Hearing local whiz kids and hip-hoppers FROM THE HIPSTER'S VAULT By CE SKIDMORE skidmore@poststar.com Published: Friday, May 18, 2007

Let's keep it in the family and stay local, what do you say? Chorus Babblebones "Insatiable Potential" Are you tired of hip-hop that's straight outta Compton? How about some that's straight outta your own back yard? Chorus Babblebones is on the Saratoga Springs independent label, Sub-Bombin'. He is part of an enclave of artists that include local celebrities like Eraserheadz, G-Money, Midas and Rawhead, who produced, mixed and engineered "Insatiable Potential." The Sub-Bombin' family has close ties to the former Blue Water Tribe and The Mathematicians. With the release of Babblebones' disc, the hip-hop community at Sub-Bombin' is ready to step up and earn some serious cred. The beats are infectious, the rhymes have effortless flow and the album is so lyrically tight that it would take a bloodhound to sniff out a trite verse or hackneyed phrase. Buy this album. Now. Tracks you'll dig: "Scare Crown," "Trial & Error," "Date of Birth" If you're into Chorus Babblebones, check out: All other Sub-Bombin' artists. Listen locally. Put your money where the talent is. Can be purchased at: Last Vestige, Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY (518) 226-0811 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.