Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
I got this off of K-Beta’s Twitter but you don’t care where it came from, I know. You care that it is dope, and it definitely is. I am really ignorant when it comes to this artist, but Sketch’s bars sound really dope over this bangin’ J-Scrilla beat, and it meets all the criteria for being posted on this blog. This is something to love. Be on the lookout for more Sketch in the near future. (I am telling you that this beat is killer, agree?)
Ok, I am on my Creative Juices Music grind. IDE has been talking about this artist CF for about a month now, really promoting his album, Storm Mode. I took it all in stride, expecting it to be good but not really giving it much else thought. It dropped on Itunes yesterday and for $6.99, I copped. It wasn’t good, ….it was PHENOMENAL. This guy is intense. He’s got an intense delivery and focus on every subject that he touches on. I hope to be able to do a full review soon but for no enjoy the video for the cut Forever ft. Dontique.
Ras Kass is my favorite artist of all time. He encompasses everything it means to be an a great emcee. This track shows Ras Kass at his best. Obviously he is dropping his commentary on recent events and there is no one iller at doing that. He certainly was on his grind the last few days to get this track out so recently. Also you have to give a shout out to Judah for the dope production. I like the military cadence in the background.
Artist: The AbSoulJah
Album: The Light Side
Source: From The Man Himself
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I am going to put you guys onto a little secret…The AbSoulJah. This artist dropped Slave To The Page roughly three years ago. It was a free release that I picked up on and loved. Ever since, I check for his releases, however sporadic they might be. Hell, I want him to drop two albums a year so maybe I am being a little demanding. But that’s neither here nor there. Right now The AbSoulJah has decided to release seventeen previously unreleased tracks from the last couple of years available to you all for free in prelude to his album dropping later this year. There are a lot of bangers and if you notice, Ugly Tony (author of the recently reviewed, At Nightfall) touched some of the production on this piece so you can count on the dope production.
What can you expect from The AbSoulJah? You can expect raw rhymes in a baritone flow. You can expect intelligence coupled with ruggedness. Some folks have it and others don’t and trust that the man has all the intangibles that put him in an elite category of hip hop artists.
I am not going to do a full review as this is more of a compilation than a true album. Every joint delivers as promised, but the something special to me on this comp is track 12, Talk To Me, produced by Manu Beats. Just a personal favorite.
Enjoy!
Grieves’ second single from his forthcoming album Together/Apart is certainly on par with what I have come to expect from this emcee. The cut is produced by Budo . I really like the piano driven track. It really goes with Grieves personal and conversational style. Smile For The Blade was my favorite track from 2010 and Blood Poetry is right on par with that. Definitive winner!
Emilio Rojas is a favorite at my house. He always spits from the heart and his flows are so intense the listener can’t help but feel what he feels to some degree. With that being said, Breaking Point just is a building of that emotional intensity. I hope his new EP is just as ill because this where he is at his best. For instance this is the one of the illest and real bars I have ever heard:
…my daddy learned she was pregnant and he was so angered / He tried to end it, I’m no stranger to coat hangers
It gets no realer!
Soulslicers is a production crew coming out of Switzerland. They have released this EP for free to generate interest in their soon to be released EP, entitled Boost Da Soul. And let me tell you, my interest sure is piqued. These three tracks are just ill and if this album is indicative of what is to come then let me go ahead pre-order this joint right now. The production is phenomenal. The songs just knock. The song that his generate the most interest across the web is M-Dot’s The Difference, but I am partial to the Quite Nyce joint, Cautious. But I can’t front on that Access Immortal joint, King Of Kings either. It’s good to hear him flow over a beat of this caliber. All three emcees kill their verses over three different, but knocking beats.
These guys beats definitely deserve some recognition. They have some serious skills and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Shoot, I even dig the whole “producers in the shadows” concept on the cover art. All around dope and a must download! I am certain of it.
I love this cut. The sample work is ill and I have always enjoyed Deepspace5 releases. This is no exception. The album Hotdoggin is out now, and it is damn good. I hope I have a chance to review it soon but maybe you can take my word for it? Alright, you are cynical, I can understand that. You can stream Playdough’s album on his Bandcamp page and if you feel it, then you vcan give him $10 to support but for now enjoy this dope single.
I am just going to say it how I felt it, I am fucking amped about this news. Rubberoom is Chicago based group that is responsible for one of my favorite LPs of all time. Architechnology is an incredible album especially since it was so ahead of it’s time. It dropped 11 years ago and still stands the test of time. It was just raw energy tapped into the headphones when it played. This new single sounds equally as dope and apparently they are making a new album. I can’t wait to hear it. It is something to anticipate for sure. Check out, It’s On, and if you like it then download it.
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