Raw Soul has been played on NTS in shows including Athens of the North, featured first on 29 November 2018. Songs played include Stormy Weather and The Gig.

Raw Soul is an underground hip-hop group based in San Francisco, CA. The group started in the early 90’s and consisted of 3 MC’s which were Nel a.k.a. Ink One, Rome, Ed a.k.a Sho Nuff and also DJ Quest. Their first release was their demo tape which consisted of having 4 tracks which was released in 1992 and then was later followed up by their self-titled EP with it showcasing mad flows, good lyrics and dope instrumentals using a bunch of samples, it was released in 1995 and has 7 tracks.