Nearly one year after his previous release, Palermo Stone returns with his third solo album, R.A.R.E. [Revitalizing Art; Reinventing Emotion], a polished record that looks to break down the walls of what is considered traditional hip hop. The album finds the Pittsburgh rapper more focused, using his artistic versatility to deliver songs with more depth, diversity, vulnerability and personal substance than before. Led by the powerful lead single, "Freedom Writers (Feat. Dee-1)," each track carries a message that is complimented by production from Hitt of MCM, Jazz Logic, Big Jerm, Aus10, 93P, Andrew Lloyd, Sango and Chuck LaGaron.