Spit Gemz and Eff Yoo put razor sharp verse together over this Necro instrumental. I love everything about this track…from name to bars to production. The crazy thing to think about is this is probably just them messing around in the lab on some evil genius shit. Enjoy!
2-Man Cypher Interview (2014)
This interview has been a long time in coming. When I heard the 2-Man Cypher (Sleep and Cain) album, Queen City Bastards, I was made into an instant fan. The realism of that album, enhanced by the sheer skill of the emcees was nothing short of amazing. I am of the frame of mind that 2-Man Cypher is going to the top. How can they not? They have all the intangibles. Make sure you pass this interview along and cop that album at all costs. Also, check for their future music projects. It’s all next level material.
Locksmith – Hardest Song Ever (ft. Leah Tysse) (Video)
Locksmith is ready to drop his album, A Thousand Cuts, in a couple of weeks, but before he does so he drops the video single for the Hardest Song Ever. When I first saw the song title I naturally assumed that this was going to be a cut simply about bodying bars. I could not be more long. This is a song in which Locksmith talks about an incident in which he was abused and exploited by a babysitter when he was very young.
If I tell you the song is deep, it would be a vast misunderstatement. Hip Hop is all about machismo and here you have an emcee entering his most vulnerable state to air out a painful part of his past. It is both brave and brilliant, and appreciated.
Single You Out: Typ-iLL – Work Horse (ft. Nutso)
Typ-iLL taps one of the hardest working men in the indie hip hop scene and HHD Artist Of The Year, Nutso, to drop some bars for the joint, Work Horse. That makes this an extremely appropriately titled track. Work Horse goes from high energy to a dark place courtesy of producer Sickness. It start off very uptempo and then becomes more subdued when the bars are dropped. Just an ill song.
Single You Out: Premrock – Lens (ft. Chris Quelle)
Premrock once again smites convention with his latest Quelle Chris produced track, Lens. The rhythm has a jazz type vibe to it, with a lot of cymbal being featured instead of relying on the snare. It sounds much like, Premrock creates his own rhythm and cadence that the beat follows, instead of vice versa.
It’s just another example of what makes Premrock unique. His album, A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, will grace us on April 15th.
Starvin B – Blue Note (Video)
Starvin B does not rest! The man stays making that music. Producer One-Take utilizes the dusty horn to perfection over the kicks and snares. Starvin’ does his thing over the beat and has a great perspective to give to listeners when they are out there pursuing their dreams and goals. Don’t hate, just wall away and move on…
His new album hit bandcamp yesterday, so cop Blood From A Stone at the first available moment!
Single You Out: Rozewood – Story Of My Life (prod. by Apollo Brown)
Brand new single released by DigiCrates Records, with HHD favorite Rozewood on the mic and all around favorite, Apollo Brown, on the production. The result is a smoothed out, introspective song, that will keep you captivated for nearly five minutes. Rozewood’s next mixtape, Radio Raheem is going to drop a little later this month.
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Single You Out: AWAR – Let It Shine (prod. by Vanderslice)
AWAR is back to rocking mics and staying busy, this time hopping on a Vanderslice instrumental that was originally featured on the latters’ instrumental project, Oh My God EP. AWAR add some venom on the vocals and takes the listener to church over this gospel-esque production.
Be on the lookout for AWAR and Vanderslice’s new album, The Winning Team, slated to drop later this year.
AWKWORD – World View (2014)
Artist: AWKWORD
Album: World View
Tracklisting:
1. Gas Land (Frack Off) ft. Chaundon [prod. by Numonics] | World View Intro 04:31
2. Throw Away The Key [prod. by L.Ment (Canada)] 05:44
3. Bars & Hooks ft. Sean Price, The Kid Daytona & The Incomparable Shakespeare [prod. by Harry Fraud] 04:48
4. Penny [prod. by Dismas (Romania)] 02:55
5. The People’s Champions ft. Shabaam Sahdeeq, Punchline & Beretta 9 (of Killarmy) [prod. by Harry Fraud] 04:55
6. Got Class? [prod. by Fresh Nerd] 02:16
7. Notorious ft. Wordsmith, Jasiri X, Jus Daze & Capital X [prod. by Amin PaYnE (Australia)] 05:18
8. Doctor Doctor ft. GuessWho? [prod. by MajoR R.E. (Malaysia)] 04:34
9. Requiem ft. SoulStice, Ess Vee & CuzOH! Black [prod. by ATG] [add. vox by Jay Daniels (Australia) & Mark Deez] 04:40
10. Melting Pot (Made In America) ft. Chaundon [prod. by Numonics] 03:57
11. Rape [prod. by Fafu] 02:53
12. Rap Genius ft. Perseverance & Chino XL [prod. by The White Shadow (Norway)] 03:51
13. It’s Not Possible [prod. by Recluse Crew (Finland)] 01:42
14. #AaronSwartz ft. L*A*W [prod. by Steel Tipped Dove] 03:28
15. The World Is Yours ft. Sha Stimuli & Viro The Virus [prod. by Dominant1 (Malawi)] 03:53
16. Imperialism ft. C-Rayz Walz & Reks [prod. by Jonny Lupo (Moldova)] 04:08
17. Radio 2.0 ft. KRS-One, Dug Infinite, Brimstone127 & Mista Lawnge (of Black Sheep) [prod. by Vice Souletric] 04:51
18. Metal Music ft. El Gant, ILL BILL, Tenacity & Blame One [prod. by Tranzformer] 05:09
19. Go! ft. Joell Ortiz, Slug (of Atmosphere) & Maya Azucena [prod. by Domingo] 03:25
Note:
This review for AWKWORD’s World View has been a long time coming. It’s a long time coming for two reasons: 1) AWKWORD has been working on his magnum opus for well over three years 2) I took another two months to digest the project in between other releases. But here we are at the moment of reckoning to determine what makes World View special, or if it’s indeed special at all.
Single You Out: Theo3 x Korry Deez x Adam Bomb – Significant Remix (prod. by Cool FD)
This single only just came out last week but if the homie Cool FD wants to put his special twist to the cut, no one will complain. Dopeness!
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