Tanya Morgan – “Hip-Hop Is Dead II”

One of the better cuts on their new CD, The Bridge EP, due out June 17th.

When Tanya Morgan (Von Pea, Ilyas, and DonWill) debuted with Moonlighting in 2006, they didn’t seem to care that their rap name appeared misleading to many. Moreover, their album cover was a female with a black bar across her eyes, which led some to believe that Tanya was in fact a chick. Their reasoning back then was “If Alice in Chains can do it, so can we.” Well, the difference is that Alice in Chains is a rock group and Tanya Morgan is not. That partially explains why Moonlighting — a solid introductory album — went unnoticed when it dropped. I commend them for trying to break the mold, but I’d hate to see these talented brothers go down under the CunningLynguists Curse.

As you can see from the new cover, they’ve decided to play it safe this time.