DJ Soul Presents....Tanya Morgan Is A Rap Group

For a long time now one of my favorite underground groups has been Tanya Morgan. Often when I would mention them to my peoples they would ask me to repeat the name a few times, lol. Making light of their somewhat curious name in the title of this new mixtape is Tanya Morgan, collectively. Comprised of Donwill, Ilyas (Cincinatti, OH) and producer Von Pea (Brooklyn, NY) Hip-Hop's newest concious rappers team with DJ Soul to showcase some of their best stuff reworked for the new year and a few goodies you haven't heard yet. In this creative take on their "so far, so good" career's they supply you with among other things a new persepective. Their music is uncontrived, soul and drum driven reality based hip-hop. These guys have talent beaming thru their solicitous verses and have already won just about every serious "new talent" type of rap contest the western hemisphere has to offer. The bottom line with Tanya Morgan is this; They make really worthwhile music for thoughtful listeners. So why are they wasting their time with the current state of hip-hop? Well, one would debate that they are hip-hop fan's exclusively. Their fanbase has got to be one of the most diverse since De La Soul first started using flower power to sell their records. Truly, it's also something that has continued to fascinate me as well. Just the other day I saw some Cazzelle glasses wearin', wool jacket sportin, Jew fro havin', Italian boot stompin', Silk scarf draping, quasi intellectual type of cat walkin out the record Store with Tanya Morgan's first Lp "Moonlighting" underneath his arm. Under the "Moonlighting" record was about two or three alternative rock group records. That was my proof in the pudding. These guys are doing what some of Hip-Hop's most progressive groups did in the 90's. They were managing to reel in fans of other genres, that at this point could be considered a little bit more artistic. That's good tho. They are keeping the spirit of groups like De La and A Tribe Called Quest alive in the sense that thay're thoughtful and the average, everyday wierdo or whomever can seem that much more interesting when they cop their music. At the end of the day hip-hop needs variety. Variety is always good. That's why supermarkets thrive kid.....you get to choose baby. What kinda cereal do you want? Frosted Flakes or Fruity Pebbles? Non Fat milk or Whole milk? It's a choice, and Americans love having choices, no matter how false or real they may be, we love having a smorgasboard to choose from, especially when it comes to music. Tanya Morgan is both the Choice and the variety, which is also what helps make them great and unlike most hip-hop groups of today, in the fact that they are accessable to more than just one type of person with one type of musical taste.

-BIG D O

1. Dirt Weed (Intro)
2. Waiting For You (produced by Suburb)
3. You Should Know feat. Naledge of Kidz In The Hall
4. Shake It Off feat Kam Moye & Torae (produced by Brizzo)
5. Got Fans (produced by Eric Lau)
6. So Sweet
7. Walk My Way (produced by Aeon)
8. Killa Tape Interlude
9. Stay Tuned
10. She Moved Outta Cincy (08 Mix)
11. Four Men feat. Kay (produced by Dj Cozmos & King Midas)
12. Golden feat. Elucid
13. Hello Brooklyn feat. Jay-Z & Lil Wayne (Von Pea Remix)
14. Go To Get It feat. Median
15. Che Tanya (produced by CJ)
16. Brazilian Wax
17. Bathtub (Interlude)
18. Come Here Shawty feat. Ink Floyd (produced by H/R)
19. Kim & Cookie Interlude
20. Take The W (produced by 88 Keys)
21. Bout To Be Some (produced by Khrysis)
22. You May Die Now Interlude
23. Tanya Morgan Is A Rap Group
24. And You Say feat. Che Grand

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