Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
Skyzoo…what can we say about Skyzoo? The man is the consummate emcee. The emcee’s emcee. There is not a flow like this in the game. It is inricate, breathless, and almost sounds effortless which I think is a trademark of a professional. The sound of the single, Esoteric, is melodic, but the poetry and meaning is dense. Have your rewind button handy…it’s going to need the work! DJ Manipulator on the beat!
Keep Me Company is out NOW! And you need that!
Philmore Greene has one of the best album from 2024 in The Grand Design. And you can hear that transcendent sound on this video single, OMG. It’s that straight hip hop flavor but with an edge. The production from Jay P takes on almost an anthem appeal. The Busta Rhymes vocal loop scratched in take the joint over the edge, as Green takes an unapologetic stance to what it means to be a real emcee in today’s climate.
Check the album!
He’s back! And he continues to do the exceptional! Taboo has a new single which is a precursor to a new album which I hope is on the way soon. I make no secret that when it comes to the power of the spoken word, no one is better. He illuminates thoughts, ideas, and feelings in the illest of fashions, and here he does so with the Fog Light accompanied with the superlative production of Tabinstereo. So please tap in and support great art!
Got to find your way through the comfortable lies and the brutal facts / Hoping that your Google Maps / Navigate you through the traps
O The Great is back with a new video single, Cidade De Deus Pt. 2, featuring long time collaborator, Supreme Cerebral. Here’s they are rocking over a production from appropriately titled producer, Isac No Beat. I say that because we have a drumless production which is either usually excellent, or something I will pass over quick. But since I posted it, you can imagine it is the former. The haunting vocal sample has more than enough charm to it as the emcees supply the artillery to make this joint pop.
I was just thinking yesterday: “When is Saipher Soze dropping some new music?” I had just listened to three of his impressive albums over the last few years, Kanibull Rising, Eat What You Kill, and Godbody. Then as I scroll IG, look what I find…I manifested a new Saipher Soze joint lol.
As an emcee he is highly underrated. His bars are tenacious. And equally up to the task with his own sixteen is Via Linez. Sharp bar work by both gentleman over a Lyve production.
When you think about a joint that embodies hip hop, this is a cut that should come to mind. Verbal Acrobatics heralds off of Pushing Button’s album from earlier this year, Full Level. This song has it all: Dope rhymes and flows from M-Dot and Plastic, along with a beat that is nothing short of a head nodder from the production duo with precise scratched cuts. Love this joint.
Blame One has been a mic master for a long time, but also an artist who has been relatively quiet over the years. But legend has it, that he is back and has an EP coming out soon, appropriately called: Long Awaited. Bounce and Nod is the first single I have personally heard and is produced by Chill-Ill. It’s very laid back and jazzy, a really nice change of pace in today’s music. Horns, Keys, and dope rhymes! So lay in the cut and don’t miss!
Stu Bangas and Wordsworth just released a project on Friday called, Two Kings. I copped it. I loved it. Stu Bangas has been crafting project after project over the course of the last several years. He’s got so many dope releases with so many dope emcees. But this could be my favorite. Wordsworth, while not recently prolific in his releases, has ALWAYS remained the consummate emcee. His conversational style and his way of narrating stories and concepts plays so well with Stu’s beats. And you can hear that trade craft here as he talks to his estranged spouse. Great song. Great album.
I was excited back in April when I heard that Supreme Cerebral and Swab were linking for a project, Son Of Hannibal. I knew this would be a great combination. But then I didn’t hear anything for months. And Supreme Cerebral was sharing music from other projects, and I just assumed it was tabled…but that’s what I get for assuming. With the release of the single, Sins Of The Father, we get another taste of what is possible…this beat by Swab is sensational. I love the vocal loop. And Cerebral, Eloh Kush, and O the Great drop scorching verses.
This album is going to be a sure shot. Dropping in January!
It’s that time of year again! The holiday season is filled with alot of things to be thankful for, and Mickey Diamond and Big Ghost Ltd is a prominent reason for thanks! These two have developed a chemistry and combination we all look forward to. As much as I love everything Mickey Diamond puts out there is something about the Gucci Ghost releases that just puts it up a notch above everything. Word Bond is smooth, yet still bangs effortless.
New album…Gucci Gambinos…out NOW! Don’t wait! Cop on Bandcamp and play at your Thanksgiving Dinner!
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