This is the lead single off of the DCM compilation, Opportunity Knocks Part 2. The track features some some heavy hitters in the form of Kool G Rap, Maffew Ragazino, and Typ iLL rocking over some DJ Supa Dave production. Hopefully this new project will be here sooner rather than later because we are in desperate need for some new dope here at HHD.
The Absouljah’s new album, Dim The Light, is out now. I have been on the man to release this project for probably about a year now and it finally arrived January 8th. I will have a full review of the project coming soon but meanwhile I wanted to break you off with a single that DJ Low Cut sent me and produced so you can get a feel for the album. If you are feeling this, make sure you cop the project. I feel that The Absouljah has that unique blend of streets tailored in intellect so def worth the price.
Are you guys ready for this album? Cool FD is channeling his inner Hall & Oates with this smooth saxophone filled track. This is one of those ‘lean back and chill’ kind of joints. You can sit back and absorb what Macabeats is spittin’. When this album drops it’s definitely going to be a coming out party for both Cool FD and Macabeats. People are going to have to recognize the talent of both individuals b/c every track I have heard from the duo has been excellent. Pardon My French is hitting in three days.
Soul Khan was sorely missed in 2013. He did put out a few songs and a revamped EP but we so wanted more because as fans we are selfish bastards. Well, the song Supreme Righteous certainly is vintage Soul Khan. The pace of the track is certainly deliberate as if Khan wants you to get each and every clever turn of phrase. He’s got quite a few lines on the track that include movie references which will take you a back. Quality music. The production is handled by Walker Swain.
I missed out on this one a few weeks ago and I am here to grab some redemption. Shabaam Sahdeeq show his elite status in the game by rocking over this smooth Ran Reed production. He calls out the emcees with the big vocabulary that can’t connect their words right and the fake thugs in drug dealers in one breath. Sahdeeq is one of the few names that I can think of who has consistent longevity in making hip hop music. I am pretty sure this cut is off of his forthcoming project. Be ready for that.
It’s a great day for hip hop. The Jigmastas are back at it again making music. The blurb attached to this song says it has been a ‘five year hiatus’ but it seems more like ten to me. I will have to go back and see if I missed something. The Jigmastas were the team in the late 1990s and early 2000s. I fiended for those DJ Spinna beats and Kriminul rhymes. Now I can become addicted all over again as they are going to drop and EP entitled Resurgence very soon and a full length in the fall. I can’t wait. So for older hip hop heads, lets celebrate this reunion, and for the younger, get acquainted with some of the best in the business!
The Fraternity is 10 emcees scattered across North America who are all very dope with unique styles. I have never heard all the members on one track before and at almost ten minutes I get to hear the complete camp over a scintillating Dope Antelope production. I usually don’t post singles in YouTube format but I like how you are able to get a visual of each emcee and learn more about where you can hear more music from each artist. You are bound to hear an emcee you like in this cypher, if not all of them. Stay tuned for more material as HHD is going to be a prime supporter in 2014. Bet!
Here are the members if you want to check them out individually: Jus Ra, Loose Logic, J-Scriptz, Speciez, Xavier Medina, Kue the Vandal, Frank Knight, Annex, Cocaine Chris, and Sleep.
Al-One must’ve been fiending for something funky, because that’s exactly what !LLMIND provided him with. It’s hard to make it any funkier without James Brown actually blessing the track himself. This is about three minutes worth of a good time placed into a song. I am not sure if this is part of a bigger project but we can hope…
Good lord, man! I mean double good God! Seven Hail Marys and Three Holy Mollies! J57 is an outstanding producer in his own right but what Exile did on this track, with that sample, is on some ‘holier than thou’ tip. That’s just outstanding. I get down for some good production but that’s remarkable. And not to get lost in the mix is that J57 can hold the mic right. He’s a very underrated emcee, mostly because he’s known as a great producer. Things might start changing when it comes to being underrated when people here his new project, Wax Aesthetic, dropping January 28th.
This particular cut comes off of the Sick Digger Crew’s Overlords project which is available absolutely free. The project has a nice blend of French production and a variety of emcees. I originally found this to be an odd pairing. Mykill Miers from the Left and CF from New Jerz, but the whole track melds well over that DJ Low Cut production. I love the blend of the guitar and piano on the track. Beautiful hip hop from coast to coast and then beyond.
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