Awol One meets Mascaria

Chemikillz. The title of recently released Awol One and Mascaria production. At a time where music has once again turned grey, something unexpectedly dope like this is always a great come up. That's what this album is to me... a CD that I wasn't meant to discover.
Like many of the Awol One CD's, that seem to come a dime a dozen, I was reluctant to give it a listen purely to avoid hearing Awol ramble about his personality. But after I got over my fears of Awol's lifelessness, and Mascaria's fresh approach to production sparked my interest, I paid attention to something I thought was lost long ago... C-R-E-A-T-I-V-I-T-Y.

I hadn't heard much, in fact anything, from Mascaria before, and I think this is a proper introduction to him for anybody who is interested in checking out socal independent music. I grew up in an area where everybody had demos. Everybody had computers and recording equipment to record whatever they damn well pleased, most of the time however, it was so-called gangsta rappers talking about guns. Regardless, on the local hiphop note, it's great to see independent talent created close by. Mascaria's production makes this cd a must hear. I'd be happier with less Awol on it though.

Awol has always been somebody that I thought was good only in certain cituations. With an addictive flow and controversial topic discussion, Awol brings interest in the form of a performance rather than as an MC. Which isn't always for everybody.

The album features a few heads you may or may not have heard of: nite n dae, akuma, liferaxall, lord zen, 2mex and existereo.

Favorite track: Mechanical Dolphins

So checka-check it out. Be on the lookout for more Mascaria... and watch Awol continue to release opinionated rambling.