Another nice CD drop outta the D. Really feelin this one, especially the joint with Royce Da 5′9″ and Guilty Simpson. For those unfamiliar with Quest M.C.O.D.Y, here’s an interview he did back in July:

Produced by Yung Viz, Quest M.C.O.D.Y.’s ambitious first proper studio effort “The Light Project” is an addictively funky dose of hip-hop soul that isn’t common ground from the usual suspects terrorizing the raw and grimy Detroit rap community stage. And that’s all good. Quest is old school in his approach and message: He’s all about being true to himself.

“The message on the album is you can be a regular person; you don’t have to be a super rapper or a super person or a super whatever,” says M.C.O.D.Y, whose real name is Kimani Graham. “I wanted to show people, ‘Yo, I’m just like you.’”

While Royce Da 5’9”, Guilty Simpson,D12, and Black Milk may make most of the Detroit-related rap headlines since Eminem went into hibernation after Proof’s untimely death, Quest has been grinding it out across the country for years, paying his dues while earning a reputation in label-head’s ears via his no-holds-barred open mic battles which culminated at the end of 2007 where he was recognized as one of VIBE Magazine’s “best unsigned rappers.” Read the rest of this entry »