STRIVIN'

I decided to put this mixtape together for the people. I’m really active online and I’ve noticed on myspace, the message boards & blogs that people have been asking about what other material I have available. So I said let me compile some of my verses from joints I’m featured on, some of my unreleased records and a couple of freestyles and put ‘em together for download. I hollered at the homie Legend and he was down. We then reached out to DJ Nice, OKP & rappersiknow.com and they were all with it too. The end result is “Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself”, I think the title is self-explanatory. So for all the people looking for some more material from Torae, here it is, enjoy….

Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself [download]

Torae: Myspace

Small world we live in. Turns out Shaya used to be in a crew with my boy DJ Mark 7 in Santa Rosa back in the days. Looks like Shaya is doing well with his career. Check back in a few days for some more joints off his new album, Fallen Awake.

Prior to signing with Interdependent Media, Shaya spent nearly ten years hitting the pavement in his native Bay Area slanging handmade CD’s and mixtapes at shows and on street corners. Shaya’s lyricism, determination, and charismatic personality caught the attention of many industry leaders but personal obstacles often prevented him from taking his craft to the next level. He did, however, perform regularly and opened up for Bay Area luminaries such as the Hieroglyphics and the Living Legends. Shaya is currently under the mentorship of iD, the same A&R guru who introduced the world to Little Brother. Now, backed with the support of Interdependent Media, home to Canibus, K’naan, Tanya Morgan, Eyezon, J*Davey, and other artists, Shaya and iD are proud to finally release the fulfillment of the potential that others in the industry have always seen in Shaya with Fallen Awake. The album features production from Jake One (50 Cent, Freeway) and The ARE (Lords of the Underground, K-Otix). Under the manifesto of resurrecting “thinking man’s music,” Shaya considers Fallen Awake to be not only an open-palm to his listeners, but a chance to lay to rest the pains of his own life.

“Proud” [download]

“Fall Back” [download]

Shaya: Myspace