'We Came From Beyond Volume 2'

Esoteric, Celph Titled & Apathy - Devastating MCs
Planet Asia featuring Kut Masta Kurt - Golden Age
Oh No - What The Fuck
J-Zone - Chump Change
The Visionaries - MPC (Movin' Producin' Creatin')
J-Live - School's In
Lifesavas featuring Declaime - Government Cheese
The Black Love Crew - Afro Joint
Aesop Rock, Eyedea & Slug - Miss By A Mile
Wildchild - The Justice
Vast Aire - Why Is The Sky Blue?
People Under The Stairs - Chollo Dad
Aloe Blacc - Not The One
Apan Be Fly MC - Picture This
Medaphoar - Ain't What You Thought
Lateef & The Chief present Maroons - Matter Of Time

Sixteen tracks from the cuttinge dge of hip-hop and beyond. 'We Came From Beyond Volume 2' is the definitive underground hip-hop compilation for 2004, compiled by KXLU DJ Mike Nardone recently hailed 'one of the most influential allies of up-and-coming hip-hop on the West Coast' by the LA Times.

'We Came From Beyond Volume 2', like its predecessor is crafted around the them of Nardone's long-running and influential Sunday night hip-hop show on KXLU which is about to celebrate it's fifteenth anniversary. Because Nabone was the first dj to champion artists ready to blow up like Cypree Hill, the Freestyle Fellowship, and Jurassic 5 he has developed a loyal following of artists and fans who come to him first with and in order to hear new material. Staying tru to form - and living up to his reputation of having one of the most influential pairs of ears in hip-hop, Nardone has collected the best tracks from the best underground artists soon to be on everyone's hot list!

The superstar-studded cast include representatives for nearly every crew that's making noise on today's indie rap circuit; from NYC to Minneapolis to Oxnard, CA. From Planet Asia, Slug (Atmosphere), J-Zone, J-Live and Aesop Rock (Def Jux) to Lateef & The Chief (Latryx, Blackalicious, Quannum), this is the most cohesive collection of up-and-coming beat-and-rhyme talent. What's more, becasue it contains a majority of tracks that have been previously unavailable or yet to be released 'We Came From Beyond Volume 2' gives you a first listen to the artists you will be hearing from soon - all handpicked by Nardone.

"**** .....proves that underground rappers can get even more ill than their mainstream couterparts..." - Rolling Stone


"... a solid and consistent hip-hop comp that also give a glimpse into the future of the underground/indie movement"
- URB Magazine

"We Came From Beyond 2 eclipses it's predecessor, which is no small accomplishment - The Onion


"... this album is stellar... a solid resurgence of talents unscathed as the years creep by." - Elemental Magazine


"......The best under-the-radar talent in the rap world today..." - CMJ


"... a 16 track collection of innovative beats & rhymes by artists on the cutting edge of Hip-Hop." - San Francisco Examiner

“This eclipses its predecessor, which is no small accomplishment” - The Onion

'We Came From Beyond Volume 2' will be released via 7eventy 8ighty Recordings in April 2004