Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
Two of my favorite emcees made it on the cut together. It’s been way too long since I have heard either King Mez or Thee Tom Hardy on a track, nonetheless together. This track is spectacular. The production meshes with the title as it is spaced out. It’s the kind of music and rhymes that just transport you. Can’t wait to hear more…
The dynamic duo of Soul Khan and Akie Bermiss is back! Wellstone is the first single off of the Wellstone EP that is dropping on DJ Booth on March 12th (less than a week a way if you are indeed counting).
Deejay Element is on the beat and he gives this song a very melodic feel and blends all the sounds really well. Content wise Soul Khan narrates on the ills and the apathy of our political system and is held down by the vocals of Akie Bermiss on the hook.
Wonderful music…
I knew UG was making new music but had no ideas his partner in rhyme, Phantasm was still doing his thing. This joint is unexpected and exciting to hear. It has been a decade at least since we have heard from this team. Nick Wiz is back behind the boards now just as he was back then and he puts some heat behind this joint.
I hope to hear more.
Yet another song gets the visual treatment from the Outerspace album, My Brother’s Keeper. If you haven’t copped that joint yet, you are sleeping. We have showcased the duo a few times and each time they demonstrate how dope their music is. Pick that up if you like what you hear!
Alight. I am a believer. The Heddshotts crew is nice. I first found this video and this song. The beat by Junior Makhno is live and each member of the crew really delivers on his verse. After listening to it I copped their album. It’s just as good, if not better than this track represents. You should check it out…I am pretty mad at myself for sleeping for the last five months.
Artist: Rome Cee
Album: Grey Area
Source: Artist
Tracklisting:
1. The Dual
2. Nightfall (ft. Jay Mastermind)
3. For The People
4. Black Ring
5. Double Think (ft. R.A.H.)
6. Illusion Love (ft. Wisdom and R.A.H.)
7. Bout To Blow (ft. Rickie Jacobs and Scarlette)
8. Makes Me High (ft. 810)
9. Moment To Sine (ft. Boy Blesst)
10. Virtue
11. Cold World
12. Something Beyond
13. Koole (ft. Pascal and Jay Mastermind)
Note:
Sometimes you just happen to wander into a gem. And that’s really how I came across Rome Cee…by musically wandering. I first caught wind of him on UllNevaNo’s project, The Color Brown Part II. Then after that, I would see these videos pop up, after that I knew this artist was making the music that I like. He is an intelligent lyricist, with a good turn of phrase, and he surrounded himself with some other very talented individuals.
I love the concept video. This is one of the dope cuts that you can find off of Burke the Jurke’s, Jurke Du Soleil album. It’s a solid album that I recommend you look into.
I can’t lay enough praise down for what Falside does behind the boards. He is a top five producer commercial or independent, period. I love the way he chops up this sample while Romen Rock and Juan Deuce drop their bars. Juan Deuce and Romen Rok have contrasting styles which makes this joint all the better. That divergency plays well with the production. this song is dropping on the yet to be released, No Sweat Mixtape, from Juan Deuce.
New music featuring 2011 Artists of The Year, M-Dot. The lead artist is Busy Bars who also is a very apt lyricist. The production is on some crazy orchestration, meant to be chaotic. It all just goes together.
I haven’t really heard too much good music in the last few days, with the exception of this new one from Illmaculate. This joint goes for sure! I love the drum pattern on the production along with the chorus. This is probably the best ‘song’ I have heard Illmac do. He is a great lyricist but this song really blends his talents with the production appropriately. G_Force on the beat and J-Rome assists on vocals. Illmac’s album Skrill Talk, is dropping on April 17th.
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