Various Artists: Academy – COMPACT DISCS

2009 release. M-Eighty is one of the fiercest battle MCs to come out of the Midwest and, having released three solo albums, has successfully transitioned from freestyler to viable recording artist with a knack for songwriting. Now the rapper has teamed up with Sound Records and Entertainment, the premiere independent label dedicated to bringing Hip Hop heads the most innovative urban music in the industry, to release M-Eighty Presents the Academy. Doctored like a studio album, this 21-track collection contains exclusive cuts from several lyrical talents including Sean Price, Planet Asia, RZA and Killah Priest. Also, the roster from Sound Records and Entertainment swing by to a drop a few gems including Canibus, Keith Murray, 60 Second Assassin and Project Lionheart. This is the Academy, and M-Eighty is the headmaster of this audio destiny.