Singles, Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, and Videos that get the HHD thumbs up.
Here’s yet ANOTHER dope joint from WateRR and this one goes deep on a meaningful lyrical level particularly on the second sixteen. WateRR continues to flex that as an emcee there is not a beat that he can not spit bars upon properly. RiotOne infuses a piano based, jazzy rhythm, and WateRR executes it perfectly…closing out his 2018 as strongly as he entered it.
Pounds just released The Blue Gardenia project a few days ago, and it’s probably my favorite from him thus far. It’s only five tracks deep, but it’s a damn good five tracks. It’s got a very aggressive vibe to it which I like to hear Pounds rock over. Speaking of ‘rockin’ over’, the track Get To It is my favorite from the project, produced Chukk James with that rock element of which I speak. The track is going to make you get after your day!
I was a little incredulous by the cover, but hey, Nicholas Craven produced the project, Ralph Wears Jordan, so I was going to give it a shot. I am glad I did because it’s a dope EP. Pay$o has a nice flow about him and enjoyed listening to him over these Craven beats that do not disappoint. Love Of The Game is my favorite track from the project. I hope you are feeling it too.
Man, I will NOT let this release pass you by! NapsNdreds connected with Nottz to create the album, Trouble & A Pair Of Dice. And if I was to simply tell you it was dope, I would be deeply understating things. The project is a complete one filled with depth of lyricism, creativity, and of course beats. On the track Black Spider, Nottz outdoes himself. This is brilliant. The rock/trippy fused rhythm is so unique and NapsNDreds really bonds himself to the rhythm. He has quite a few rewindable moments here.
You should love this!
I just copped Bubba Rock’s new album Rock Season after listening to a couple of samples from the project. It’s really mellow where the production tends to be more subdued and some points fuses a Motown feel. This puts more of a spotlight on the lyricism. It’s an all-around pretty dope project. I am featuring my favorite track from the project, Pink Lomein, as the production is a little more on the funky side and prevalent by Artivist. Lyrically, Bubba Rock asserts himself quite well with an unstoppable flow and some life applied knowledge. You will like this short one…and if you do…show respect and cop the album.
A video single from Zagnif Nori and Kabe’s collaborative project Fer Noble. On the track Art Deco we have what I will call a mellow symphony crafted by Kabe while Zagnif Nori and The CastOffz drop some pretty crafty sixteens. It all goes hand in hand for a dope feel.
On a side note, I am not sure if I am familiar with The CastOffz, but I am going to take this opportunity to check for them because dope crews are hard to come by these days.
I picked up on this project from Uncle John on the strength that it’s produced by none other than Farmabeats. And it’s definitely got some gems on it. On Fire is my favorite track so I thought I would share it.
Here’s my favorite joint off of DJ Chong Wizard’s new project The Reality Stone. Wilson Fisk Meets Manny Merengue is a throwback of sorts for me as it features two emcees who came up together and I have been following for a long time, Hus Kingpin and Smoovth. This time they get a beat from Hobgoblin, and it’s a heater.
New single from Eff Yoo teaming up with Fastlife over some heat from producer The Kurse, as they keep the pressure on with yet another banger from their project, Spicaso Dos. Eff and Fastlife prove to be a nice combination as their flows compliment each other quite well. And The Kurse remains unable to pigeon holed with his production talents, in a lane all his own.
The new Zion I project, Ritual Mystik, is probably the duo’s best work in the last few years in my opinion. I really enjoyed every track from the project and here they deliver the video single for their cut, Calm Down. This video is also exceptional from a coordination standpoint…both audibly and visually keeping the president and the establishment’s policies in check, in the neighborhood.
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