Somewhere between Outkast’s soul and Rage Against The Machine’s aggressiveness, you can find O Period. He is an MC/Producer that incorporates live instruments in his music. 

O Period is currently a member of the Greensboro-based Lower 3rds and was a member of the now-defunct band, Squeezetoy. He has toured around the nation and internationally and he even participated in the Middle East USO tour through Africa, Kuwait, and Iraq. On his “The Primary EP”, he shows versatility, creativity and potential to be a big name in the music industry.

“The Primary EP” is eight Hip Hop tracks injected with funk, rock and soul.  O Period’s beats are genre-bending and very accessible. The sounds sampled by O Period and other producers were played by live instruments. It almost sounds like a funk band from the 1970s replaced their front man with a rapper from Hip Hop’s Golden Age. O Period’s lyricism should not be overlooked.

The delivery on the album is direct and focused, the wordplay and witticisms are above average, as shown on “Organized (outro).” Purple St. James, who is featured on two tracks (“Never Know (Who to Trust)” and “Soundbad”), compliments O Period’s rhymes nicely. “Long Road” and “Beatdrop” are the up-tempo tracks that show O Period’s ability to appeal to Rock crowds while “Greetings” is more in the purist Hip Hop vein.

O Period’s “The Primary EP” serves as the appetizer to the album, “Evacuation Route” which is scheduled to be in stores soon. “The Primary EP” is available on iTunes.