Large not only in stature but as a force to be reckoned with, both in the freestyle realm and as a performer, Athens-based MC ISHUES is the best rhyme-slinger this side of the Dungeon Family. His debut disc -- February's Reality Flow (out on the Attica Sound imprint) -- is just what it says: a stirring expose of his adolescent and adult life. Live, with hype man Fort Knox, his performance is almost heavier and more brutal than his subject matter. Ishues spent some of the summer touring with hip-hop legend KRS-One, whom he can count among his bevy of fans, along with us, of course.
