Speaking of Wrecking Crew…1/3 of the team Has-Lo dropped the Odim Smith produced, Jason Statham the other day and I failed to put it up on the site. My mistake…it’s a smooth track…I really like the the piano riffs…
Single You Out: Silent Knight – Stand Up! (prod. by !llmind)
This is the solo version of a track that originally featured multiple artists on DJ K.O.’s EMPBeTheTeam. This version is headed for Silent Knight’s Busy Is My Best Friend II. This track has all the soul in the world and add Silent Knight’s conviction, you can count this one as a winner.
Single You Out: Reks – Judas (prod. by Lee Bannon)
Lee Bannon laces Reks with a dark, haunting, and plodding beat. Reks uses the opportunity to air out his grievances with those snakes in the grass. Those who are prone to associate with you only to stab you in the back.
This track is the first single from Rek’s upcoming mixtape, Revolution Cocktail, which will be made available on January 22nd.
Single You Out: 7evenThirty – Where It’s At (Lee Bannon Remix)
I finally got a chance to listen to 7evenThirty’s album, Heaven’s Computer. Every track I had heard previous sounded really good and I was not disappointed with the rest of the album. For the remix treatment, Lee Bannon redresses the track. Make sure you check the album if you like what you hear!
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Single You Out: Caspa Narkz – Battle Cry
Finally someone new brings me some music fit for the blog. Something that fits our mantra of keeping it raw. Now the track name, Battle Cry, is nothing new but the execution is really well done. Caspa Narkz delivers on his end with some rough yet tight lines and the chorus ties the track together nicely.
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Single You Out: Reef Ali & DJ Grazzhoppa – Smut Therapy (ft. Ras Kass, M-Dot, and Cymarshall Law)
Now this made my morning! Ras Kass, M-Dot, and Cymarshall Law on the same track! That theory sounded incredibly dope in email and my expectations were realized to their fullest potential when I heard this joint. Each emcee kills it in their unique fashion while discussing the ladies’ “loose tendencies”. Reef Ali creates this nostalgic banger while DJ Grazzhoppa chops it up something excellent (like always).
The other great part about this is that I find out Reef Ali and Grazzhoppa are creating an entire project called, You Asked For It. That’s going to be dope!
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Single You Out: Vstylez: Don’t Cross That Line (ft. Ruste Juxx)
It’s only fitting that on the same day, Ruste Juxx is declared our Artist Of The Year that we share yet another song he is on for 2013. I mean, lets get the year started right! This time he showcases his talent on this Vstylez banger produced by MoSS. This track serves as the lead single for Vstylez upcoming album, Masterpiece Theater. (Link provided by Kevin Nottingham)
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Single You Out: Shaz Illyork – Chopper
It’s a good week when we get tracks from both Spit Gemz and Shaz Illyork. The Opposition is in full effect. This track is off of Illyork’s upcoming project, Deadstock Revival. This song is certainly dope but we expect no less at this point. Golden Child is responsible for sounding the horns…
Friday Feature: Jus Daze – 365 Daze (2012)
It’s just after the holidays and I got caught up with family, friends, and the end of the year posts and kind of left the ‘Friday Feature’ hang by the wayside, that is until I remembered this Friday. I was just recently put on to Jus Daze and his style immediately meshed with what we are trying to do at Hip Hop Dependency. He’s been on the battle circuit for a while, but what I am most impressed by is the amount of emotion he incorporates in his music. It’s not just one-liners and battle lines. While he can do those things, he’s more about telling a story and injecting feeling into his cuts. The feeling I get is that he puts a good amount of himself in every verse.
With all that being said, and not being able to consult with Jus Daze before this feature, I thought a great initial offering would be his entire body of work from 2012. In this download you are going to get a variety of his singles, Bow II The Bow, Common Law, and The King Of Queens. This will be a great way for new fans to get acquainted and old ones to make sure their collection is complete.
Stay tuned for a more biographical piece and more music next week….meanwhile DL this!
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Single You Out: Swerve – Pay Day: No Idea
Swerve is constantly cranking out new songs and he wants folks to get in on the action and pass the word on with his new “Pay Day” series. Every 1st and 15th (get the reference now?) Swerve and/or SYG will be dropping a gem on us as a prelude to their forthcoming album.
Here Swerve continues to rock over these smooth DJ Mentos beats. The duo have a very nostalgic vibe to them. It’s like they are making music right out of this black and white picture above.
