When we speak of consciousness, especially conscious Hip Hop very rarely does the West Coast get factored into that equation. That is a grand omission of the facts on the ground though. Tonite we will hear from one of the progenitors of West Coast consciousness, Brotha Casual from the Hieroglyphics rap collective and get a concise history of Bay Area Hip Hop.

Brotha Casual, or Brotha Jonathan as he is also known, will also speak on his upcoming debut on the lecture circuit, sharing the stage with the KMT contingency facing off against the Hebrew War Machine. Bro Casual is representing the Amen Ra Squad and will be releasing his first tome on Feb 8th as well, Madjai- A Handbook for the Conscious Community, which can be pre ordered at www.rapgod.wordpress.com