Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
King Syze and Reef The Lost Cauze have a collaborative project dropping called, Year Of The Hyenas and Sigel is the first single from that project. The production is handled by the French production team, Grim Reaperz. This track is all kinds of hype and Reef’s bars are top notch here. His Riley Cooper line had me do a double take…nice!
This is a remix 8-BZA worked out for one of Revelation’s tracks off of his latest mixtape, Feature Presentation. The remix is pretty ill, complimented perfectly with the Dirty Harry references in the background. All of the emcess murk the record but Streat really sets the tone with that first sixteen. Just an intense delivery like he’s inflicting pain on the track.
Rayce is easily one of my favorite young artists making music. Ever since we started sharing his music last year, he has displayed amazing consistency in quality without any watered down material. Rayce is also always a very introspective individual. He’s not afraid to dig a little bit deeper than a lot of other artists. If you don’t get, you just don’t get it. Check a piece of his first verse:
Heaven, is it figurative or literal? A parable to match all these stories that are biblical? Enlightenment? Heightening of senses we’re given? Somewhere along the lines of alchemy and spiritualism?
The production is being catered by Cookbook from LA Symphony fame.
Nutso is back cranking out these head-cracker rhythms. This song has an assortment of components going on. It has a Spanish rhythm at times, a boom bap element, and at other times a flute dominates the background. The production is effectively handled by duo Grand Muzik and Buda Future. Nutso, being the consistent artist he is, delivers a steady diet of rugedness.
I sense a new project on the horizon. No days off.
When I think of ‘tough’ bars these two are some of the first to come to mind. Nems and AG Da Coroner play like the Grim Reaper on this banger of a track (production?). This is some ‘go out and smack a hipster’ type of music.
Cool FD and Macabeats are back at it again with their new cut, The Fix. These guys are good and I mean really good. I don’t know these artists on a day in, day out basis but I can appreciate the work ethic and the talent they collaborate with and the consistency with which they do it. Working with DJ Grazzhoppa is always a win and I mention him every chance I get, because working with him gives your track a definitive boost. The track is smooth, yet bangs, while Macabeats drops some jewels:
…Keep it a 100 jack/ I’m trying to get my numbers back / Seven beats a week, chop a sample like a lumberjack / And when I start bubble Ima double back / Tell the haters Hi, then I run it back…It’s Mac!
Rahim Samad is not done making that dope music even after just releasing an album, Travel Properly: Motion Picture Soundtrack. This instrumental really compliments Samad’s flow considerably. It’s laid back and his voice just rises to the top, commanding attention. Samad is mad underrated in my mind but I can easily see him generating the buzz to push him to the next level.
I was not familiar with Rubiks at all but I saw the at Rich Kidd did the production so I decided to check this track out. The end result of this collaboration is a really dope song. It’s got an uptempo and slightly industrial tone about it. The distorted guitar licks really give the track another dimension. Rubiks keeps a flow and tempo that give the track some excitement and the way he switches up his cadence really keeps things interesting. In the end both the production and emceeing make the track very dynamic.
He has a new mixtape set to drop entitled VOLUM3: Push Play #PushItRealGood.
The artist Basik hit me up on email and asked me to take a look at this video he had done. The moment struck me, and I think musically this track is pretty damn good. The dance moves at the end could use a little work…haha but lyrically it was tight. I especially liked Basik’s bars and flow as it had it’s own character (meaning it wasn’t just like everyone elses). He has a mixtape due out soon entitled False Idols so make sure you check for that.
If you haven’t copped this Ancient Alienz joint by now, you all are sleeping on something immaculate. These guys are on some other shit lyrically and hopefully their much anticipated album is going to make it out soon. They have a unique style lyrically. They aren’t talking about the same ol’ same but at the same time, they aren’t dropping crazy material that is hard to follow either. They also have a knack for that dope production. Joey Juggz gets behind the boards on this one and the GZA along with the guitar work is that premium product. Check it!
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