Here's a little composite of a post I originally put up on Blood Is One:

As I reiterated a few times in the review for The Otherside, that documentary shouldn't be dismissed because it omitted the role of Oldominion - a massive network of Northwest area rappers and producers. However, because of Macklemore's sudden success, I really worry about some of these artists being forgotten in the larger narrative. When Oldominion is mentioned, there are artists who should be remembered, specifically guys like Sleep of Oldominion.

Sleep was one of the founding members of the hip-hop collective and is known widely for his solo work and his work with Josh Martinez in The Chicharones. His most significant solo effort was an album back in 2005 called Christopher. His Wikipedia entry is really well kept. Here's a taste of his most recent work:

For a second segment pertaining to Seattle hip-hop history, I wanted to focus a bit on Boom Bap Project. Boom Bap Project comprises of rappers Karim Panny and Destro, both members of the large Oldominion collective. Destro has continued his rap career as a solo guy - the last time I met with Karim was at a comic book convention in San Francisco, where he said he was doing work for a Filipino themed TV station. Of all Seattle hip-hop acts, these guys had some of the most potential - unfortunately a group effort only seemed to come together three times, with the last time being in 2007 with the album Shakedown: