"Hyp has created a masterpiece of musical art and literacy. He smoothly and creatively integrates soul-stirring melodies with scholarly social, historical and political works of import. Hyp skillfully moves from the past to the present carrying the listener on a auditory journey through America’s racial minefield while inspiring us to reflect and lose ourselves in the beautiful sounds and spiritual textures embedded in the music. This eclectic and riveting production is surprisingly unique yet simple and familiar. The music is accessible and moving and the messages charismatic and pleasing. This album has something for everyone! It's beats and rhythms and thoughtful expressions expose life’s experiences while stimulating the heart, mind and body. The great strength of Hyp is his exceptional ability to synthesize data, and music and to then harmoniously blend the two together into an orchestra of art and truth." - Dr. Joy A. DeGruy, Researcher, Educator, Presenter and Author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS) "Hyp of Triple Ave has created an ingenious masterpiece. 99:1, Looking Forward, Back and Now is a musical offering that includes speech excerpts that highlight the wisdom and revolutionary voices of Malcolm X, Arundhati Roy, Michelle Alexander and Joy DeGruy – to mention a few. The result is a magical blend of Hip Hop, piano, contra bass, violin, and harp that presents history and contemporary social messages that challenge the status quo of oppression. It is a powerful offering to anyone who knows or suspects that this is the time to demolish oppression. It is quite clear that we must change the systemic narrative of inequity and this requires new stories; new visions, new actions. This requires an intergenerational collaboration. It requires education across silos. We need to popularize the historical and contemporary truths that can set us free. Hyp has made this possible with his dynamic use of sound and speech that invites us to learn, share information, unite and dream a better world into being!" - Shakti Butler, Filmmaker, President and Founder of World Trust Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity