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Artist Spotlight: Mr. Live (2014)

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I have been sitting on this interview for a minute, waiting for the day to come where I could share it with you guys.  I present to you today HHD’s interview with Mr. Live.   A lot of new readers may be unfamiliar with Mr. Live, but to those of us who grew up during the advent of the independent hip hop music scene, his name rings bells.  Along with groups like Jigmastas and Natural Elements, Mr. Live was  releasing a slew of dope 12″ releases that have become revered among heads in my age group.   He has one of the most unique voices in the game and I am glad he is back making more music.   As 1/2 of Drama Class, along with Earl Blaize, he is releasing his new EP, Conflicted, today.  So in conjunction with his return to music, I present words from the man himself…enjoy!

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Single You Out: Mr. Morbid & Melph – Vile N Venomous (ft. Little Vic, Eternel, Majesty & Venom)

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I’ve been supporting these Mr. Morbid & Melph (out of  the Netherlands) the moment I heard their first single.  Their album, Close To The End, will be dropping on March 25th.   For their latest track they solicit the rhyme stylings of house favorite, Little Vic, along with others.  The track is in the same vein as their other efforts that focus on banging drums and dark orchestral samples.   I am a fan.

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Illa Ghee – Salute The General (ft. Fame) (Video)

Illa Ghee make us fiend for the album with his release of the single, Salute The General.    This track by DJ Skizz is saturated in the realness which suits Illa Ghee just fine because that’s his M.O.  He has a real nice flow, where at the end he promises to bust all shots on the “skinny jean” culture.  I am all for that.   His album Social Graffiti is dropping in the second quarter of this year. Fakes and frauds beware!

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Single You Out: Prince Po & Oh No – Toxic

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Prince Po and Oh No will be releasing their collaborative project, Animal Serum, on February 4th.  This is the type of sound you can expect to hear from the project.  The production and the flow are very sophisticated.  But the most important part…it sounds really nice to me.   I have always been a fan of Prince Po’s material and looking forward to getting this album.

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The AbSoulJah – Ninety Something (ft. DJ Safe) (Produced by Gabz of Le Gouffre) (Video)

This is some newness given the video treatment from The AbSoulJah’s latest album, Dim The Light.   The track is smooth with some expert chopping by DJ Safe.  The AbSoulJah continues to maintain a high level of musical excellence not only with this song, but also the entire album.  I hope to have a review done sooner rather than later.  If you like that NY/Boom Bap flavor, I would cop this.

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2-Man Cypher – Queen City Bastards (2014)

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Artist: 2-Man Cypher (Sleep x Cocaine Chris)

Album: Queen City Bastards

Tracklisting:

1. A Message From The Fans – Buzzin’ (Intro)
2. Locklandville
3. The Hunted
4. Project 48
5. Ain’t Playing With You
6. Broken ft. Koren Jackson
7. Lady In Black
8. Queen City Bullies (ft. Mike Tombs)
9. Heartless (ft. Koren Jackson)
10.First Born
11.Sad World (ft. Trademark Aaron & Nick Pedigo)
12.Top 5 (Cuts by DJ Madhandz)

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The first few weeks of 2014 have been extremely slow for music, especially GOOD music.  But when I heard Queen City Bastards, I got excited.   And it takes a lot for a blogger to get excited about music because we go through so much of it on a daily basis.

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