"Making a mark on hip-hop"
written by: Keter Tzadik of ImageEYEnation
published 5/01

The internet really is a powerful tool for finding new and exciting talent. Why, just the other
day I happened to come across Incks, a skilled emcee from the jungles of Brooklyn, New York
through an email that was forwarded to me. Thanks to that email and the link it contained I was
able to peep an mp3 of one of her joints. Impressed as I was. I dropped sis an email and she
was happy enough to send me a cassette of some shit she's been working on. After listening to
what she has in store, I must say that Incks is someone to watch for.

The demo started off nicely with the thumping Push. Sporting a seriously thick bass line, some
soulful Curtis Mayfield sounding guitar chords and chunky drum programming, Push sees Incks
declaring herself "a black woman, pushing in many directions with very very strong maxims" and
talking about the positive and negative forms of pushing and shoving we experience in life. Next
up, the bass heavy, jazzy chimed electric piano flavored track Here My Dear booms through the
speakers and Incks takes the opportunity to speak on the "troublesome outcome of hip hop" with
lines that berate artists for their lackluster output and fans for caring more about performers
clothes and jewelry than their artistic abilities.

Also included was the track I had previously heard, Jungle, a morality tale about life on the
streets of Flatbush, Brooklyn. Incks drops jewels for the females who mistake the lust of drug
and alcohol abusing wanna-be thugs for love and paints a realistic picture of ghetto life wich
is something that has been missing among the bling bling and project chick anthems that litter
the current hip-hop landscape.

Incks and her producer OBaH are the kind of artist that still make hip-hop records like they did
in the early 90's. The thick production and intelligent street rhymes they exhibit here are
something is all to rare and solely missed by heads like myself. Whether they choose to drop
some shit independently or manage to get picked up by a label, whatever they release is sure to be
worth the attention, time and money of those of us who love hip-hop as much as they obviously do.
"Push EP" written by: Gida Snyder of Mugshot Magazine
published '02 vol 2 issue 3

MC Incks elevates the caliber of do-it-yourself Hip-Hop. Raised in the carnival atmosphere of
East Flatbush, New York, Incks, also known as Cindy Leacock, grew up immersed in the sounds of
calypso, soca, 60's rhythm & blues and the jazz driven beats of late 80's Hip-Hop.
Writing rhymes since the seventh grade, Incks only began venturing to open mics in the year 2000.
Quickly outgrowing Wetlands and The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Incks soon teamed up with producer and friend DJ O.B.A.H.(Oldskool Beats And Harmonies) and conceptualized Earmax Records, a brooklyn based
indepedent label, in 2001.

Incks single "jungle" was released on the Okayplayers Compilation, shining next to tracks by underground notables Afronaut and Belgian producer Krewcial among others. Garnering international exposure for her single "How Clever", Incks was featured on the playlist of a Belgian Internet radio station for a three-week stint. Her flow is smooth and direct, slighlty reminiscent of a young Lauryn Hill. On Push, a four-track EP, both lyrics and production effervesce. DJ O.B.A.H.'s style reflects an evolution of early 90's Hip-Hop, an appropriate match for Incks, a talented up-and-coming MC who understands the importance of "industry rule number 4080...." and has taken matters into her own hands.

"Flatbush Emcee a Step Above"
written by: Carl Chery of Kingsman press
published april 2002

There was a time when female emcees where a rarity. Fortunately, pioneers such as Roxanne
Shante, Queen Latifah and MC lyte have paved the way for estrogen to be recognized in a male
dominated industry. Unfortunately, too many of today's female rappers have opted to trade self
respect for platinum sales in a rap world already saturated with testosterone and misogyny. Yet,
hope is still alive in the form of Incks, a Flatbush emcee whose lyrical content is immersed in
awareness and knowledge o self.Backed with solid production from partner in crime Dj OBaH
(Oldskool Beats and Harmonies), Incks delivers a thought provoking four-track EP addressing
 issues dealing with the streets as well as the state of hip-hop.

The project opens with "Push It," an ode to progression that sets the tone for the opus
journey. On "Jungle"," a track that was also featured on the Okayplayer underground compilation,
Incks paints a vivid picture of an urban landscape flooded with drama. The commentary serves
as advice for lost souls, especially women to whom Incks counsels. "In the jungle close your legs and
open your eyes," she said. "How Clever," perhaps the EP's standout, features D.R.O. as well as jazzy production from Japanese beatmaker Yugi Noto, Incks praises cleverness over Noto's heavenly piano
chops that could give Pete Rock a run for his money. The EP concludes with "Hear my dear (troublesome outcome)," a track on which a noticeably angered Incks takes a stab at hip-hop's deteriorating state. She once again strives to awaken the mind by spitting:

"This ain't a song for me to wast so why cut and paste / When I can add spice for taste / Which is,
what you hear before your face / The aim to pick your brain up a pace so come on join the race,"

With this EP, Incks proves that she's a force to reckoned within the underground and has
the ability to flow in the mainstream.