New York-based hip-hop artist Mic Renaissance brings back the magic of hip-hop. The emcee has long been a believer in the mysterious, a world traveler, an old soul. So it is no surprise to anyone that his music has a distinctly timeless feel. His abstract, thought-provoking, conscious rhymes harken back to the early days of hip-hop...long before the heavily-produced soundtrack beats of today, before hip-hop hit the mainstream radio, even before Def Jam became a household name. Mic Renaissance and his tracks bring to mind the early days when hip-hop artists were rebels, rule-breakers and societal disruptors.

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