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So by now, you know me and how I do in terms of hip hop music, especially when it comes to lyrical music versus club sounding music.  And with that said, it should come as no surprise when you listen to the music that hip hop artist Thaahum brings to the table, and why I'm doing a write up about his music as well.  Again, I'm more into the lyrical hip hop music, and I don't mean "lyrical" trap music, I mean that boom bap lyrical make you think and f**k up your mind a little bit music.  And that's what Thaahum brings to the table!

The music that Thaahum brings to the table really brings me back to the days and age where beats banged like hell and lyrics really equaled out to the beats.  It's like there was just a certain element of flava that music back then brought to my ears, where I could listen to most of if not all of an album and it left me with one word afterwards, like "damn", and that's the feel that I get from the music Thaahum brings. 

For example, the track he put together, "Chocolate Rain", the beat goes hard on it, but when he spits the lyrics on that beat, it measures out and equals to serious fire.  It's not like some newer YMCMB music, where I may be like "Hott Damn" to the beat, but the lyrics don't do much for me.  Or especially when you listen to some trap beats, and the beats go hard as hell, but the lyrics themselves do nothing for the beat and sound wack, and can be taken completely off with no loss to the song.  There's something wrong with you at that point if you're a hip hop artist.

Thaahum has been on the grind for some time though, and with the time he's put in, it's clear that he knows how to deliver creative lyrical content to the masses on his music.  He is a much needed artist in this day and age to break up the monotony of repetitive "trap" and "new school" music that's being put out now.  Too many people are trying to sound like everyone else.  But not Thaahum.  He's in his own element, and he's doing his thing seriously on the music tip, blending both genres and still sounding like his own artist, which you already know I respect.

I had a chance to chat with this kat for a bit, and he's an interesting kat, down to earth and humble but proud of his craft and even more so, proud of his 12 year old daughter Nekaybaw to which he's also helped put together an EP for her as well.  So it'll be like father like daughter.  He loves his little girl, and his influence will of course be passed down to her as well.

He describes his flow as "supraliminal", as he stated, meaning "beyond the realm of consciousness to induce a sensation".  And that is exactly what he's been doing in the time that he's been doing music so far, and what he continues to do.

Of some of Thaahum's milestones, he has done custom songs promoting projects for some mainstream media such as View Askew Productions, Sony Home Entertainment, Rosario Dawson’s graphic novel, The Occult Crimes Taskfore, and National Lampoon’s. He has worked with such industry talent as multi-platinum producer D-Maq, former Rocafella Records artist Amil, Imani Coppola, and film writer/director Adam Rifkin.

He also licensed a few of his songs for the Showtime series "Look,” which debuted with the number one Nielsen rating for it’s time slot on October 10, 2010. Continuing his work with Adam Rifkin, he also has two songs featured in a current Showtime series he wrote and produced called Reality Show. All his work is self published through his own label ETMCEEZ Music, which has been acknowledged by ASCAP by him winning the ASCAP Plus Award every year since 2003.

Hearing about his positive music, mentor and film producer Don Boyer, placed Thaahum’s

song "A Matter of Choice” in his film The Power of Mentorship (2007), starring Bob Proctor and Marie

Diamond from the hit movie The Secret. Shortly after the film was released Thaahum got the idea to put

out his own project similar to the Secret and the Power of Mentorship that would be geared for the Hip Hop

audience. He thus came up with the Inspiration on Fire mixtape series, in which he describes as "a musical journey in the subconscious mind to unlock ones’ deepest potential.”  For the series he interviewed writers with different spiritual backgrounds asking their perspective on personal development. Their answers are then mixed in with songs he wrote on similar topics. 

You can find the mixtape is available now on Thaahum.com. 

He also has an EP out now, available on Amazon and Itunes, Monsters Ball which features collaborations with indie artists John Robinson and Soul Khan, as well as production by Mike Chav, whose work includes production on Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh), album.

As you can see, he is serious about his craft and about what he brings to the table, and he continues to push more and more milestones out there.  And it's artists like this that truly set the bar for others to aspire to.  More great things to come on this impacting hip hop artist.  Check back to the blog as more continues to be created by this kat.  Much respect to you Thaahum, and thanks for the opportunity to get to politic with you a bit.  Keep grindin' on the music and on success!  Salute!