Citizen Cope may be the next musical genius. It's true, ask any one of his fans. Many of them describe the prodigy as the best person on the music scene today, and he's only released three albums. Really, the guy is amazing; he blends a kind of sound that no one else has ever really captured before with lyrics than have an urban feel without trying to hard. It's tough to even put a genre on the eminent musician, as each song is its own musical adventure and stands alone as its own piece of art.

The strangest part of this story is that you've already heard Citizen Cope's work somewhere. His work has been used in numerous films (including "Fracture," "Accepted" and "Alpha Dog"), your favorite TV shows like "Entourage," "Scrubs" and various forms of "CSI." The list goes on and on, and his name is just beginning to take hold with his third album that hit shelves in late 2006. Citizen Cope has received an avalanche of critical acclaim as well, especially for his second EP "The Clarence Greenwood Recordings" (Clarence Greenwood is his real name). His beats use everything from acoustic guitars to synthesized voice boxes, but they are always accompanied by his passionate and poignant lyrics on everything from family and love to issues of race and oppression.

Make sure to check him out on his website (www.citizencope.com) or his Myspace and get a taste of the next big thing in music.

Where to start: "Brother Lee," "Son's Gonna Rise"