“ ‘want to be a beatnik’.I love it so much...” Jan van Boeschotten, DanceValley.NL “DJ Monkey’s first album signals the dawn of a new era in Music.” The G-Man, Herald-American Newspaper Group & Immedia Wire Service “DJ Monkey, Pete Miser, and to a lesser extent the Def Jux Crew, are the only ones carrying the real torch or the promise of rap and hip hop culture: melding innovation, the avant-garde and street level music...” Mark Kirby a/k/a Kirbzilla MusicDish AX (NYC & Paris) & DreamForge.Com (Brooklyn, NY) “ A daring attempt to synthesize a slew of musical and literary disciplines..cool-jazz/hip hop/soul fantasia...a unique project.” - Music Connection “I love it. It's creative and unique. It has a great continuity to it. A great realized CD. - Eric Neher, Elements Magazine/NYC “A fabulous amalgamation of alt-rock, hip hop, beatnik funk-lounge, social-political diatribes, and right-on off-kilter viewpoints.” - CD Scene & Heard " it is for those who want to understand and accept the "Monkey's" wit and underlying plethora of hard-hitting truths, which come up and attack you in the face when you least expect it." - J. Reano, LA..XPress “DJ Monkey explores the connection and the common ground between jazz-backed beat poetry and hip-hop.” - NOHOLA “Innovative and definitely something to talk about combines stylish social lyrics, beatnik funk, jazz, a twist of R&B, and a slap of rap all rolled into one. “ - Keith "KC" Clifton, www.newartistshowcase.com