FOLK&STRESS - NEW TOUR DATES!

----------- Reviewed by Alex “Dweezy” Dwyer for URB.COM ------------ Two Long Island MCs, Folk & Stress, are on the come up. Stress’s kid brother Folk handles most of the production while they both lay down verses. Stress saw the stage at Def Poetry Jam and the duo circulates New York doing shows and appearing on acclaimed burb-flavored mixtapes. Luckily, they have something that the Blanco brothers usually lack: delivery. Maybe it’s this hip-hop band of brothers’ eerily intimate family flavor that allows them to be, dare we say, comfortable on rap records. Regardless of race, F&S is the sort of young-blood, self-sustaining act that is honest to themselves and listeners in every sense of the word. Steering clear of industry-knocking, preaching, and redundant rhymes, they instead aim towards solid sampling, clear cut cadences, and the "everyday real." Folk & Stress appeal to a much wider audience than their fellow independent, go-gettas. ------- Reviewed by Atif Ateeq for Vane Lifestyle Clothing ------- Folk&Stress.Brothers. Emcees. Artists? A pair of New York native sons hailing from LI, these boys hope to uphold the long tradition of the New York Emcees that have both lyrical credibility as well as musical accessibility. On the track, Folk handles most of the production duties and chops up a wide variety of samples, while they both lace impressive flows and sharp word play over their soulful beats. With punch lines more comedy than conscious, they hope to stimulate thinking in their content without being overbearing or preachy. Influenced by not only by New York hip-hop, they credit their sound as much to Jay and Dipset as they do to folk and 70's music. Preconceptions be damned! Shit is pretty fresh. They legitimately like making music, and it can be heard on every track they make. For better or for worse, these doods are full-time emcees, doing whatever they can to scrape by to support their music. Hov said it best, can't knock the hustle. -Vane Lifestyle Clothing (www.wearevane.com) Above CD is titled "The Way Of The Mic" Featuring 14 tracks all produced by Folk. If you want a copy of our first mixtape, message us your home or business address in the mail and you will not only recieve a tape in the mail but will recieve future tapes, stickers, etc. as you will be placed on our fan mailing list. There is no charge for this. Below is a recent Live Video Interview with Folk&Stress. Below that is more video footage of Folk&Stress rapping. The Vane Crew sat down with the two of them at their crib and make-shift recording studio in Long Island where we talked independent distribution, the division of hip-hop, Jethro Tull, and white rappers not on VH1....