Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
The gems are raining today! F.T. and Musicman lace up a banger that induces craziness. I am a big fan of the sample Musicman uses on this track. It really makes this track go. But it goes without saying that F.T., Bekay, and Nutso all lend a heavy dose of lyricism to the cut making the listener feel just a little on edge.
This is one of my favorite tracks of 2014 and probably from the BBAS camp ever. The production from Exile when coupled with ATR’s vocals are the impeccable back drop for J57’s rise to the top.
If you are digging this make sure you check J57’s Wax Aesthetic EP.
Sorry my posting has lapsed. It probably won’t pick back up until later this month when I am fully settled in at the new crib, but I did want to share this new video from Duncecap off of his new EP, Generally Sad Songs. This song is a slap in the face or a pat on the back depending on your perspective to all the “social” drinkers out there. Regardless of the perspective is the fact that this is good music. I like the mingling of depravity and playfulness of the track. I hope to listen to the entire EP soon.
I just reviewed El Gant’s Beast Academy last week. It’s an album that has some incredible bars, and this joint is no exception. This time he brings in the Infinity Gauntlet camp for a little game of baseball. Except the only thing these listeners are going to catch are some hot lines. I am really hoping for an Infinity Gauntlet album soon because whenever these guys get on the mic, wonderful madness ensues.
“1000 spiders,voodoo chants, choppers, and Salvador Dali on a Molly”….What do any of these seemingly randon things have to do with eachother. Nothing really, but Terror Squad Alumni Armageddon has married these oddities together to create something diabolical for the fans. Geddy releases his latest track, ‘Nightmares’.
The song threatens to take you into the deepest recesses of Geddy’s mind to explore his brooding perception of today’s Hip Hop that will leave you there with foreboding visages of blood stained pavements and things that lurk in the shadows. The eerie production from Shawneci serves as a guide through those dark passage ways we seldom want to wander while our emcee litters the track with sinister but truly exceptional wordplay.”
A lot of dope smooth joints have released in the last week or so. This one was forwarded by the EMS crew and after a long delay, I wanted to share it with you. There’s a lot of introspective bars in this joint while the production instructs you to lean back and maybe reminisce about someone you once lost or a time gone past. We all do that from time to time so make sure you take this track as an opportunity.
If you are really feeling this joint and want to check out more, Es-K just dropped his album, Serenity.
Who needs a hook when you have exceptional word play? 7evenThirty and Sean Price can save you the studio time without the need for a catch hook. We brought you the single the other day, and what I sad then still stands: This joint is one of the dopest this year. Gensu Dean creates some production as dark as the night in this video.
The Problem drops next week. Get in line.
These are the kind of joints that make the universe just right. The 17th is an elite emcee. His wordplay is just extraordinary. But things get a little grimier on deck when homies Livin Proof and Cortez jump on the track. These barbarian bars are liable to leave a wake of destruction in their path.
Inside Jokes With Complete Strangers should be front in center on your radar when it drops later this summer.
Here’s something new that I am absolutely loving! A producer out of Poland, Tuelv, sent this over to me and I was very impressed. The beat is laid back and jazzy while this emcee out of Omaha, Verze can really handle his business on the microphone. The track is off of Verze’s new album, Invizible Art, which is out now. Very tempted to check that project out after hearing this track.
Fluent gets Joe Budden on board for his new single, Take You Down. The track has a trippy down tempo feel to it. It’s almost psychedelic, like the sound of a record being played backwards. At any rate it’s a pretty nice track and is the foreruner for his album, Supreme Victory due out on July 15th.
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