Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
Vic Shadez is a new name to HHD but he is exactly the type of artist we are trying to promote here. This song, Empty, is one that suggests how bland life would be without hip hop music. It’s got a tight beat with a nice little Supreme’s flip, and Shadez can rock a mic proper.
I am definitely going to check out his release, Uncontaminated.
This song is illy of the best kind! I am really loving the vibe. The production from Must Volkoff is almost like taking an auditory vacation. It lets the mind drift a little, while the lyrics from Nelson Dialect keep you guided on the journey. It’s just beautiful hip hop being made.
Really enjoying this so I am probably going to enjoy the album Magnetism when it drops on June 22nd.
Australia representing!!!
German producer, Klaus Layer crafts a certain head knocker with this single, Force, featuring The Artifacts and Blu. It’s an interesting combination when these artists collaborate but it blends extremely well. Layer really hits those drums hard, and the track just has lots of flavor indeed.
This track will be featured on Layer’s upcoming project, Lost Track.
Baltimore producer, DBA, puts together a beat that proves to be a stalker. It’s a little ominous, perhaps a little unsettling. It’s like listening to a horror movie score and not know what’s coming around the corner. Except in this case it’s the raw lyrics from Recognize Ali and Born Unique, which sound really good on a track together.
This cut will be surfacing on DBA’s project, Official Crate Music, which is do out a little later this year.
Enjoy!
DJ Ready Cee and ILL DOSE lace us with some laid back illness which still manages to smack you right upside the head. Good vibes and hard rhymes!
Longshot and Lazerbeak release a little optimism and a lot of purpose in their latest single, Here For A Reason. It’s uptempo and high energy track that will leave an indelible impression upon you. Not a lot of people are making music in this fashion, so we have something that is unique, yet irresistibly dope.
Longshot has been doing his thing in Chicago for quite a while and I have oft thought about him as an unheralded talent. But I think there is some more recognition coming here.
New collaborative album arrives on June 8th, Parades.
Oh now this is ill on so many different levels! Skeptika concocted a toxically addictive brew by fusing that boom bap and some East Indian rhythms. The rhymes from SPNDA, Relentless, and Reks are all on point.
But the concept of the video is pretty unique and epic having female actors mouth the emcee’s lyrics while articulating an all out action scene.
What’s not to love here? Nothing. You love everything! And you should.
Skeptika has an album dropping in the fall called West Of Eden. I am going to keep my eyes peeled.
Milano Constatine’s forthcoming album, Attache Case, is easily one of our most anticipated projects of 2018. Producer Oh Jay captures darkness and turns it into cascading boom bap, giving Constatine the audio sinister necessary to rip a seriously refined and dope flow. This guy is a consummate professional.
I am not exactly sure when this is due out but you best believe when it drops, it shall be owned. You should make a similar promise.
Not super up on Eclyse, but I am definitely familiar with Daniel Son and Recognize Ali. I actually had to delay posting this because Daniel Son was popping up on all kinds of singles. Dude is working hard.
All in all, pretty dope track with Lost Beatz on production and cutz by DJ TMB.
Another personal favorite of mine is back to making music. Over the past few years there have been a few sightings of K-Beta dropping a verse or two but now it seems he is engaged in a full resurgence which is great for us hip hop fans, because the man is supremely talented.
Here’s is his self-produced reintroduction to the masses. The man has bars! Check back here for new music from K-Beta as it arrives.
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