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"Two shades of Grey" radiates the raw energy from Maupower - the hypeman of "One Blood Hidden Image". This solo album released by Maupower in 2008 crosses between underground hip hop lyrical energy to RnB, while maintaining the influence of the Indigenous Torres Strait culture and language. With songs like "Rogue Souljah" identifying Maupower's struggles to become the image he is in the hip hop scene to "My Blood My People" sharing his pride to be identified as an Indigenous Australian, in particular a Torres Stait Islander. Songs like "Summer Jams" bring the vibe down to a mid-tempo bounce, giving it a more funk laid back feel that flows over the beat. Even with tracks appealing to commercial air play and club scenes, Maupower also infuses conscious music and content in "Two Shades of Grey" with songs like "Moment of Clarity" touching on topics of injustices Maupower sees in his world today. An album that has been moulded and created since his beginning in the hip hop scene. Derived and delivered with the same energy and intensity by the man who brought you "One Blood Hidden Image", "Two Shades of Grey" is the epitomy of the vibe that made the man known as Maupower.