(not) in service (2023) is a chronicle of poetry written from 2017-2022, during a transitional period of Unique’s life in her late 20s-early 30s. Many of the poems were written while Unique was “in transit” on Baltimore’s public transportation, which she counted on for her entire life up until 2022 (when she officially became a motorist). Baltimore’s transit system, known locally as the MTA (Maryland Transit Administration), is a steady, yet often unpredictable system of buses, subway trains, and light rails, which close to 2 million commuters relied upon in 2022 alone. 

The title of the zine is derived from the MTA bus marquee in Unique’s youth, which frequently frustrated commuters who stood for lengthy time frames. This zine is meant to portray an unflinching, eyewitness account of the city Unique calls home, and a vulnerable disclosure of her emotional spectrum in this transitory period. Moreover, the collection speaks to Unique’s artistic mission to shift the international narrative of Baltimore City, focusing on glimpses of moments often overshadowed by tales of violence and destruction. (not) in service is published by Homie House Press, a woman-led, community-based radical press which specializes in work that is “personal, political, and poetic”.

"These Books Contain" is an original poem and digital storytelling short film by Uni Q. Mical, released in anticipation of her third book release, (not) in service, published by Homie House Press (2023). The video features familial images, Google Street View images of homes dear to the artist, long replaced, and archival clips of Baltimore City's MTA public transit system, an anchoring theme to the poetry collection in (not) in service.

Written by: Unique Robinson

Edited by: Unique Robinson

Photos courtesy of Unique Robinson's personal collection

Video Clips courtesy of Baltimore History Channel

Elevator Excursions is the 3rd out-of-the-cosmos collaboration between kLefta*maniak (Baltimore, MD) & MRDJXZ (Brooklyn, NYC). It features classic, boom-bap beats, remixed with obscure soulful samples. kLefta*maniak's rapid fire verses remain in the pocket throughout the entire project, riding the instrumentals throughout the galaxy. The album's single, "Supernatural Superstition", finds kLefta*maniak back at her old stomping grounds at Baltimore City College High School, where her life as an artist began, and includes several East Baltimore murals from the late Baltimore artist, Tom Miller. 

Written by Unique Robinson (as kLefta*maniak) 
Production, Mixing & Mastering by MRDJXZ (Xander B. Points-Zollo)
Album Artwork by Ái-Vi Lê
Recorded at Da Underground Sky (D.U.G.S.), Baltimore, MD
The Word Is All Productions, 2023.

Cosmic Drama is a journey through life (and a world) in a time of transformation. It's a sonic wakeup call - a siren of the shifting of the ages. It's also a cathartic collage of moods & moments of Tha Noisy N.E.I.ghbor's metamorphic 33rd year in a host body. The experimental project's musical palette is comprised of 90's Hip-Hop, R&B/Soul, Funk, House, Trip-Hop, & poetic influences. The project's two singles, "Interjection Interception!!! (5:06pm)" and "769 W. Saratoga St." were released, with colorful, lively music videos featuring murals from Black Baltimore artists, and historical archival images from the city. 

This multidimensional journey is sequenced in 3 parts, with 7 tracks each (7-7-7). Each chapter is meant to stand on its own, but they transition well into each other, too. Select tracks from the project are featured here. 

Chapter I: Tha Fool (Tracks 1-7)
Chapter II: Temperance (Tracks 8-14)
Chapter III: Tha World (Tracks 15-21)

Written, Produced, Arranged, and Mixed by Unique Robinson (as Tha Noisy N.E.I.ghbor)
Album Artwork by Ái-Vi Lê
Recorded at Da Underground Sky (D.U.G.S.), Baltimore, MD
The Word Is All Productions, 2022.

"ALL BLK." was released in April 2019, the 4th anniversary of the Baltimore Uprising in honor of Freddie Gray, and the 51st anniversary of the 1968 Baltimore Uprising for Martin Luther King, Jr. April is a radical month, also home to the LA Uprising in 1992. Here, kLefta*maniak shares critique in lyrical form of the colonial systems that seek to control and suppress Black resistance. 

Written by Unique Robinson (as kLefta*maniak)

Produced by Lord Finesse (Original Instrumental for Big L, "All Black", 1995).  

Album Art by Unique Robinson