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Grown’ may be one of the best hip-hop albums you’ve never heard. And that’s fine with Ben Rogers and Jason Ferrantello, AKA “The Coffee Nods”. This project, although a cult classic for those familiar with it, was never intended for mass consumption.

The Grown album became an underground cult favorite to anyone who was able to find one of the extremely rare copies. Party anthems like ‘Paycheck’ and ‘Feel It’ will have your head bobbin, while deeper, more cerebral tracks like ‘Night Train’ and ‘Decisions’ will turn your noggin on.

And so, the million dollar question is, why is this obscure local hip hop album from 15 years ago a DFW Legacy Series title? Well, first of all, because this album is truly exceptional. And second, the story behind why it never went anywhere — and how it relates to the local talk radio landscape — is as unique as any you might stumble across