Lots of artists dream of accepted re-invention and continued relevance into the perceived dusk of their career. Few people can have that sort of renaissance, but if the recent output of Dana Coppafeel is any indication of what is to come, we could be witnessing the rebirth of Coppa.

The year 2010 saw Dana release his first solo album, "Coppa's Welfare Foods," that was mostly embraced by those who heard it, which led to him clustering together songs that he had been featured on previously for "The Feature," a mixtape that was meant to highlight some of his best guest spots.

Later that year, as a part of his group KingHellBastard, he released the EP "Remember The Name," a project that found both local and national praise and even landed a positive review on Okayplayer.com. Spring boarding off of "Remember The Name," KHB released a tribute to the classic A Tribe Called Quest Album "Midnight Marauders," which also found its way around local and national blogs.

Now that it's 2011, expectations are high for both Coppa and KHB. The Bastards are slated to release a full-length album later this year on Uni.Fi Records, and Coppa is releasing a new EP with the newest Bastard, producer Reason, via Uni.Fi Records this Friday through a party at the Cactus Club that starts at 10 p.m. and will cost $7.

However, it doesn't stop there, as Coppa is finishing up a project with former Miltown Beat Down champion Da Ricanstruckta, in addition to a mixtape that has already seen a music video released for one of its tracks.

What is the reason for this revival of an artist that has never been on the outside of the in-crowd, but whose popularity has ebbed and flowed throughout his 10-plus years of doing hip-hop? The reason itself could be Reason, and a hunger that Coppa hasn't had in a while.

Reason, a fantastic producer that relies heavily on sample-free compositions, has seemed to not only have given KHB a shot in the arm, but has really helped Coppafeel soar to new heights. Coppa has…

It's funny how things happen sometimes. On Monday I talked about a new video by iOye!, frequent collaborator with Klassik, and yesterday I posted about a new video that Klassik did that features Blizz McFly. Well, today, I bring you Blizz McFly's newest work: a project called "F.E.A.R."

Blizz McFly is a member of the SAFS Crew, a group of talented rappers that also features RTystic and Direc, two guys that I would love to hear new music from personally. Blizz is also no slouch himself, and "F.E.A.R." proves that.

Blizz delivers a flurry (yes, that's a blizzard joke) of rhymes with a style that is extremely polished. He sounds good rapping and he gives the listener bars of music worth listening to closely to catch what's being said.

I think everybody knows that I'm not exactly a fan of the new school, but so far, based on everything they've done to date, in SAFS Crew I trust. If you are an old head like me, give this project a chance because I think you'll like it. If you are a young cat, you probably already knew about it and love it.

One of the few Wisconsin artists that happens to continually find his stature climb is rapper/producer Klassik.

Klassik, in my opinion, is one of those rare talents that can compose music that feels like a breath of fresh air, even if it doesn't exactly hit every groove you'd like on every single occasion.

You can tell that Klassik is pushing himself and the boundaries of his music, and there are many people around him that benefit from that. Artists like Frankie Flowers, iOye!, Blizz McFly, Rtystic, and Direc are some of the people that have been well complemented by work from Klassik.

If he'll do it, Klassik is a guy that any quality rapper or singer should try to work with in whatever capacity he makes himself available – rapper or producer.

Recently, he released a music video for the song "We Up/Everybody Down" that features Blizz McFly, a SAFS Crew member that I'm getting to know better musically myself. The video is put together very nicely and was directed by TBZ.

In what appears to be a series, "The Brown Bomber" Karl ¡OYE! Iglesias has released a music video that acts as a prologue to a future video.

"Misfits" was shot in London, England, by Alex Browning, and the editing gives the video a very surreal feeling. It's nice to see the Mil being represented in Europe!

The next chapter is set to be released on May 13.