SonReal & Rich Kidd  SonReal & Rich Kidd Vancouver and Toronto
hip-hop luminaries SonReal and Rich Kidd come together like
Voltron with a concept album that's not quite concept album, The
Closers. Since the announcement that both signed respective
deals with Black Box, you kind of figured something was in the
works. You'd think that two artists with such disparate styles
and sensibilities wouldn't be able to gel, but you'd be wrong.
Recorded in Toronto and Los Angeles, what's right about the ten-
track project is that both manage to get their shine on without
overshadowing the other. It's a project that merits heavy spins;
Rich Kidd shows once more that he's just as capable on the mic
as he is crafting the beat, while the distinctive SonReal sounds
as confident as ever. Ultimately the joint LP demonstrates that
either on the individual or collective tip, Rich Kidd and
SonReal are on the good side of Canadian hip-hop.  Congrats on
both of you now being with Black Box. How did you guys end up
working together? S