U-N-I : HIP HOP OFFICIAL ARTIST OF THE WEEK

U-N-I's new album "A Love Supreme" dropped today. The album is a collab with Ro Blvd, and U-N-I are offering it as a free download on their website. I tried to download it earlier, and it said it would take 2 days and 21 hours, so I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet.

U-N-I’s latest offering, A Love Supreme, put forth with a “recession-proof theme”, continues the band's mission of expanding and texturizing hip-hop's conversation: tackling the lust, love and hate of relationships (“Right Now,” “Desha Dayana”), tossing crafty, whimsical odes to black actresses (“Lauren London”), dramatically dealing with the mundane aspects of struggling artistry through borderline poverty and senseless crime on the sublimely dark “Halftime.” Where Fried Chicken and Watermelon was a spontaneous and easy-going trip backed by a handful of producers, A Love Supreme is a matured and intimate journey produced entirely by west coast producer RO Blvd., who is steadily garnering acknowledgement in underground movements for his boundary-crossing inventiveness.

Y-O says, “We have the best circle of producers in Southern Cali period! We get the most respect out of all these LA groups because of our musical integrity. We have catchy azz hooks with dope lyrics & melodies. The concepts we come up with collectively are daring and that gains a lot of attention.”