⁣One of the most difficult realities that’s hard to accept as a good artist is not being properly compensated for their creation. Whether monetarily, or in the form of praise that leads to accolades. Today’s feature knows that all too well. As far as being good artist, Shawn J and Smoke of Field Mob were more than that. The Grammy nominated group were on fire in the early 2000s with their creative, witty, fun, but real way of displaying their music, known for touching on real topics like slavery and inequality. They had songs about love like every other male artist, but theirs gave a different and interesting perspective, like how does the woman feel about you out all night and not paying attention to her after the relationship get stale and comfortable. Or how does your lady feel having to hear the people whisper around her about all the negative things connected to your name. They were aware of how country people were looked at and made fun of for sounding a certain way, or eating this or that off animals considered unclean, or the way they dressed and danced. They took that and made themselves the mascot for it, proud of the field they came from and showed it. Two talented individuals from a small town that made classic records in their era, just couldn’t survive the hurdles they had to get over, and by 2006 they were gone as we knew them when they first began to create their buzz in 99-00. It’s not often you see a rap group from the south, go to a New York based record label and put out a single and it become a top 20 billboard hit, an album that goes gold and become their biggest album to date, and be nominated for one of the biggest awards you can get as an entertainer. A Grammy. What is often is we see too many rappers or rap groups complain about being unfairly compensated for their work from a label, that leads two you never hearing for those artist again. It’s a travesty we didn’t get more field mob in the early 2000s, and even today, where their lyrical prowess and melodic sound could still be relevant today had Ludacris not apparently Blackball them. Was FIELD MOB Blackballed By LUDACRIS? Here's Why Their Growth Was Stunted