Work in Progress
In rap, the pioneers rarely get paid. Take Myka Nyne (a.k.a. Mikah-Nyne), one of the founders of hip-hop’s canonical crews, Freestyle Fellowship. From their base at the Good Life Café, Myka and his mates drew the map for literate West Coast rap, blazing a trail to riches for groups like Jurassic 5. Unlike his former Fellowship colleague Aceyalone — who recently hit indie paydirt with the help of RJD2 — Myka’s had to make due without the help of the "hipsterati," producing an album with a distinctly DIY feel. While his music sounds like an exercise in minimalist anti-production, Myka’s mic skills are on-point, as he floats sublimely above a didgeridoo sample on the psychedelic "Wartrybe" and spews an anti-industry screed on the micro-funky "This Ain’t The Song." The rapper is defiant throughout, reveling in his sound’s commercial anti-viability, like a preacher speaking only to the converted. Myka’s not a missionary; he’s a prophet.Martin Turenne--From URB Magazine