Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
Awkword giving you some heartfelt rhymes regarding the inspiration his mother has provided him in his life. Music is a powerful tool and Awkword harnesses that power to pay tribute to the woman who gave him birth. The song is made more meaningful because his mom recently passed away due to Cancer. So this post goes up on HHD with a prayer to accompany it.
More dope hip hop coming from the EMS frontman, M-Dot. These cuts are nothing coming off of the RUN MPC Remix album that dropped late last year. These tracks feature some other dope artists, like Akrobatik, Keith Murray, and Punchline. These tracks are dope but the whole album is worth copping so why stop there…check out the music and then support by putting some money down on the album.
Artist of the year, M-Dot and EMS cohort Revalation rock over this Norman Cratez beat. I love the Bad Santa samples that are used with the production. M-Dot and Rev do what they do best..rips mics.
Quite Nyce and Soulslicers are an ill combination and had their been no ‘end of the year awards’ I would have gotten to share this with you a lot sooner. This song can currently be found on their collaborative EP, Cautious. This is good music right here, don’t get left behind. On a side note, the Soulslicers are bringing us a mixtape sooner rather than later…be warned.
I am trying to put you all on to some good music coming out of Cleveland, Ohio. Big O keeps bringing so I am going to keep posting it. This one is a banger. It’s got all the necessities, dope production and some hard hittin’ rhymes. This is a single off of the forthcoming, Road Warriors album which is dropping in April or May. Enjoy…
Artist: UllNevaNo
Album: The Color Brown Part II
Source: Artist
Tracklisting:
1.Part 2
2.Comes Natural
3.Morning
4.Hand Movements
5.Who You Know
6.Writers Workshop
7.Outer Regions feat. Ahhzel(Late Bloomers)
8.Accepted
9.Substance feat.Tay Black, Logic Marselis and Stephen Hicks
10.Horror Flick
11.I Cant Take It
12.Quick Strike feat. Matth Damon
13.Importance feat. Rome Cee
14.Yesterday feat. E-Major
15.Just Listen
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The first notable release of 2012 belongs to Baltimore’s own, UllNevaNo. He releases The Color Brown Part II mixtape where he flows over Apollo Brown instrumentals. Ordinarily I wouldn’t mention a project where it’s an emcee flowing over another artist’s instrumentals but the quality of the project is incredible. Also, Apollo Brown hasn’t gotten the credit he deserves as a dope producer and these beats really continue to showcase his talents, as UllNevaNo puts his own lyrical twist to them.
UllNevaNo sounds so comfortable and dope over this collection of beats. It’s hard to pick favorites but I really like Who You Know, Importance, and Just Listen. Just Listen features one of my favorite Apollo Brown beats. It’s just so beautiful, soulful, and boom bap all at the same time.
There are two things that I hope happen with this project. 1) I hope you download this project immediately, and get familiar with both Apollo Brown and UllNevaNo. 2) I hope Apollo Brown hears this and he decides they need to do an original project together. It just sounds like it needs to be done.
The BBAS guys give you the gift of music this New Years Day. A compilation of some of their best work from 2011, and it’s all free! As you can see and hear, these guys are the crew right now. Each member puts out quality music and when they are together, I don’t think there is anybody better. Enjoy this body of work and remember to stay supportive of great music!
Artist: Ras Kass x Doc Hollywood
Album; The Yellow Snow EP
Source: Bandcamp
Tracklisting:
1. Yellow Snow
2. The Grinch (Who Stole Dub Step)
3. Jack Frost II (White Christmas)
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I won’t take too much time to describe a three track Christmas release. I do want to say that this is a MUST LISTEN to project. Louie Rubio from Doc Hollywood produced these tracks and I really like how he used the yule tide flavor on this joint.
The highlight of this little gem is Ras Kass’ verses on Jack Frost II. I haven’t heard my favorite emcee spit these type bars in a long time. He as always had that knack for dropping intelligent rhymes without sounding like an encyclopedia, but here he just goes bar after bar dropping knowledge. I haven’t heard this type of flow since Nature Of The Threat.
I am really trying hard to get this end of the year material in order and hence I am not posting a whole lot. However, this is a dope song by a featured artist on HHD, UllNevaNo. This is from a project where he is rhyming all over Apollo Brown beats entitled, The Color Brown Pt. 2. As you can see from the artwork, it is dropping at the first of the year. I think you will like what you hear from this track.
This song is pretty dope. The album has some better cuts in my opinion and is definitely something you should check out. The production is one of the motivating factors for doing so.
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