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Single You Out: ATOMS – Origami

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Man, I was honored when a member of ATOMS approached me about listening to their new album, SANDS, and perhaps blessing the site with their music.  I came up as a hip hop listener when Cryptic One, Alaska, and Windnbreeze first put their feet in the underground scene many years ago.  They recently found commonality in making music again, and SANDS is that collective effort.  This is my favorite song out of the lot.  This production stirs up a lot of demons and the verses are all really potent.  They really all discuss the circumstances that bind people in some pretty deep situations.

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Single You Out: SLiQ – Crookd [ Prod. by Tr∆lex ]

Ok.  The press release for this track and this artist was a little lacking.  This is what I know:  The artist is from Chesapeake, VA.  That’s about it.  Other than that I can tell you that SLiQ has a really nice flow and the beat with that bass line is intoxicating.  This is one of the best introductions that I have received in 2014. This is the Twitter they send in the email.   I have no idea if this is him or someone else associated with him.  Dope regardless.

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I Am Many – Party Dave (Video)

Here in lies the lifestyle and story of one, Party Dave, as portrayed by I Am Many.    It just goes to show you, that you are one arm wrestling match from losing it all (under breath chuckle).  I Am Many has a style all unto himself making him one of the most unique artists around.  The track can be found on his new album, Obese.

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eMC – Charly Murphie (Video)

I have already talked about the song itself.  The video is pretty straight forward.  It’s four incredibly talented emcees rocking over the boom bap version of Three Blind Mice.  It get’s no realer!

“…you don’t really want to get into a place, where you learn what the five fingers said to the face…” – Masta Ace

The Turning Point drops on May 20th.  You know that you are feeling it!

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Sleep (2 Man Cypher) – Question 2 (Video)

New video from Sleep’s new EP, Branded: The Damon Winton Story.    The music and the message take you to an extremely dark place.  It’s like God throwing you in the unlit basement and locking the only way out.  It’s that kind of dark.   But it’s extremely powerful and necessary, because these are the elements and emotions that are facing our children on a daily basis.  Sleep makes you feel what this young man was dealing with, which is the point…

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Single You Out: Swollen Members – Supreme Beings (ft. DJ D-Rec)

A resurgent Swollen Members crew is about to set it off with another album, Brand New Day,  in about a month. and though not a part of the project, this is just a little teaser of what to expect.  I like the fact that DJ D-Rec got to mix it up on the track, giving this cut that little something extra to go from good to great.  Prevail and Madchild are back mixing their Battle Axe wordplay and haven’t lost one step . So ‘keep the doors locked, and the dead bolts fastened’.

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Croup – Circles (2014)

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Artist:  Croup

Album: Circles

Tracklisting:

1. Shredded Cheese (feat. NapsNdreds)
2. The Declaration (feat. Supastition)
3. Banger (feat. Animal Pak)
4. Ring Rust (feat. Dan Johns)
5. Last Hours (feat. Don Cerino, NapsNdreds, Praverb)
6. Dirt Naps (feat. NapsNdreds)
7. Brands (feat. Animal Pak)
8. Definition Of A Man (feat. TWC)
9. War Cry (feat. Dan Johns)
10. Cry Inside (feat. Animal Pak)
11. Shredded Cheese (Instrumental)
12. The Declaration (Instrumental)
13. Banger (Instrumental)
14. Ring Rust (Instrumental)
15. Last Hours (Instrumental)
16. Dirt Naps (Instrumental)
17. Brands (Instrumental)
18. Definition Of A Man (Instrumental)
19. War Cry (Instrumental)
20. Cry Inside (Instrumental)

Note:

This is not an ‘official’ review but rather a strong endorsement for you to pick up this FREE album.  Croup is a producer who is repping Germany and whose beats have found homes on several reputable emcees’ albums.  And after listening to this,  his first producer album, you can see why his productions are sought after.

Every song on this project bangs.  There are only ten (plus instrumentals), so it’s short and to the point but every song on here is a winner.  And I mean that…every song wins.

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