Yooo! What up all DTer’s! This is a small segment of how I came around to listening to and taking part in what has become a culture named Hip-Hop. Growing up with two older brothers that were living the culture, it felt like I was living a Hip-Hop dream, yet unknowingly I was in on the brink of Hip-Hop blowin up. While I matured into this lifestyle by finding and understanding the freshest music, clothing, dance and spray paints, it has made me who I am now. Here is something fresh and who was ahead of their time. I’m introducing The Nonce. Look up more on The Nonce here – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nonce. To listen to some of their rare tracks, click on this link – profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=123755145 Also, to watch a video of their single, “Mixtapes”, on youtube, click on this link – www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfsxCxwzR0k I was introduced to them in the early to mid 90’s through friends, mixtapes and other Hip-Hop groups The Nonce would hang out with back then, such as Freestyle Fellowship. Also local L.A. Hip-Hop spots like The Good Life, which pretty much turned into Project Blow now. What makes them dope to me is their style which makes them who they are. Their style was West Coast; chill, head bobbin, smooth shit. All their beats were on point, a very classic sound that could be heard as a modern beat in this generation. All their tracks have a bounce that keeps your head nodding. What made them even better was that they weren’t as known, which made their tracks feel exclusive. So, for people to know of them, they had to have their mixtapes or been hanging around the The Blow. But the time is now, and their legacy is left for us to enjoy and spread. R.I.P Yusef Afloat Hit me, TheRyo1, with a message on what Hip-Hop groups that you think are slept on from your region. Also comment on The Nonce. Tell me what UUU think. PEACE, The Ryo 1

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