Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
Only Cool FD cold mingle this horn into the darkness of the drums and then switch it up into more of a jazzy flavor. Really dope (yet intricate) work from behind the boards. Also, the combination of Streat, Pritt, Hennessy, and Macabeats with that Cool FD flavor has really become something formidable. They are cultivating a sound of their own and I hope this continues to grow into some sort of full length project. It could be the showstopper of the year (hint, hint)
Some more illness that can be found on Silent Someone’s new album, I Have Company. This time he invites Yahzeed to step up and slaughter this beat and one thing I can assure you: Always listen to a talented emcee who wields a machete…you don’t want the repercussions for doing otherwise.
Cop this album…
If you’re not here to put the work in then Tymepeace says…Step Aside. A truly legit hip hop track with just a touch of funk. Now I just need to find out if they have more music out…because usually where there is smoke there is fire.
Awon & Dephlow are forced into a difficult position on their new song, Lights Off. When forced with being disconnected from friends and family and not being able to pay the utilities, they have no recourse but to pick up the microphone. The grind does not stop even in the most adverse conditions.
I am telling you right now, their new album, Dephacation is serious, grown man music. One of the best you will hear in 2014. Trust me on that…
Tek Bully is back at it for 2014 and dropping off his lead single to his forthcoming mixtape, All Else Failed. I am really enjoying this production from Joe Josh Beats. It’s a different type feel. I am going to go with ‘hi-tech boom bap”. Tek Bully holds it down for this cut just like he did for last album, Bully Shyt. He’s a raw rhymer with a ton of skill so we are definitely go to be on the lookout for that mixtape.
This single was very unexpected. I didn’t know that Cas Metah was coming out with new music, nonetheless working with the likes of Shabazz The Disciple and Hell Razah. This winds up being a very ill collabo with Theory Hazit on the boards and Mista Sinista and EF Cuttin providing the cuts. It really doesn’t get much more hip hop than this.
First Division just released their second EP, the Critical Path Part 2 today…for FREE. And throughout the song you hear them refer to the True School and you best believe that’s where these guys hail from. They love performing over those boom bap beats just as much as we love hearing them. You can also hear the passion for the art form within these bars and that definitely means something.
Make sure you DL, listen, and support the artist by spreading the word. That’s what it’s all about!
The AbSoulJah puts it on for the fam in a track dedicated to the health of French producer/collaborator, Ugly Tony. This is my personal favorite track off of The AbSoulJah’s latest album, Dim The Light. It’s just a personal track that represents the boom bap flavor that both Tony and Ab represent.
7evenThirty and Gensu Dean show off their mean streak with their lead single to their album, The Problem. The feel of the production has a southern appeal but there is a dark underdone that lies just beneath the drums and synth, letting you know that danger lurks.
The album drops on July 7th.
Oh boy…this is 100% dope hip hop right here. Soul Pete (Poland) and Guilty Simpson (Detroit) come together for the first single off of Pete’s forthcoming album, Soul Raw. This joint screams banger from the first few bars and Simpson is in a zone over this production. And like I always say: A good DJ cutting up a track can make a good song great…so credit DJ Ace for the bump.
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