Albuquerque, New Mexico based hip hop collective, PGA (Products of the Golden Age), was born out of a common love and respect for hip hop culture. BlesInfinite, Nick FuriouStylz, Akword Actwrite, Epic Beats, and DJ Intro have had their fingerprints all over Albuquerque hip hop since the late ‘90s, when they helped unify the scene. After years of friendship, various musical partnerships and watching each other evolve as artists, a random day at the studio sealed their fate and PGA was officially established in 2014. “Following this magical day in the studio, the boys and I got up week in and week out, until we had recorded a 13 track, full length album,” BlesInfinite explains. “I personally had no intention of starting a new project, as I am already a part of three, but the power of our collaboration was undeniably real. I have always felt that if the music unites organically, then the project must be destiny.” “We have tailored together something very special with energy and power behind it,” Nick adds. “We are four dudes that have a real knowledge of hip hop. ”Since then, they’ve continued to hone their craft and zero in on PGA’s sound. Rather than the homogeneous nature of current rap music, PGA offers a type of hip hop that was present at its origin, when lyrics were a crucial component. “Our music is designed to bring the listener back to a time when hip hop was all about having fun, while at the same time delivering a poignant, positive, and political message,” BlesInfinite explains. “That it us in a nutshell high energy party rocking, with a definite infusion of edgy political prowess.” “I want our music to make you think,” Shawn adds. “I want it to inspire the younger generation to use their voice and to stand up for what they believe in. Hip hop literally saved my life and kept me from going down the wrong road. ”From Akword’s complex double time raps and Furioustylz’s rough, old school swagger to BlesInfinite’s smooth, low tone storytelling and Epic Beats’ clean yet fierce delivery, PGA puts their versatile vocal range on display. ‘All four emcees have their own distinct and unique individual styles,” BlesInfinite says. “Since the inception, I was adamant about no one every rocking more than a 12 bar verse, and typically sticking to the format of bouncing back eight and four bar verses. Our rapid fire overdub and line finishing techniques could be paralleled to groups such as Jurassic 5 or Souls of Mischief. This constant switching of style and voice gives the listener a very interesting, ever changing and evolving sound science.”-Kyle Eustice