Ka is a fascinating figure. The Brooklyn rapper and producer is a veteran of the New York rap underground of the ’90s, but he’s taken himself out of the game. These days, he’s a fire chief in New York, and he releases moody, meditative rap albums on his own, whenever the spirit moves him. Usually, that means producing all his own music, releasing it himself, directing all his own videos, and even making a tradition of standing out on the sidewalk on release day, selling vinyl copies of his albums hand-to-hand. Read more on Last.fm