ASHERU...before you catch some ZZZzzz's

INSOMNIA Vol. 1: The Official Mixtape from the LP While You Were Sleeping
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Asheru (a.k.a. Black Moses), of the Unspoken Heard (Seven Heads Entertainment), has been hard at work on his forthcoming solo project. This project is entitled While You Were Sleeping, and it’s obvious that Asheru was in the lab during the wee hours, while all are sound asleep, putting together over 20 plus tracks of pure genius. This album is heat from the opening track all the way to the very end. He has fused together an excellent combination of dope beat production, collaborations with up and coming and established artists, and his own lyrical expertise.

As for the mixtape aspect, DJ Roddy Roc does a descent job of transitioning from cut to cut, and does not over due the typical East Coast mixtape steez of yelling over every break or song (sorry RR, but I wasn’t feelin’ your mix from track 14 to 15). He also rocks some clean doubles throughout the tape and doesn’t take away from the star of the show, Asheru.

So back Asheru. I am actually looking forward to picking up his solo LP so that I can enjoy each cut at full length. His production kept me hooked in anticipation of the next song, and the creativity behind his lyrics deserves a big thumbs up. He is truly taking his underground status to another level. Without a doubt, several of his cuts could breakthrough to the mainstream, such as artist like Mos Def and Common who have been embraced by the masses.

As the Asian store owner said in Menace to Society, “…Hurry up and buy…”, and don’t sleep on this album While You Were Sleeping (pun intended).