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The Reality From out West

Las Vegas representatives, Somobe

                                                                                       Jon D and Bob J

 

                I’ve been given a lot of good music to listen to, and I have to say that it frustrates me to know that there are so many good artists out there NOT getting the respect they deserve. When I decided to run with this idea, I expected to get some decent dudes, and speak on them, but I’ve gotten some GREAT music, and it’s a shame that I even have to do this. While other people continue to drop garbage and get airplay, a lot of people are making great music and not getting ANY shine. It’s understandable (unfortunately) that the masses don’t want to think too much, but the fact that cats like Native Guns, and the dudes I’m gonna speak on today aren’t getting shown at all on a nationwide level, is absolute bullshit. So without further adieu, let me introduce ya’ll to Las Vegas hip hop….Somobe.

“Stop circling the same block you been on/ you getting nowhere fast, that you can depend on”
Jon D “Building”

One of the things I mentioned in the original article was that I didn’t care if the music I received wasn’t from Los Angeles or Oakland, I would appreciate something from somewhere new out west. I got it. I was hit like the next day by a rep for a group out in Vegas called Somobe. Initially I was a little nervous, I mean, sure you’ve probably seen the strip, but off the strip, Vegas can get pretty hood.  I wasn’t looking to reinforce the already present stereotypes of the west coast on a new city, I wanted something different. I got exactly what I wanted. First let me explain the name. Somobe (pronounced “So-Moby”) is an old swing-era phrase which meant “So Cool”. The name fits perfect. Somobe is a exactly what hip hop is about, dope beats, and dope rhymes, nothing more, nothing less. No catchy gimmicks, no special effects, dope beats, and dope rhymes. The group consists of two cats from Vegas, Jon D (the lyricist), and Bob J, a bass player who also constructs the beats with Jon D. As for the beats….they're amazing. Somobe’s instrumentals have a laid back jazz feel, WITH NO SAMPLES. Yea, you heard me right, while most big name producers pull off average instrumentals by using something someone else already made, Somobe, or better yet, the Hooligans (the name the Vegas duo go by when producing) create great instrumentals completely from scratch. Jon d says anything that even sounds like a sample was created with the intention of sounding that way by the Hooligans. To me, the beats to Somobe’s debut album “The Great Communication” are competing with anything you hear anywhere else, and destroying most of it.

Me, I’m a lyrics type of dude. I love dope instrumentals, but if you have dope instrumentals and whack lyrics….I can’t really listen for long. Luckily, Jon D brings it lyrically. It’s no wonder the group decided to include the lyrics to the songs on their MySpace page. As I listened to an advance copy of “The Great Communication” I tried remembering lines Jon D spits, but every time I find one that stands out, I end up forgetting it because he kicks another one. Sometimes it seems Jon comes up with some of the cleverest shit, other times, it seems as if he goes outside, and his pen traces life on paper in the form of rhymes. Doubt me? Check the MySpace fam, the track “Building” is what emceeing is about. Jon doesn’t go to heavy on the punch lines and they don’t come off forced, yet they definitely connect. The flow is on beat and certainly on point, and the lyrics aren’t realistic, they’re just plain REAL. This was the first track I heard, and I was instantly hooked.

The combination of Jon’s smooth’s flowing ill rhymes over the smooth beats of the Hooligans, make Somobe’s “The Great Communication” a great album overall. Keep checking the MySpace for a release date. The album itself is 2 years in the making, 1 year creating an album, then after trashing that, another year to start from scratch creating a whole new album, which is now “The Great Communication”. After listening to the album, you can tell the time was well spent. When not working on their album, Jon D and Bob J were busy creating an organization called “Go Home Hip Hop”. Go Home Hip Hop or GHHH was created to discover, display, and discuss hip hop itself. The duo states they aren’t out to put down any other artist, they believe all music has its purpose; they just wish to bring balance to the culture, which is now dominated in the mainstream’s eyes with materialism, violence, and misogyny. They conclude that they’re not here to tell you what real hip hop is, they just want to present you with the most independent hip hop (and soul, neo soul, and R&B) that they can find.

Pages to Check:
Somobe's MySpace
Go Home Hip Hop

            Yea, so go check out the MySpace and the music peoples. I’d definitely be willing to pay for the music these dudes are bringing. If more mainstream acts did music like this, maybe sales wouldn’t suffer as bad as they do. Keep sending me music, keep hollering at me, and I’m gonna keep supporting REAL west coast music, Peace.

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