SENIM SILLA - ALL IS MINES

Senim Silla has made a serious impact on hip hop. Born in 1977, Ross Rowe grew up in Pontiac, MI, and was there as the culture started to break away from the mainstream to form what is now one of the most dynamic hip hop scenes worldwide, and not all of it is trash. The same scene that puked out ICP, Kid Rock, and 95% of Em has incubated unparalleled talent like DILLA, Elzhi, Royce, and Binary Star, Senim's breakthru duo with One Be Lo.


 They've been broke up for a long time now, but for years they were making music and trying to keep their collab alive. One Be Lo stayed active while Senim focused on family and some other shit in between Binary Star reunions. In '07  'The Name, The Motto, The Outcome' was released to critical acclaim, and NOTHING else...it never got the spins and quietly slipped into history. People weren't feeling it at the time, their loss.

In stark contrast to the graying husks of long-abandoned factories, the dismal Great Lakes climate, and overall unsettling 'ghost town' atmosphere, independent, real music from the D is not only surviving, and thriving, but changing the game. Senim was there, and you can feel it in the music. Take 'The Name, The Motto, The Outcome' to the lab and you'll believe. It's just as hot today as it was a decade ago. Everything is where it should be on the levels, the lyricism, and the producing. Both Senim and his long time recording partner,  Decompoze bring some journeyman game to the studio.

 

 I listened to a couple archived FOREALLY SHOW podcasts while I was building this page and this shit made me stop what I was doing and pay attention more than once. Unfortunately I didn't see any new material being recorded for the show.  Sending best wishes to Silla, and hoping for a follow-up album.