Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
This joint from Mic Handz and Alterbeats is hot. A definite awakening to me. I was not familiar with Mic Handz previously and saw that Alterbeats had done this production and gave it a listen. It turns out this music is right up my alley. Definitely feeling it.
I personally love how Ill Bill drops knowledge. He can send me on a journey to find out more information on a specific topic just from hearing his music. In this case the topic is the Unabomber also known as Ted Kaczynski. There’s not too many people who can take a topic, expound upon that topic from an intellectual perspective, and get their listeners to delve in with them. But that’s Ill Bill for you…
The Grimy Awards coming….
AWKWORD is still pushing these World View singles. It’s an album that I have been waiting to purchase as a package for a while but I may have to start compiling these singles one by one.
This track to me is like the hip hop version of Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start The Fire except with a dope beat from King P and dope lyricism from an assortment of dope emcees. This is a great cut that even the most fickle hip hop fan can appreciate.
You can’t put it past me to up a rough mix of a cut that has Little Vic on it. Basically his rough cuts are greater than 90% of these mastered album songs the industry is perpetrating these days.
Meanwhile…we wait…patiently for his new album for lack of choices…
Koncept is busy continuing the buzz for Malt Disney with the release of this single featuring Tanya Morgan. We are all ready for the album but we must wait for another month as it drops on February 25th. Good things come to those who wait.
This is a track from DJ Brans and Dirt Platoon’s EP from last year, Start Ya Bids. It’s a dope project and this song is indicative of why. Although the video’s backdrop is simple, I thought the cinematography is pretty dope. You definitely needed to be checking for this duo and the producer.
This Locksmith album is going to be dope! Ill let you all know as soon as I have a date for THE GREEN BOX. This track narrates the trials and tribulations of a young lady from the third person. I like this track also from the vantage point that it shows yet another dimension to Locksmith’s expanding portfolio.
Paradime is one raw spitter! I have been checking for him since he dropping Breaking Beauregard, last year or the year prior (can’t remember). Thought I Lost It is not be found on any project and is a stand alone track to wet the appetites of fans. Really dope music. The track has excellent production concocted by Peace Of Mind. You can also download the song if you like it.
Alright, I live in Texas and when I think of hip hop music, I am not exactly thinking the Pan Handle area but you know what, Caucasian (who hails from Lubbock) can put it down. He’s got that classic flow that’s well, associated with boom bap. He sounds like he’s directly out of 1996 with his voice (that is a compliment). The production from Sivey has a definitively bluesy feel that is reminiscent of some Stevie Ray Vaughan guitar licks.
Caucasian’s album, Diggin’ The Shelf, is hitting stores soon…
