Daniel Son and Ghostnotes are preparing their project, The Estes Method. And they are preparing our ear drums from the project as well with the second single, 4th Quarter.
You can hear the vibe…it’s smooth and has that jazzy element. And Daniel Son just cascades bar after bar in the slickest fashion. I use the term “professional emcee” from time to time, but that’s exactly what he is…a mic pro who has mastered his craft.
Man this track from Griot Noy, and JR Swiftz is fire! This beat is going to hurt someone’s neck with the incessant head nod factor. And Griot Noy is RELENTLESS with these bars. It feels breathless, effortless, and seamless with this verse. I’ve been impressed with his work previous to this…but this is spectacular!
Daniel Son and producer Ghostnotes drop something melodic for your ears to sink into. Our emcee illustrates his life in motion with how he goes about his business an art. Grinding day after day “to die a legend in the field“. His schedule is relentless, and he remains tenacious in his talent and accomplishments.
This is off the upcoming project, The Estes Method.
“Mobbin’…Stealin’…Grindin’…Hustlin’…This is how gonna make something outta nothing”
This is the gutter anthem from the team known as Murderers’ Row backed by the hard hitting production you have come to expect from the Snowgoons. Outerspace, Reef The Lost Cause, and King Syze. This joint is tough as is the whole project, so if you haven’t picked that up, make sure you support and play to your heart’s content.
New video from Eddie Kaine and RIM off of their brand new album, Welcome To Stuyville. That’s definitely something you should have checked out by now. No one has better chemistry on the mic than Kaine and RIM. And on the track, Chop House, you get a melodic laid back approach to that talent over some eassssssy production from none other than Camoflauge Monk.
The album has a lot of different paces and sounds so make sure you check that out.
Serge Severe sent me this single last July, and now it gets the video treatment. The song is strong! The sixteens are all tough, and show and edginess in the belief in his own self. Because in the end Severe is the product…the skills…the presence…the lyricism…and the intensity on full display here.
Queen Herawin has another solo project dropping. A long overdue one! As a member of The Juggaknots (one of the most revered indie hip hop crews) she showcased a true gift in rocking the mic. Now the spotlight shines direct once again and she shows why she’s a top tier emcee. On the song Manifest, she links up with veteran wordsmiths Apathy and Mickey Factz as they bring the house down on a superlative banger from Supastition! This is pull-no-punches hip hop right here.
This post is hard for me. Really hard. There was arguably no artist more influential to me than me than Chino XL. And as some artists have passed on, a bit of sadness takes your heart, but this was more. This was the feeling of losing legend and inspiration in one breath. He was and is one of a kind and no one treads exactly in those steps. In Sermon In Crimson, you hear the density and you hear the passion. You can play this track back 25x and hear 25 lines and phrases you didn’t catch, and that is the beauty of the wordsmith. RIP Legend.
Skyzoo…what can we say about Skyzoo? The man is the consummate emcee. The emcee’s emcee. There is not a flow like this in the game. It is inricate, breathless, and almost sounds effortless which I think is a trademark of a professional. The sound of the single, Esoteric, is melodic, but the poetry and meaning is dense. Have your rewind button handy…it’s going to need the work! DJ Manipulator on the beat!
Keep Me Company is out NOW! And you need that!
Philmore Greene has one of the best album from 2024 in The Grand Design. And you can hear that transcendent sound on this video single, OMG. It’s that straight hip hop flavor but with an edge. The production from Jay P takes on almost an anthem appeal. The Busta Rhymes vocal loop scratched in take the joint over the edge, as Green takes an unapologetic stance to what it means to be a real emcee in today’s climate.
Check the album!
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