Is this deja vu?
Frank William Miller Jr. is an enterprising young man I met through the Internet, right around the time I met Kenny Fresh. Frank has run RappersIKnow as a blog/collective/identity for years, a way to present and showcase some amazing talent in hip-hop and beyond.
A Texas native, Frank moved to New York after college and, while sharpening his graphic design sword,found time to be an key step in the ascent of notable artists like Jay Electronica and Danny Brown. Recently, he finally did what he should have been done a few years ago and pushed RIK into a full-fledged label.
The first up at bat is hometown hero The Are. Russell Gonzales is a beatmaker and producer who is astute, and instead of chasing the glory and fame that follows standing in front of your laptop for a few dozen fans a few times a month in a stinky club, the man instead opted for playing the cut. He began as a producer for seminal Texas underground hip-hop outfit K-Otix and moved on to land placements for Keyshia Cole, LL Cool J and more. His project with RIK is a bit more personal, however.
Here, My Dear is an instrumental chronicle of love gone sour. Much like the album from the Motown legend, The Are's project tracks a divorce and lets the music paint the picture of the highs and lows that go along with such things. My favorite joint is "Little Girl," which celebrates what has to be one of the highest highs of a relationship: bringing life into this world.
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