiant emcees / musicians that continue to emerge from there.
Strong Arm Steady began with what many may consider a "who's who" of the West's underground / independent scene, including Krondon, Phil Da Agony, Mitchy Slick, DJ Truly OdD, Xzibit, DJ Khalil, Chase Infinite and Planet Asia, all whom have garnered a high level of support and respect for their individual contributions to hip hop, in the US and overseas. The group currently consists of three "official members" - Krondon, Phil Da Agony and Mitchy Slick, who have come to represent a new era of West Coast hip hop with a style, feel and sound much different from what music fans had previously encountered with one of California's most well known hip hop labels, Death Row Records...
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