Shyste crafted a lyrical opus with his new album, In The Meantime. I listened to the project twice at this point and this is a display for the ears to behold. His best work to date, without a shadow of the doubt. Every song on this joint could be featured been any time DJ TMB is in the credits, that track gets the extra push. If you like this song, you will love the album!
Something that I definitely want you to hear is this single from Hank Dope and Kut One featuring Reek Osama. This joint is both dangerous and glorious. First of all, Kut One laces a a beat to trigger a death march! I love what he did with this sound, and Hank Dope (someone I previoulsy didn’t know) is coming for heads with this pen game. Add to the mix Reek Osama on the chorus…and you have a complete victory. Don’t sleep! New project out now from the producer and emcee, Death Won’t Stop Us.
Few have been more prolific and consistently dope in the last 10 years than The Bad Seed. A week or so ago he released his latest album, Book Of Himothy: Verse IV. This album conitnues his streak of really dope projects illustrating a talent that is not just tested in time, but getting better with it. The song that hit me hardest on this one is the most personal, John Q (named after the Denzel Washington movie). As we get older we handle things like sickness and mortality. It’s always fragile and not always graceful. The Bad Seed put his humanity on display. I can relate.
Godilla and Native Born just released their project, Prismas Electricos, and take my word for it…this joint knocks! The beats and rhymers are superlative. This project is retro-fitted with some boom bap from yesteryear but equipped for the ears of today. Godilla has not released anything for a decade…and his sword still sounds just as sharp as it did then, if not sharper. The beats and rhymes go hand in hand as with each track they deliver a polished yet raw sound. Sharing the track Blind Focus, featuring scratches from DJ TMB, and if this doesn’t smack of hip hop…nothing will in 2026.
Masters of the English language are back at it again with their latest EP, Blue Shell Theory 2. Chuck N Lock bring wit and cleverness as only they can. There are so many quotables both heard and hidden from your first listen, that the music and the rhymes just keep engaging you. On Time Trials (my selection to share) they grace the chill in the productio that smacks like a smooth jazz ensemble, and have your mind follow the wordsmithing as it proceeds.
Spit Gemz unleashes some fury from the vaults! And tell me it doesn’t sound like it should make it on a project! This joint is dope and has Gemz lyrical stamp all over it that stands the test of time showing you that forgotten joints on hard drives can be like lost audio treasure.
Serge Severe has been with us on HHD since our inception, and we stand by that talent all that many years later. And he has a strong one on his hands with this remix of One Of One, featuring Cool Nutz and Ras Kass, and produced by Trox. This is a bar bonanza right here! Really dope collaboration!
This is one of those tracks that you could be having a deep conversation with some people, and as soon as the music comes on, you have to tell everyone to shut the f-ck up. This joint is that THAT real. Benny Watts just released the album, Stovetop Chronicles, with producer Profound79 and the whole project delivers on production and that raw lyricism. But this joint turned made me pause. The delivery over this beat and that vocal sample needs to be spoken about. So preach it to the high heavens!
And I didn’t even realize…we got a video for this joint too! Enjoy it all!
Got a really dope song to share with you from Lateb & Kore’s new project simly entitled, &. Love & Sin is my favorite song from the short project. I really love the melodic nature in which they deliver this. This is a joint that I could easily here on the radio. It’s got so much replay value and definitely gets stuck in your head. Kore is known for his melodic choruses on M-Dot’s project, and I actually forgot Lateb had some singing chops as well. And lyrically they each dip into those lustful moments you encounter in your life. Devil on your shoulder type ish. It turns out to be a great pairing and I dare you to tell me different.
If you haven’t heard, the incomparable John Jigg$ has a new project out, By God’s Good Grace. I’ve always been a fan of the way Jigg$ can deliver on ANY beat, and apply any style and topic, but this is one of his best projects to date. Every time I thought I heard “the best track” the next one stole the show. There are some darker notes struck on the project which I have a propensity for, but as a body of work this is complete. Even the interludes are articulated well and give the project depth. In sharing with you I am singling out the DJ Mickey Knocks guitar infused rhythm because it’s a different energy and sets the bar.
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