Monk HTS

Having spent that last few years helping cultivate Bay Area Hip Hop sounds as a producer/engineer for local artists. Monk has switched his hand from solely producing to putting his lyrical abilities on the map as well. It’s Monday Morning and it’s Monk’s time to rearrange the game. With his debut project, Monday Morning, Monk elevates the local sound and culture with raw talent and ability both as a music producer and a rap artist. Meshing live instruments—from acoustic strings and guitars, to trumpet solos and unique percussion—with samples from soul, jazz, funk, and rock genres in classic Hip Hop style, Monk’s music provides refreshing crisp flavor and soul, as well as an artistic vision that takes whomever is listening on a journey through the San Francisco streets. Lyrically, the album has something few rap albums these days have: a purpose. Every dark night gets blessed with a new day. In that sense, Monday Morning is another beautiful example of redemption and revival.