Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
Leave it up to the Local-MU12 collective to keep it popping. It’s a dog eat dog world and the competition is fierce so it’s no wonder that people would be praying for his downfall. Broadway Barrett is a talented emcee dropping heavy bars with compatriots. He also produced this banger. This is just a tough track all around. Enjoy.
Who’s still making dope music? This guy…Silent Knight. He’s up and delivering fresh visuals and dope flows on Craig Sager’s Suit off of Busy Is My Best Friend II. It’s a dope album that I consider to be better than it’s predecessor. As soon as I get a chance it is going to get reviewed.
Alright! Goldini Bagwell’s Secondhand Smoke gets the visual treatment and a morbid ending at that. Dope song…dope visuals…from a dope crew. Right now, Sandpeople are one of the few crews who are consistently putting out dope music from a variety of members. If you are not a fan, you are not a friend. The new EP will be available May 7th…just so you know.
Our 2012 Artist Of The Year, Ruste Juxx stays busy by linking up with producer Shae Money. Ruste Juxx is a known quantity. You are know, without a shadow of a doubt, that he is going to put to rest any beat. I like how this particular production starts off a little bluesy and then transitions into the raw boom-bap. Dope.
Little Vic drops a new/old gem for the public’s consumption. Old because he made it a while ago, new because you have yet to hear it. He’s dropping the biblical, the historical, and the mythological on this joint.
Now this song right here is called “creative narcissism”. The 17th is guaranteed to drop songs and concepts far different than what listeners are used to hearing. The 17th would rather listen to himself flow and make music than anyone of his contemporaries and when it is this good, there is nothing wrong with that.
I am so glad that his was released as a single off of The MyNORS mixtape, Black Lung. I am not going to have time to review this great project (and it is great) but this gives me an opportunity to put the spotlight on it somewhat. I have already started a Top 50 list for 2013 and this track is so far on the list. This reminds me of some Timbaland production meets The Beastie Boys. The guys add Nottz to the mix and there is some really great exchange. See hip hop can be fun…try it for a listen.
This is one of those tracks that sounds better once it is given the video treatment. Every father should be able to feel this joint. It is especially impactful to me when considering my current relationship with my own son. This track is off of Sick Six and Sick Luke’s album, Pandemic.
We featured Busy Bars before when he teamed up with EMS front man, M-Dot, Come Off Of That, over a year ago for the cut, . I was impressed then and thought I would give him a listen now. This beat by Taba (Poland) is pretty chaotic and took a minute for me to get into it but I love how he switches it up through the course of the song. The cuts by DJ Reel Drama are also quite on point. Busy Bars continues to impress with his flow and delivery. I think this would be a hard beat to ride but he doesn’t break a sweat. Solid work.
This has been sitting in my inbox for about a week. I gave it a listen and it is pretty darn good. Definitely something worthy of your attention as hip hop fans. The beat is of the dark and plodding variety which is fine as it allows the emcees to shine on their own merit. This video is from Cezar N Streets Last Of A Dyin’ Breed project.
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