Blue States: Indie hip-hop heroes Blue Scholars embrace a new label, sounds, and social concerns.

It took a month for George Quibuyen just to get used to waking up in his own bed and “being a family dude.” After two years on the road with musical cohort Alexei Saba Mohajerjasbi it was time for a well-deserved break. As the Seattle-based hip-hop duo Blue Scholars, Quibuyen and Mohajerjasbi—known as MC Geologic and producer Sabzi—had toured for 24 straight months to promote their second full-length album, Bayani. It's an ambitious album that poignantly tackles wa...

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