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  With many thanks to Eolone for introducing me to this to artist, I wanted to share my dive into his channel. Welsh singer/rapper-songwriter-musician, Ren. He has an ongoing saga of dark London tales, domestic violence and street crime. It started with Violet, to which he added Jenny and Screech. More recently he shared Vincent's Tale, with Richard's coming soon. From his album, Sick Boi .  The end made me cry. As you can tell, he's an amazing storyteller - a slam poet, a gifted guitarist.  He really makes you feel what he's delivering.  I am glad to have found him.

  OutKast: André 3000 and Big Boi. We will be looking into something new, but first, some history. The duo formed in 1992 in Atlanta.  This song is from 1998. Perhaps you recall 2000. In 2003, they released a double album that also acted as a solo endeavor for each. And so we were blessed. 20 years later, André has released something entirely different. In 2022, he appeared as a flautist on the score for Everything Everywhere All at Once .  He later met jazz musician, Carlos Niño, who agreed to work with him on the album. New Blue Sun

Hobo Johnson is more slam poet than singer/rapper - it's comical and rhythmic, fun and honest. Full Album Frank Lopes Jr lived in his car in Sacramento for a time, which is where he came up with his stage name, and his debut album was named after his 94 Toyota Corolla. Hobo Johnson and the Lovemakers released a video for "Peach Scone" as an entry for NPR's Tiny Desk Contest in 2018 - they didn't win, but the video received a lot of hits.  The Rise of Hobo Johnson, released in 2017, charted at #11 afterwards. And now on their third album, The Fall of Hobo Johnson, released September of this year.   So, what do you think?