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  This is a Canadian takeover with Vancouver British Columbia’s Moka Only and Checkmate free flowing over a diverse amount of beats from K-Rec. ‘Inference And Hearsay’ is a fifteen minute EP of showing HOP music ages like fine wine. Moka Only still sounds as fresh as when one first heard him throughout his storied career. K-Rec provides some standout moments with this release like the infectious title track and a sort of “180” moment of the sounds you expect to here from the D.J./producer with ‘Way2Lit.’ I initially thought Checkmate was a newer act, yet I began to realize his name was associated with Canadian Hip-Hop but could not quite put my finger as to where. Then low and behold the track that most Americans became introduced to Canadian rap artist was ‘Northern Touch,’ a posse cut of acts from Canada that got some lengthy rotation on B.E.T.’s ‘Rap City.’ Checkmate was on that track and now this EP comes full circle (no pun). With the length of this release, one will not waste their time, but the initial two tracks are a personal favorite while the last three are a bit darker in tone. K-Rec gives the tracks added flavor with cuts and scratches making ‘Inference And Hearsay’ in “fact” a solid addition to an incredible year of HOP music from it’s veterans. What did you think of the album? Singles include: ‘Love Keep pt.2’ & ‘Inference And Hearsay’ Listen to QUANTUM LEAP RADIO every Saturday from 4-6p.m. CST & Thursday from 3-5a.m. CST on 90.1 FM KPFT Houston in HD2 Worldwide @kpft.org/listen (under “kpft in HD2”) Catch past episodes by searching and following @fanlink.tv/QuantumLeapRadio