Ear to the Street

The Conscious Daughters (TCD) was a female rap duo from the Bay Area, California, United States, consisting of Carla “CMG” Green and the late Karryl “Special One” Smith. The duo signed in 1993 to Paris’s record label, Scarface Records, after passing him a demo tape at a club.
Ear to the Street is the their debut album. It was released on November 30, 1993 for Scarface Records, distributed by Priority Records and produced by rapper Paris. Ear to the Street was a success on the billboard charts, it made it to 126 on the Billboard 200, 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and 7 on the Top Heatseekers. Also two singles made it to the Billboard charts, “Somethin’ To Ride To (Fonky Expedition)” and “We Roll Deep”.
The single and video release of their hit single, Somethin’ to Ride (Fonky Expedition), helped The Conscious Daughters gain national recognition. Soon after, they were signed by Priority/EMI Records and released their second album, Gamers. Many collaborations, projects and television appearances followed, most notably Rap City, MTV Jams, and Soul Train.
Their third album, The Nutcracker Suite, was released on Guerilla Funk Records on February 10, 2009. In 2010, The Conscious Daughters severed their relationship with Guerrilla Funk Records, and in 2011 they signed a distribution deal with Phaseone/Sony.
On December 10, 2011, Smith was found dead at her home. Initially, the cause of death was unknown, but it was eventually determined to be from complications associated with blood clots that reached her lungs.