Chemistry is a theme this week in the music that we are promoting and who displays better chemistry than Rim and Eddie Kaine? The emcee know how to trade bars and verses seamlessly and honestly no one is really on their level. Bhramabull produces this along along with the entire 5 Dolla Holla release with Rim. Definitely high octane joint, and if you clash with these artists, best believe it just won’t be a fender bender.
Daniel Son & Futurewave – Stone Cold (Video)
Daniel Son & Futurewave are the best combo out right now in contemporary hip hop. When they link, magic happens, and great music follows. When they dropped The Pressure Cooker, in 2018 I was floored. That album is to me a personal classic, and they strike back in 2024 (a few releases in between) with their new release, Bushman Bodega. They have a sound together that cannot be denied. And on Stone Cold, you can hear that chemistry bubble. Futurewave laces a special concoction for his emcee that has so many dope and interesting elements while being subtle. And as has been said throughout his entire career, Daniel Son, is always in the pocket with his bars and illustrious pen.
….like a young Gordon Ramsey, give em’ hell in the kitchen.
XP The Marxman & Body Bag Ben – Good Times, Bad Times (Video)
Body Bag Ben and XP The Marxman are not afraid of a little dirty work. As a matter of fact, these guys in general know work. They both have insane work ethics when it comes to putting out a dope product, and here the bring you the title track from their new project, Good Times, Bad Times. And they put the wild west vibe in action as Ben gets that harmonica sample going over these drums that creates an even grittier vibe while The Marxman familiarizes people with his surroundings. This joint does not miss. Cop the record!
Poe Mack & Van Gunz – The Reset (Video)
Virginia has some talent people! And emcee Poe Mack and producer Van Gunz are among those gifted individuals. I am not sure where this track is off of, or if it’s a loosie but it stands alone as being dope. Van Gunz laces a beautiful production for Poe Mack to shed some pretty poignant and dope insight over.
Everywhere building opponents I can’t see yet / Try to quarterback the future without a deep threat
Blu – Wild Wild West (prod. by Evidence) (Video)
Well we have to acknowledge (like every other blog) that this might be the most anticipated project of 2024. Evidence and Blu unite to give us a taste of California with impending album, Los Angeles. And on the video single, Wild Wild West, we get a sampling of the beauty that is to behold. Man, Evidence crafts such a beautiful soundscape for Blu to paint those vivid tapestries that are his stories in LA. This is a win for everyone, and is definitely living up to the hype.
Natural Elements – YKTV (prod. by Charlemagne) (Video)
Am I biased? Probably. But Natural Elements to me embodies all that is good in hip hop. And this may be another favorite joint of mine from the trio. First and foremost, I am a traditionalist so hearing our emcees rock over some godly Charlemagne production just sounds like everyone is where they should be. It’s natural. The way Charlemagne carries this Andre wind instrumentation through the track is just beautiful. He was the original producer for the group back from the jump and I loved how seamless everything sounded. It’s that special polish that brings an extremely talented group of lyricists together. Love this joint.
Big Trip – Death Wish (Video)
The Umbrella has been doing big things in the last several years. But one of the lesser known quantities of the unit (at least for me) was Big Trip. Well, as they say, if you didn’t know then, you know now. Big Trip comes out guns blazing with this Jamil Honesty infused heat rock. This joint knocks, and Trip can see death around the corner.
New project, Honestly Filthy, is completely produced by Honesty, and he does a really amazing job behind the boards, and Trip really impresses. I can’t get enough of this release.
Starvin B – Bucky (Video)
Starvin B material is an auto post here on HHD. He has been from the jump. He’s always delivered high level lyricism but now it seems he is producing joints, and maybe he has been all this time but I can’t recall. Lyrically there is an intermingling of love for his dog, and just life references in general. But all in all this joint is dope as you would come to expect from Starvin.
Ty Farris – Villain With The Smile (Video)
Ty Farris is a name that we should be accustomed to seeing on Hip Hop Dependency. The talented Detroit representative, has a new album out, Enigma WIth An Attitude, and VIllain With A Smile is yet another dope single off of that project, produced by Brooks XY. This song has exemplary word play.
Killing shit, Jason Vorhees with your door keys / Rappers begging for features but they all got sore knees…
Heems – Manto (Video)
I absolutely love songs that express the human experience. To me there are fewer things more beautiful in hip hop or music in general. Someone who takes their craft, explores their past in their present, and shares that exploration with others. And Heems hits home, and hits home hard with sharing his family’s story as the video in his words “is an exploration of the inherited trauma stemming from the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan”. You can see the contemplation and perhaps the pain and then the corresponding hope, making this a captivating moment in 2024.
New album Veena coming in a little over a month.
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