Music is an excellent means for processing and retaining new information. This is true for all of us, starting way back in the womb. If it wasn’t for music and song, many of us probably wouldn’t even know our ABC’s, right? In some oral traditions, a large chunk of the culture and history is passed down via song alone. Which is exactly why we’ll be using it as the basis of our research for this project.

Sound, its frequencies, harmonics, vibrations, etc. are in themselves, instruments for, and keys to, healing and enlightenment. They also provoke ideas, expressions and feelings of all sorts. When they are combined and experienced through song, they will facilitate a bridge and create an interconnection between: your internal consciousness, emotion and memory; and whatever information is being presented, along with the experiences that are attached to them. By themselves, many things can be unnecessarily complicated and constantly fleeting, but a song is easier to remember and stays with a person! If you are inspired to look further into something because of a song; or if you engage in listening to music and lyrics that speak to whatever you are currently pursuing; you can enrich the experience, expedite the journey without compromise, and gain a more profound innerstanding of the matter, as a result. If the tune is internalized and committed to memory, you will be able to recall the song (and what you learned from it) on the fly, at any given time. It can then be used as a reference when making decisions, provoking a needed mind-state, remembering formulae, and so much more! Since the song is the catalyst or supporting centerpiece of the deeper studies, a sizeable amount of the extended knowledge you acquire in relation to it will remain attached to the song. Basically, if the song is in your memory, it can be recalled; along with the experiences, knowledge, energies and emotions gained in relation to it.

The science of the tone and the power of its acoustic properties are utilized in the fields of education, religion, hypnosis, etc. It is used for healing, learning, memory management, and even those shady “noise programs” running rampant these days! Our enigmatic relationship with sound has been well known throughout history. It has been studied, practiced and applied by our ancestors in many dynastic periods, cultures, spiritual art forms and religious philosophies, for thousands of years. The possibilities go far beyond the scope of this brief explanation. It is well worth the time to look further into the phenomenisticalness of soundscapes, outside of this project.

  There is a special kind of music that is often socially ignored and culturally overlooked, especially when covering topics like the ones in this article. Basically it’s been slept on. Despite this fact, the creative soundscapes are a breeding ground for awareness, consciousness, free-thinking, Nubian empowerment, collective effort, Self-Love and more. Listening to, absorbing, challenging and studying the music in detail can change your life and provide practical motivation, useful knowledge and other great benefits. Most of it can’t be found on the stat quo media platforms, but it’s live and active in the natural scene or underground, which is mostly where the real heartbeat and soul of the music and culture dwells, anyway. But if you look hard enough, you can always find a few nuggets in the mainstream. And it has ALWAYS been this way. You just gotta dig in, UDig? Listening to artists such as KRS-One, Brand Nubian, Poor Righteous Teachers, Public Enemy, Cross Movement, Jeru The Damaja, Locksmith, Talib Kweli, Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, K-Rino, Mos Def and many others, can lead to great realizations, interesting manifestations, knowledge of self, esoteric teachings, health awareness, theological insights, political and social clarifications, and a host of other valuables throughout ones life journey.

Here's a few starter tracks to get the blood flowing!