There are certain albums in every music lover’s collection that are just classic necessities. One of those albums for the person who loves the rap music CD is God Loves Ugly by the Minnesota based Atmosphere. Atmosphere just came out with a new rap music CD called When Life Gives You Lemons You Paint that Shit Gold and is currently touring the country for it but this one is really his lyrical roots, which are just beginning to gain mainstream popularity through advertisements on MTV.

I went to an Atmosphere concert on Cinco de Mayo 08, never being to one before and was really blown away by his lyrical talent and stage presence. For those that aren’t familiar with Atmosphere the lead lyricist, Slugg is a white, father with shoulder length hair. His songs are about his relationships, thoughts, daughter and life. I am not talking about the kind of life that the mainstream rap music CD shows that includes exotic cars, horny girls and bottle poppin’ but the average person’s struggle. I have attached a performance of one of his classic songs, Modern Mans Hustle from God Loves Ugly.