Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
Every time I feel a little bit of misgiving about the music that’s collecting in my mail box I get that one gem that lightens the load. Today that gem is Nutso and Dee Metto video, This Is What They Like, from their extremely fresh EP, Fluushang Metto. The music is raw and the video adds a not of a seductive element with the women masquerading in the red and black backdrop.
Bottom line: If you want that REAL Hip Hop…you should have already copped this album.
This is the third and final single leading up to D Strong’s next album dropping in July. Sound In Variables. This track is a tag team of individuals who stay true to hip hop’s ideals. Vanderslice continues to impress with his boom bap productions and Strong is truly delivering that ‘hardcore sound’ while other emcees are just paying lip service to it.
The album is dropping in July.
This is street mercenary music! I love this beat. I am not sure who is responsible for this production but the shit is tight. (Someone let me know who I can give his due!) The other part is that RUC and Poet drop a pair of dirty sixteens that will bring even the most uppity of suburban dwellers down to the street level.
Album from Ruc coming soon…
Many of these amateur emcees can take a lesson from Serge Severe’s new single, The Bottom Line. There are too many carbon copies and robots out there and not enough originators. Severe and 5th Sequence are culpable for their part though as they continue to push the status quo forward with dope lyricism and production.
This track hails from their collaborative EP from last year, Boom Bap & Bars Vol. 1
I didn’t realize that Blacastan and Stu Bangas had an album in the works (Watson and Holmes). For their first offering, Nubian Metal, it’s an AOTP reunion of sorts with Vinnie Paz and Celph Titled jumping on the track. It’s more of what you have come to expect from the team: that hard-body hip hop. It’s not my favorite track out at the moment, but it still knocks with the best of them.
The album drops July 29th.
As Reks and Hazardis Soundz prepare to unleash their Eyes Watching God album in July, they unleash what is sure to be one of the years biggest of bangers. Soundz turns it up with horns and an interesting synth backdrop. Reks, Fredro Starr, and Ruste Juxx take you through a little piece of hell with each of their bars. I love how the track gets a little more low key on Juxx’s verse as he is one of the most high energy emcees in the game. A really great collabo altogether.
No one could say that Typ iLL isn’t putting in that work. He’s actually cranked out quite a bit of dope material but I am not sure any of his previous tracks are as nice as this. His album, The Turning Point, is coming some time in July and this is the kind of track that has listeners chomping at the bit to hear more. The track from Sickness starts off with a menacing sound and the maintains the terror throughout the track. Typ iLL really sounds nice over this production…his flow definitely takes center stage.
West Coast legends Born Allah, Erule, and Planet Asia connect on the appropriately titled cut, Classick. These emcees are some of the originators of this classic hip hop sound and have represented the Left Coast more than appropriately throughout the years. Enjoy this cut and cross your fingers that there’s more music left to hear! (This is the remix version of the track produced by Longevity)
I know I’ve mention Solo For Dolo and Don Producci’s EP, Back to Basics, in the past but I am going to be redundant with this. The EP is a must have! It’s all about high skill on the mic and on the boards. You certainly shouldn’t cheapen you music collection without including this!
It’s hard to argue with the dopeness found in this song. Taiyamu Denku and Australian producer DCYPHA are out to create some night stalker music with their collaborative album, SUPERNATURAL. The album is going to drop on June 25th with a slew of dope guest spots. As a matter of fact, with Kool G Rap and Vinnie Paz on this joint, I am pretty sure that someone lost their life in the making of this song…Fire!!!
