Cali isn’t the only state that is reppin good westcoast hip hop these days.  Portland is making itself known in great part from the work of the Sandpeople collective.  Debaser is a shoot-off of two members of the Sandpeople, Sapient & Ethic.  Sapient’s beats support the idea that sometimes simple is better.  He doesn’t go overboard adding 100′s of crazy sound effects to his beats and yet you will hear one of his tracks and it will make you want to listen to it over and over again.  Ethic & Sapient maintain a good sense of humor throughout this album while they clown on wannabe wack rappers, promiscuous women & human neurosis.

Production:  Sapient

Features:  Cage, Eyedea, The Grouch

Label:  Sandpeople Music

Website:   http://sandpeoplemusic.com/

Debaser – ‘ Don’t Sleep ft. The Grouch’