Rashad"thaPoet" is a history making spoken word artist. He released the critically acclaimed"Witness To The Truth" in April 2005. Since then he has went on to release the first ever Spoken Word mixtape series (vol.1-vol.3) and a combined 8 albums in 3 years. Most of which are collab projects with other artist and producers. Including 2007's sleep-on award winning album"Mind over Matter" with producer Shae Jones. Rashad returns with his best work to date. Talk To The People 12 tracks that again show why Rashad is taking Spoken Word to higher levels. From the opening"Talk To The People" which is reminiscent of Marvin Gaye's"Whats Going On"."The whole album approach was in the mindset of whats going on. From the album cover to the subject matter. I didnt want to hold back, I just feel like its time to speak truth to all the negativity out here". Rashad also is the first spoken word artist from Nashville to sell over 10,000 records."That number is big for anybody, but it's really big for spoken word. I just want to continue to push the envelope of Spoken Word." He does that with Talk To The People, and I for one am definitely listening.C.Y.