Todd Sykes and EvergreenOne strike me as dudes who would be just as content freestyling over Pharcyde instrumentals in the back of a broken-down tour van, as they would rocking a stage in front of a couple hundred college kids in McMinnville, Oregon. Okay, maybe not just as content, but throw some quality greenery in the back of said van and it would be close.

Still, to discount the Tacoma emcees simply as two blunted-ass slacker kids with a knack for clever rhymer-y would be selling them short. Check out their refreshingly fresh LP, Milk On Wax, available for the price of nothing, here. The three-song sequence “City Hall,” “90’s Shit” and “For Real” had me nodding my head in unashamed approval in a car full of NYC subway commuters today. “2-5-3 does hip-hop too, ya know!” I wanted to exclaim.

And the video for “90’s Shit”: