If It Ain't Broke...

there's something to be said for the classic formats:
the three act structure.
the simple black suit.
the emcee/frontman, deejay/producer.
it worked for eric b. and rakim, kool g rap and polo, guru and premier, prodigy and havoc...
now we got blueprint and rjd2, better known as Soul Position.

but i'm getting ahead of myself...the email went somethin' like this:

from: I'mSoVain
subject: Soul Position?
"yo samax! we gotta hang out! you goin' to that Soul Position show at Haley's?"

from: Amen
RE: Soul Position?
haley's in Denton?i don't know who Soul Position is. are they tight?how much is it? lemme know what's up.

from: I'mSoVain
RE:RE: Soul Position?
S.P. is Blueprint and RJD2.it's $10 or something. even YOU can afford that (witcho broke a$$)!you need to come out!

...so i was like... Blueprint, Blueprint... where have i heard that name before..?

OH YEAH!! he did a song on Mars iLL's second joint (Backbreakanomics), and Vast Aire's solo debut (look, ma no hands)... he's pretty fresh. and RJD2's music speaks for itself... i'll check 'em out!
and soooo...

Soul Position holds down the tradition of the two man, beats+rhyme crew QUITE nicely! i'm well known for being the only person at a packed show who has never bought the records of the acts on stage, but hollerin' with 'em, participating in the show, rockin' the call-and-response, and ALL that like their #1 fan...IF the show is tight...

it was. (and their opener, michigan native One Be Lo was tight,too...) from what i could glean from my extensive internet research (i.e. google...) they have two full length records out, 2003's 8,000,000 Stories their new one, Things Go Better With RJ and Al.

based on the stage show i saw and the music i've heard since, this is a crew to watch!
holla!
samax.