MC 900 ft. Jesus - While the City Sleeps

"When they meet me, some people are disappointed I'm not a lunatic," is what Mark Griffin had to say in an interview from American Recordings. Mark and his music are a good case study for multiple personality disorders. Taking elements from jazz and fusing it with hip-hop, he creates twisted, unique characters and pulls you into thier darkly odd and sometimes comical little worlds. I wouldn't call his vocal stylings rap, but more spoken word that reminds me of the beat poets of the 50's. A surrealist you can relate to and music experimental enough to keep it interesting. A true story teller and a mind that sees this world in a light not many of us ever get to see.

These tracks are from his second album "Welcome To My Dream", his best project in my opinion. All though his following release, "One Step Ahead of the Spiders" does show us a more emotional side of Mark. Either way, all three of his albums make rotation into my stereo quite often.

Bonus cut - The Killer Inside Me

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