Phene is the best artist out of Atlanta. There I said it. Cope. On Square One, Phene plays upon the ‘reach-one-teach-one’ theme. He portrays the role of both the older and the younger artist, giving and taking advice. It’s a well executed concept over some nice production from Marc Johnson. Even the chorus sounds nice. Revelation 717 will have it’s day.
If I had to pick my new artist of the year (meaning new to me) right now I would be going with the artist Sleep. I’ll never forget when I heard about the video Leonidas, I was actually checking for another artist who goes by the same name. Ever since then, this is the Sleep I am checking for. This guy just gets it. He has a unique mind for making songs. He can do the boom-bap that the streets love but he also has the intellect to drop songs that relate to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. That’s legit on any level.
Meanwhile this song is menacing. The lyrics…menacing. The beat by Dope Antelope…menacing. This is terrorist music and I mean that in a good way.
Ruste Juxx is one of the most prolific artists in the industry today. The man is always busy, always grindin’. Today we’ve got the latest video single from the album, Ready To Juxx, entitled Countdown to Def. The production strikes me as light-hearted and almost playful, while Juxx simply murks it as standard fair. As with any Ruste Juxx release this album is a must check.
Vinnie Paz is most known for dropping those hardcore bangers but when he decides to drop that introspective moment on you, there are few who can do it better than him. Paz goes digs deep beneath the surface on this one. Carry On Tradition hits the internets next Tuesday, October 29th.
The track’s producer 4th Assassin knows I am fond of his work so he shot me this track featuring a crew that’s new to me, Good Money. And by the name (I am not fond of the word Money making it into people’s names) I thought it would at best be so-so, but the crew show and proves with some introspective material that also makes the neck snap. So we can’t argue with that. This was a pleasant surprise for me. I hope to learn more about the team in the future.
If you haven’t been able to figure this out from my other posts and features: I LOVE the production that is coming out of France. There is so much talent coming from our European brethren and a lot of it is incorporated in the name, Sick Digger Crew. The group is compromised of beatsmiths, Al’Tarba, DJ Nix’on, Junior Makhno, Ugly Tony, Fonka, Mistamaff, Ganjak, and I.N.C.H. Three of those aforementioned names have been featured on HHD numerous times before. They are crafting a FREE project for us to enjoy entitled Overlords. As soon as I have a release date for that I will be sure to pass it on, meanwhile enjoy this banger featuring King Magnetic, Dirt Platoon, and Bonnie Li. This music is serious!
Man, the homie J-Scrilla aka Scrilla Ventura is always sending me some dope music that he concocts with some dope emcees. This time he hits me with a track/video that he creates with Bo Jankans called Wicked Looking Gun. The track is demented enough that I enjoyed it thoroughly. The video and storyline keeps you interested. The beat from Ventura keeps you on that razor’s edge. It’s kind of like a home-brewed cup of evil. And Jankans’ ability is an emcee can’t be undersold. The man can narrate a story, and even though this is the first I have heard from him I will be checking for his new project The MotorMouth EP.
SGT. Over ain’t even close to being done. He is hustling hard and now he’s really stepping up the feature game by including one of my all time favorite emcees, Ras Kass. That actually takes a lot of guts, because Ras will son a lot of people who invite him on the mic, but Sarge does what he always does and he elevates his flow and lyrics to new heights to the point where he shines just as bright. BasementBeatz laces the emcees with a hype, uptempo production that proves an ample canvas for the duo to craft their rhymes.
Is Boston in the building? Is EMS in the building? Is the Gangstarr Foundation in the building? Hell yeah it is! Benefit, M-Dot, and Big Shug drop those bars heavy over the Norman Cratez’ production. Three different styles joining forces and each repping hard. This particular song will be showing up on Benefit’s forthcoming album, Timing Is Everything. Stay tuned!
Let me re-introduce my readership to Gripz. This man was one of my favorite indie emcees as of two years ago. He released a couple of mixtapes and countless dope freestyles. For a while, he has been in the background, handling his business, but now he has resurfaced with this Anno Domini produced banger. His flow is still as relentless as ever, and is definitely something that you all should enjoy. In my mind, if Gripz keeps on his grizzle hard, he could make a huge leap in 2013/2014. Poetic LIiterature Vol. 3 is in the works. Believe!
