Comparisons to the Roots, Common and A Tribe Called Quest aside, Blak Mamba and Jewels speak eloquently yet ever-so-ruggedly to their ever growing, worldwide audience in D.C. and P.G.'s (Prince George's County's) classic, native tongue. They put it down for hip-hop nation with genre-bending beats and intricately woven rhymes about the urban exerience with artistic integrity at the forefront while letting the B.S. play the back.