I had a chance to kick it with Alias in Acapulco for a short time and saw her perform. She is definitely an earmark influence in conscious hip hop, and someone I consider to have the same goals as me with hip hop, as far as spreading love and the light of wisdom. I hope to throw down on a track with her one day, but we didnt get a chance to chill that much when we were down there as we were both very busy. I will have to check out DISL Automatic & PTP, thanks for the references. As far as rap and hip hop, i wish there wasnt a faction, but emcees need to really think about what they are promoting before writing a track. There are several big names in rap music that i would never work with because I cannot consciously promote what they are promoting, not even for million of dollars. It would go against everything I believe in, and my only belief is in truth. So the truth is, its an emcees responsibility to open the eyes of the populous to the woes of society (AND HIP HOP), and show them a better path which we should follow. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INPUT.