In 2019, when B.Slade reached out to have me create the cover art for Out The Box 2: Separation of Church & State, I knew the assignment carried weight. At that point, fans had been waiting sixteen years for the return of The Peculiar People. This wasn’t just another graphic but a re-ignition of a movement that shaped an entire generation of underground creatives. I had to get it right.

The visual centered on the U.S. Capitol, split by a bolt of lightning. On the surface, it was national iconography. Beneath that, it doubled as a quiet time-travel nod - the same kind of strike that sent Marty back to “when” he belonged. The deep electric blue wash was intentional as it echoed the energy of The Ryderz Of Nureaumerica, one of the last official releases from the Nureau camp. B.Slade later confirmed on Twitter that the project was indeed Nureau-coded, which felt like a loop being closed.

The album dropped in the Summer of 2020 on Bandcamp, remastered with Nureau alumni like Tiffanie Cross, Piff Herrera, Kimmé, big AL, and Omega Mythologist.

In 2024, it vanished from public access, after a bittersweet message from B.Slade citing lack of support and the end of an era. Four years - a full cycle - mirroring my own journey. I had thrived inside the Nureau current from 2008 to 2012 before stepping into corporate life for a season. The second insallment of Out The Box brought that fire back. It reminded me of who I was creatively, and what I still carried after all these years.

There’s truly nothing like The Peculiar People and the Nureau movement in mainstream music. The sound is a timely Message for the ones tuned into the frequency, a reminder that innovation rarely asks permission, and the next wave always starts with something deemed peculiar.

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