It’s really hard to believe this video dropped seven years ago. Time is just flying by me for sure. When this video dropped, I was truly impressed with artistic animation mixed with Ill Bill’s very personal song about Uncle Howie. The two just blended together seamlessly giving the listener/viewer a true sense of how someone can caught up in the streets and the vices there in.
The album this song is lifted off is called The Hour Of Reprisal.
I was not sure who Ric Flo was before I listened to this track, but after the listening I can say that he is a forth to be reckoned with. I mean this flow is quite simply one of the best I have heard…ever…period. His delivery is crisp. His mind is clever. His writing is something serious. I can’t wait to see if he can maintain this high standard of music through a whole project. I hope to hear some more soon, because he is super impressive.
Also, the video is creative and entertaining. I hope you guys agree.
It’s been a minute and I am going to try an ease back into this music scene. But I really have to mention this video from the rhyme vet, Akrobatik. Built To Last is the title track from his latest album (which you should be copping). The song epitomizes the word – banger. The beat and the rhymes are heavy handed and leave an indelible impression on the listener.
Artist: ullnevano
Album: I WONDER What Color Ima Use Next
Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Dollar
3. Piece, Peace
4. Reflection
5. Subscriptions
6. The Hint
7. The Sims
8. Speak From Experience
9. Overrated
10. Can’t Be Denied
11. Makes No Sense
12. Getting Better
13. Chicks In Kicks
14. Nevas Belief
15. What’s The Difference (ft. X-Man)
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Hip Hop Dependency is proud to be a supporter of UllNevaNo and his latest project under the ‘Color’ series flag, I WONDER What Color Ima Use Next. If obvious signs elude you, the title refers to UllNevaNo flowing over Jamla’s front man, 9th Wonder’s beats.
If you are not familiar with UllNevaNo’s lyrical dexterity, two things become apparent: 1) You don’t check Hip Hop Dependency very often 2) His latest project is a great opportunity for you to make up for lost time. The man has been repping the B-More scene for more than just a few years, and is a hip hop staple there. But his name is starting to buzz on more of a global scale much in part to the ‘Color Series’. So don’t front or delay, stream or download the latest project, or simply get left behind.
The Fraternity stays the course and could do no wrong in 2014 and this track, I Shot Lincoln, proves that fact. Sleep and Kue The Vandal go off on Dope Antelope’s sinister production. Antelope is hands down my producer of the year if this pace continues. I can’t hide that fact. No one puts darkness to music like Antelope. And if you like lines, these emcees have got lines….
Most wanted like Hitler in a room full of Zionists…. (Kue The Vandal)
Wow. Boaz just made me place a push pin on my map where Pittsburgh is located. This song is hot and word on the street it’s producer under a pseudonym from one Mac Miller. I ain’t hatin’. That’s impossible when a song is this good. Boaz seems to have great command as his skills as an emcee. I’m looking forward to hearing a full compliment of songs.
Artist: Cayoz
Album: Mirror Image
Tracklisting:
1. Shame, Shame (ft. Don Streat)
2. My Life Is What I Make It (ft. Dialect)
3. Everybody’s Talking (ft. Jamon)
4. What Once Was (ft. Lil $am & D.G.)
5. Retrospect (ft. Ensilence)
6. Beyond The Moniker (Album Sampler)
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I just found this on Bandcamp the other day and confronted Cayoz on Twitter as to why he didn’t let me know it was dropping. His response: ‘Not really promoting this as it’s just to tide people over until Beyond The Moniker drops’. Well, he may not be up on promoting but we are here to make you aware of such things. That’s our duty! A few tracks from Cayoz is always worth noting. I am not going to review it track by track. we have featured at least one of these songs previously as a single. But make sure that you DL this for your listening pleasure. What you will find especially dope is the Album Sampler at the end. You are going to hear some snippets of what is sure to be one of the better albums of 2014.
When Awon and Dephlow say they are bringing that real hip hop, you can bet on that 100%. This song, from the beat to the lyrics, is authentic hip hop flavor that the HHD audience is sure to love. This song is off of their collaborative album, Dephacation. I have yet to check the project, though this song gave me the incentive I need to give it a listen. If the album is anything like this cut, we will have a winner for sure.
Reks is simply one of the finest emcees in the business. His lyrics are razor sharp and Hazardis Soundz delivers the banging rhythms. Check out their latest mixtape, All Eyes On Reks, to hear more choice cuts just like this. Their new album, Eyes Watching God, is due out later this year.
I don’t really like to put up these ‘episodes’ on the blog. I would rather artists just craft the song and let people give a listen. But Heesun Lee and and Freestyle Fam have really left me no choice. The sheer level of skill prevented in this video is undeniable. The flows are nasty.
I wasn’t really up on Heesun Lee but I can say that I am a fan now. Freestyle Fam continues to offer up ill flow after ill flow. I can’t wait to hear an album.
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