BY MICHAEL BLAIR • AUGUST 15, 2018

Gang Starr’s Guru once professed on “Moment of Truth”, “Cultivate, multiply, motivate or else we’ll die.” Twenty years later in a progressively demanding and often times burdensome social climate, these lyrics ring truer than ever. To remain positive, inspired, and purposeful in an atmosphere that can easily wear you down is an increasingly complex mission.

Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn MC, Ace Clark, shares the same sentiment and merges with two fellow BK dignitaries in Talib Kweli and Joell Ortiz on the track “Signs” to offer encouragement and instruction on combating those day to day hindrances encountered. That song premieres today at Ambrosia For Heads. With a potent chorus bearing the lyrics “Life gone’ pass you by if you don’t recognize the sings,” the introductory single from the 26-year-old Clark’s second full-length project, Black Privilege, is a lyrical offering to those in need of a reminder to keep evolving.

The always socially and politically conscious Kweli sets the track off, immediately conveying “Are you reading my mind? / Go inside my inner thoughts and stay in touch with the world / Are you seeing the signs?” Following up the reassuring Talib verse, the blossoming Ace Clark goes on to address a bevy of significant topics including racial injustice, society tearing those in the pursuit of success down, the perils of social media acceptance, and the alarming prescription medication crisis. Clark, who rocks a blend of Hip-Hop and Neo-Soul, laces a powerful message while staying hopeful throughout, eventually stating “As I see destruction on a day to day / My key takeaway is that I got to make a way / And if I plant seeds I want to see ‘em grow / Teach ‘em all I can before I go.

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