Spec Boogie is my favorite member of the Lessondary crew and vastly underrated. One of those artists who has that God-given ability. The voice, lyrics, and the flow are all there. He’s got a new mixtape entitled World Tourist dropping soon so stay tuned for more information on that.
Damn, Damn, Damn. I should just end there , but this is just the icing on the cake when it comes to the music I have listened to today. Mokeout and Tone (of the Problemaddicts) have an incredible track on their hands. I love the back and forth style on the chorus. Production done by none other than Illmind.
Their new album drops next Tuesday (mark it on your calendars) entitled Shot Heard Around The World.
I posted on Kyle Hubbard’s release, Tomorrow In Retrospect, a couple of months ago. I was encouraged to hear some great hip hop coming out of H-Town. I thought Kyle was a lyrical breath of fresh air for Texas. He sent me an email with his latest effort, Around The Way, produced by Djay Cas.
Now even though, I liked Kyle’s last release, I am still dubious of most things that hit my inbox. I only post things on the blog that I absolutely love, regardless of past efforts. Well, I should stop being so cynical. Kyle puts together a terrific ‘Ode To Houston’, and he does so inclass. Kyle, in every track I have heard, never dumbs his music down. He has that unique blend of being able to keep his sound close to the streets but with an elevated mind. Check it!
Ummm…yeah this track definitely qualifies as some serious heat. This is just a great song. Dr. B is on the beat. Mic Write and Blaksmith from Cold Men Young are on the mic. The chorus on this track is perfect. I love the hook. You can add this to a short list of 2011 favorites right now. The acronym stands for (Heal Apathy With Knowledge). This track is everything that is good with the art right now. Great rhymes, content, production, and chorus. Couldn’t make a better song if you tried!
Memphis said he was going to leak me a track from his forthcoming album, Bittersweet. And when I downloaded, let me tell you I was just blown away. The content alone really moved me. The way each emcee addresses the topic of addiction is thought provoking stuff. I am really proud to be able to bring you the Agnes In Wonderland Remix ft. Marlon D and Sesy Basila. The production is done by Remshot and sounds impervious to criticism to me. Check it out, download it, and pass it onto all your friends. Surely they want some good music!
Ed E. Ruger shot me over his album a few weeks ago. I gave it a full listen and think it’s solid. There are quite a few bangers on the album. I haven’t had a chance to review it completely but yesterday, Ruger broadcasted the track, Dummy Disease, over Twitter. It is one of the standout tracks from the album and thought you all might want to hear it. You can cop his new album on Itunes, Ziplocked and Loaded.
I spotted this over at 2DopeBoyz. I know the Dagger Mouth album is just a couple of weeks a way and I just wanted to give props where they are do. I love it when these guys are in a dark place and drop lyrics from the dungeons of their minds. I will admit that I am pretty bias. I have always enjoyed their music. Balance is a classic album in my opinion and I credit these guys with giving me dope music when I too was in a pretty dark place. The production on Do or Die I will assume is by Rob The Viking and he does a great job creating that eerie feel with the music.
This is the best Apathy song in the last couple of years (my opinion). He has always been a favorite emcee and it’s good to hear him dropping some of these vicious bars on some bangin’ production.
This song came to me via email from the Half Past Never Band. I thought I would give it a listen and to my surprise I thought it was a really dope track. It’s pretty melodic. And I know I have some Jon?Doe material somewhere in my collection. I am going to have to check around. His flow is dope and it too has a very melodic quality. You can’t go wrong here. Here it for yourself:
Hip Hop Dependency 