Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
The original Jedi Mind Tricks team is back at it again with Stoupe and Vinnie Paz reuniting for their forthcoming album, The Thief and the Fallen. Deathless Light finds the two once again in perfect step crafting some dark and devious imagery.
The new album will hit shelves on June 2nd. Mark it on the calendar.
The EMS crew unites for this video from M-Dot’s latest project, Jake LaDotta. Today is may favorite cut off of the project. It’s a masterpiece of a posse cut. From the production to varying lyrical skills, this joint will have you nodding your head in rhythm with a smile on your face!
William Cooper drops some visuals from his forthcoming album, God’s Will. He’s got some divergent styles cooking on this track with Young Zee’s abrupt flows mixed with his own more fluid delivery. We are anxiously awaiting for his album to hit shelves on May 5th. Make sure you check that.
Out of all the new artists I featured around last year, Coast may be my favorite. His album, March First, was full of non stop bangers that still receives a lot of rotation here. Now we have a new cut and the announcement of a new project, #Withoutpapers, which has a ‘coming soon’ tag. I will promote this artist to the fullest as a shining light in a most stale musical world. He brings a lot of energy and skill to the mic. As an extra bonus, another artist making his name felt, Skrewtape, along with Taboo, join him on this track. Stay tuned for more.
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Adlib has linked up with Rob The Viking of Swollen Members for his new album, Teenagers From Marz. Adlib has been making great music for years so don’t let this song surprise you. But linking up with Rob The Viking for production definitely should make hay in getting his name buzzing even more. Adlib always has an upfront, no holds bared style, that falls front in center regardless of the production. It’s time people start taking notice. Oh not to be lost on you, this track features Ill Bill.
This is my favorite cut off of Eff Yoo’s Papa Dios album. I love the ‘Forbidden Fruit’ vibe from the name of the song to the content therein. The instrumentation is dope and of course you’ve got Spit Gemz rocking the mic with Eff Yoo. Also one of the blessings of the songs is I get to hear Carmen Indhira albeit all so subtly.
Check the album if you have not already.
It’s time to buck a few trends and Jelani Lateef may very well be an artist capable of doing just that. Are you tired of verses dedicated to money, drugs, and hoes? Lateef has the cure for what ails you. It’s all about lyrical content and concepts when it comes to this choice cut. This is my first time hearing from Lateef and I also heard a little bit of his album, Cold Days and Dark Nights. is music is very consistent….meaning consistently good. I am definitely going to listen to the album in full when it drops on April 30th. He’s a breath of fresh air.
Cool FD laces a Spanish flavored banger for Mitch L. Hennessy’s latest single, Tres Gigantes. The song features King Of Spade and Jamil Honesty each delivering an assortment of dope rhymes alongside Hennessy. There is no shortage of talent on this track.
Can a man get some elbow room here? Red Pill is about as distinct as they come, both as a person, and as an artist. He is not going to live or make music to make other people happy. He is going to make the music he wants to make. Either you relate or you don’t. His music is certainly introspective and more than a tad self-deprecating, but that’s what makes him a must listen. He spits on what he knows and in his own words, he would rather live for ten years doing what he want, than live for seventy doing what someone else wants him to do.
If you found this song hanging out in the haunts of your brain, check out the album, Look What This World Did To Us.
This is our first time featuring the artist, Clean. And he hits us hard with a soulful tale of man glutting for punishment by staying in and returning to a hurtful relationship. Sometimes trying to do the right thing just makes the suffering more intense. The instrumentation is on point and appropriate as Clean weaves the feelings and emotions of a man being trapped. I would think most of us have been there at one time or another.
Not sure if this is part of a larger project but I will stay tuned.
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