September 15, 2008
The art of creating hype by releasing free music is nothing new in the world of hip-hop, where bootlegged mixtapes have kick-started the careers of everyone from Grandmaster Flash to Lil Wayne. The difference today is the sheer quantity of free releases, and the luxury of being able to make a free digital download available to anyone in the world. There's no shame or stigma attached to such a practice, as evidenced by the fact that two of Lawrence's most promising up-and-comers Skik Figa and Spence are giving away their latest releases. Local vets ID and Sleeper, by contrast, have already laid a lot of groundwork and are set to cash in to the tune of actually being to afford a proper CD release of their new album "With Fixed Hands." Whatever their methods, these three artists represent some of the best new sounds in town. They're worth a serious listen and maybe even a buck or two.
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