Black•out [blak-au̇t] – noun: (1) a period of musical brilliance, usually experienced during an instrumental solo, characterized by great technical ability and emotional gravity; verb – to experience (1); Inflected Form(s): blacked out; black•ing out

The Project: to “black out” on every song – both in the studio and on-stage – within a hip-hop framework; to further elevate hip-hop beyond the two-bar loop with intricate arrangements, dynamic variation, and (introducing) the solo section