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Worth Revisiting: Cyne – Elephant Rome (2008)

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In the vain of putting you onto (or reminding you) of dope music from a while back I put forth Cyne’s song, Elephant Rome, from their album, Pretty Dark Things which was released about seven years ago in 2008.

Cyne is an incredibly dope group who has over ten years of music that hip hop afcionados can sift through.   It’s an impressive display of musical artistry and lyrical dexterity.  There’s also something very distinctive in the quality of music that the group puts out.   Certainly lots to love, as I am sure you will enjoy this track!

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Oddisee – Counter-Clockwise (Video)

There’s always a lot of soul that goes into Oddisee’s music, but there’s almost an extra dose exhibited here.   There’s also a lot going on here musically.  A xylophone, drums, and varying background vocals set the stage for his conversational style as he shares a moment with his listeners.

The Good Fight is available on May 5th.  You know it’s going to be good.

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SKAM2? – LOT3R (Video)

I am a big fan of Skam2? and was really excited to hear that he was coming out with some new music.  LOT3R (Lord of the 3 Rings) gives listeners (and viewers) insight into his craft as an artist, and believe me his imagery is sick.  He has designed countless of examples of cover art, but people sleep on his abilities as an emcee, and that’s a shame.  He is able to seamlessly port his ability as a visual artist into that of a wordsmith.  Special indeed.

Make sure you stay aware for April 15th, when he drops his latest project, Flying Monkey Murder Cirkus.

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Saga – The Strong (Video)

Smooth lyricism are the first couple of words that enter my mind when speaking of Saga’s initial debut on these HHD pages. The music is silky smooth and Saga’s prose are pretty remarkable by today’s standards.  The word play certainly is in abundance.  So the bar is set high for his forthcoming project, From Out of  the Shadows.

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Single You Out: Gstats – Symphony (ft. Shatike, Skanks, Shabaam Sahdeeq, and P. General)

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I am not going to let this one slip through the tracks (haha).  Gstats just released his project, Syke Ward, and I was one of the first in line to cop it.  First off, Shinigamie Records, has a proven track record of dropping some dope material.  Gstats drops some rough and rugged flows throughout the release, but this posse cut right here, was definitely and ‘oh wow’ moment.

If you are feeling it, make sure drop some scratch on the album.

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Grand Opus (Joc Scholar & Centric) – The Key (Video)

Wow.   We featured one of their original singles last year, and now that I see a new video, I am reminded again exactly how dope these guys are.   I love Centric’s production ability.  I still listen to his project from more than a few years ago (shit, five years ago), The Alter Ego.  And as far as Joc Scholar is concerned, I don’t have a lot of material from him, but if this song is consistent with his overall capabilities, he is something special.   I really hope there will be a project in the near future because these guys knocked it out the park with this song.

 

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Single You Out: Grimace Love – Past Life (Cool FD Remix)

I feel like I have featured Grimace Love before on the site, but upon further inspection, maybe not.  At any rate, Cool FD put me on to this remix that he did for the emcee, and to sy this song goes would simply be an understatement.  Cool FD nails it with the horns and the snares, providing a serious head nodder.  Grimace Love has that nice gritty flavor that put this beat to great use.  I liked it enough to check out the album, Strength, which originally dropped in November of last year.

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M-Dot – Finish (Video)

The life of an emcee rocking it independently can be anything but glorious and M-Dot has a few words of advice for his contemporaries if they are going to see that finish line.   The moment you think you can’t, you have to simply  push forward.  Ignore the excuses and the reasons you can’t, and suck it up princess…Man up!

Finish is yet another dope track from his latest project, Jake LaDotta.