The more that I'm here, the more I wanna leave

The more that I know, the less that I believe

A man's word means less to me than air that I breathe

My lungs is full of lies, I suffocate and die

Ungh—Bean had me revived!

Fearce Vill is one-third of the Dyme Def rap tandem (their newest, Sex Tape, is out now), an MC with flow, voice, and individual style. His solo cut on DD's debut, Space Music, "Let It Be," was a heartful, deep-breathing standout about his family and relationship that I found genuinely stirring, especially during their Bumbershoot performance a couple years back. That said, Fearce still doesn't get the shine as an individual lyricist as much as an integral element of the double-D flight plan. BeanOne is one of the very top tier of Seattle's hiphop makers, with more than a few local classics under his belt (Framework's Hello World and the aforementioned Space Music both come to mind) and 'nuff national work on his résumé. An all-around b-boy, with work put in on the mic, turntables, pavement—as well as on the cans and markers, which no doubt fuels his bold design aesthetic. Any accolades that Bean gets—and the real know he's the truthiest, as he himself would say—are more than deserved, but he's yet to see the propers he merits. Bean's been bubbling in the underground round these parts like Ghostbusters II—making ill remixes of everything from the Beatnuts to Lykke Li, and splicing together some crazy videos, guerrilla-style.

Together, they make hiphop that makes you make that face, so it's only right they form like Voltron to make the brand-spankin'-new DIY clothing/music collaboration YUK. "Basically, me and [Fearce] partnered up creatively to become YUK," says Bean via G-chat. "We will be doin' MASSIVE audio and video for free to promote the brand, starting with tee shirts." This clothing line will be sold exclusively at Goods from the looks of things, and to me things look and sound real fuckin' good. Hit www.yuktheworld.com to hear/download the sound of their 50-cal starter pistol, "Yuk the World," right now.

June 17 over at Nectar is the CD release for local Hot Topic–rockers Striking Back, whose lead singer, Jordan Thompson, lent his vocal cords to the SOTA Boys' "Innovation," which also features area up-and-comers Gran Rapids, who open the show. The GR crew (Jay Battle and Leach) are self-starting party dudes with slick spit game whose debut LP, Saturday Mourning, can be found in stores.

At the High Dive on June 20 is the Soundwaves Beat Battle, featuring a plethora of local beatmeisters going head-up on-sight for $500, as well as performances from Young Cel and Tacoma duo the Realest, who just dropped an album, Till I Fall, which you can download for free at www.therealestmusic.com. Their single "My Angel" has definitely gotten some burn with me, and there are more joints to be found on TIF, so get hip. recommended