Here's another fine project that got lost in the shuffle for me somehow... Koncrete Jungle by Kurious and Ro Data. If you're not familiar with the Puerto Rican rap legend Kurious Jorge, then you clearly weren't outside in the mid-90s. His album A Constipated Monkey is widely considered a classic with tracks like "Uptown Shit", "I'm Kurious," "Walk Like a Duck" and more. He also played a significant role in some of the late great MF DOOM's projects. Kurious returns sharp as ever in the first project since II back in 2009. Vancouver's Ro Data helps the cause by providing excellent backdrops throughout. Koncrete Jungle was released in December of last year and features Planet Asia, Chong Wizard and Homeboy Sandman. I had the pleasure of meeting Kurious back in the 90s, then again about 10 years ago at two separate events - the last of which was Q-Tip's listening party for The Renaissance at the old Knitting Factory. There's a photo of us in the green room somewhere floating around the internets. Dig into their collaborative LP Koncrete Jungle below...