Cynical Minded is the "general" of the DMV hip-hop group Four-In: "Aggressive,
honest...raw hip hop", "minorities...on the fringes of society". From
the outskirts of D.C. (Silver Spring, MD), 'Four-In' refers to their
roots: Cynical Minded (El Salvador), Nemesis (Portugal), Oxlaw (Puerto
Rico), and Outragis (Jamaica). One video ("War") + an explosive 2012 EP
("Rules of Engagement") + an impressive series of live shows, including
SxSW and DC's historic Howard Theatre.
D-Hype is a composer, producer and music theorist from Silver Spring, MD.
The Lone Wolf Project is the debut LP from hip-hop lyricist Cynical Minded (of the group Four-In) and producer/composer D-Hype, released January 1st, 2014.
A golden-age concept album, CM assumes the Lone Wolf alter ego and
samples the classic 1980 samurai film Shogun Assassin (the same film
sampled on GZA's Liquid Swords), and embarks on an epic journey
of physical and inner battles. D-Hype provides the complex, cinematic
beats, plus a colorful cast of over 15 hip-hop artists and vocalists.
The cinematic first video, "Genesis"
premiered the same night as the album, and is a stunning introduction
to the epic project. The next single and video, the controversial
"Crying Over You", drops in February.
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