The Scribbling Idiots are back together and making that good hip hop music. This is a crew that is well-rooted in the hip hop fundamentals and have a since appreciation for the culture. They are also prone to making either thought provoking music or uplifting joints. I think this qualifies as the latter of the two. At any rate, this track is just the sampler of what lies ahead when the crew drops their album, Invitation Only.
I am honored to be the first to bring to you The 17th’s new single, God’s Away On Business. I interviewed The 17th last year because the man’s writing skills are of the next level variety. He also does his own production and his beats are on par with some of the best names in the business. So when something new drops from the man, I want HHD to be at least a small part of it.
God’s Away On Business is bound to turn more than just a few heads. While not necessarily refuting personal belief systems, The 17th does make an interesting and well made case to turn those systems on their head. He provides a number of different analogies to make his points, controversial though they may be. He addresses the difficulties in believing in someone he has never seen just because society feels compelled. Check this small snippet of the song:
Oh God, dear God, I hope that you exist. So i can live my life with purpose and with happiness. And when I put my hands together and I pray to you, please dont have something else to do. To you, from me, to you.
This song is the first single from The 17th’s forthcoming project, Inside Jokes With Complete Strangers. Stay tuned.
Supastition’s Honest Living which is entirely produced by Croup is due out on Tuesday, but to wt one’s appetite, he released the single, Eardrum. One of the things I have always liked about Supa is his candid demeanor and view points intertwined with an incredible refined talent to rock mics. He is the people’s emcee.
Sean Price and Chino XL are now featured on the remix version of The Danger. Esoteric also tailors his own verse to give the song a new appeal. Chino XL of course drops one of those verses that leave your jaw dropped. Just give the man creative license and he is liable to steal the damn show.
This version is only going to be made available via 7″ record. So suck it digital era…haha.
I got some more material from The Fraternity on deck. This time, J-Scriptz drops the the title track from his forthcoming album dropping March 18th. The whole album is produced by Rez The Silverback. This is a quick yet introspective joint and hopefully gets you tuned for the album.
The homie Face Valyou and I got to talking on Twitter and this post was the result of that discussion. Built To Write is a group comprised of Inqwesson, Face Valyou, Doc Science, and DJ A1-D. The team is signed to Poe Mack’s, Mackstrumental Records. This track is produced by the aforementioned Valyou and has a montage of sounds going on. You can find this track off of Champion Sound: The AYP Compilaiton Volume 2.
Man, AWKWORD’s album, World View, will finally see the day of light this weekend courtesy of the folks over at DJ Booth. You can actually stream the nineteen track album right now. I have heard a multitude of the tracks off the album and they all range from “good” to “excellent”. He tackles a lot of topics on the project so make sure you put your thinking cap on for this one. His last single before the album becomes official on Sunday is called, Gas Land, and features future hip hop HOFer, Chaundon. In particular the two tackle the topic of ‘fracking”. You can do the knowledge on that HERE. Meanwhile, enjoy the track.
This track from Naturally Born Strangers (Rich Kidd x Tona x Adam Bomb) is a loosie that didn’t make their self-titled album. But this track is right up on par with the excellence that the album represents. Rich Kidd lacing the big beats and the emcees respond with some fine wordplay. If you haven’t already checked it, make sure you give the album a listen.
Another single released from Pardon My French, which is the collaborative effort from Macabeats and Cool FD. And they bring plenty of heavy artillery to assist on the mic in the personas of Dready Kruger, Mic Handz, and Dirt Platoon. Definitely peep the album…
No rest for one of our most featured emcees, Big O. He went right back to the lab and crafted a “two-for-one” with the Wake Up Freestyle, and You Can’t Stop. The second joint actually self produced. He is hard at work with the forthcoming release of The Delegation 2 which has a drop date of February 22nd. If you missed out before make sure you check out his interview Here.
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