Guest blogger: Jon B1

Intuition (Lee Shaner) is a hip hop/rap artist I’ve been listening to for around 4 years. He is and has been one of my favorite artists for a while now because of his unique sound and his ability to tell a story (with actual meaning, unlike most music today) in each song. Lee sets himself apart from other artists because his delivery in each song is unbelievably smooth, very few artists compare to Lee’s signature polished sound. His music can evoke several emotions, some are perfect for kicking back and wasting a day with a few buds like “Old Enough”, “First Day of Summer” or “Buzzkill” while he shows his contemplative and serious side with songs like “Nowhere”, “Ain’t the Blues”, and “Best Fool”. If I could compare Lee to one specific artist, I would, but I can’t. He’s so different from other artists in the sense that he seems to take the best qualities from others and combine them to make an amazing sound. Lee’s sound is smooth like Dumbfoundead, has heavy lyrics like Atmosphere, and is at times relaxed/light-hearted like Hoodie Allen. Now onto his album Intuition & Equalibrum, it was released in the spring of 2013. This album is his sixth and by far his best; unlike most rappers, Intuition actually gets better with age. Intuition & Equalibrum is an album that reflects on Lee’s thoughts and experiences over the past 4 years. It took him so long to release this album because “Real life ends up taking precedence over rap life”(Shaner) family issues, job issues, and relationship issues all contributed to Lee’s drought in the hip hop scene. Two songs in particular that are memorable are “Best Fool” and “Dear John” because “on “Best Fool”,(Lee) sends a break-up letter to his vices on “Dear John”(Gillespe) changing his demeanor to be more optimistic rather than jaded, which he had portrayed in his previous 5 albums. I Agree with Gillespe who wrote “STREAM: INTUITION & EQUALIBRUM” who gos on to say “It's new territory for hip hop and that's part of the gift Intuition and Equalibrum bring”. I think Intuition has matured tremendously as an artist and I hope he continues to put out music. Intuition & Equalibrum is definitely worth the buy, its an album similar to none.