Man, the homie J-Scrilla aka Scrilla Ventura is always sending me some dope music that he concocts with some dope emcees. This time he hits me with a track/video that he creates with Bo Jankans called Wicked Looking Gun. The track is demented enough that I enjoyed it thoroughly. The video and storyline keeps you interested. The beat from Ventura keeps you on that razor’s edge. It’s kind of like a home-brewed cup of evil. And Jankans’ ability is an emcee can’t be undersold. The man can narrate a story, and even though this is the first I have heard from him I will be checking for his new project The MotorMouth EP.
Single You Out: SGT. Over – I’m Thru (ft. Ras Kass)
SGT. Over ain’t even close to being done. He is hustling hard and now he’s really stepping up the feature game by including one of my all time favorite emcees, Ras Kass. That actually takes a lot of guts, because Ras will son a lot of people who invite him on the mic, but Sarge does what he always does and he elevates his flow and lyrics to new heights to the point where he shines just as bright. BasementBeatz laces the emcees with a hype, uptempo production that proves an ample canvas for the duo to craft their rhymes.
Benefit – Heavy (ft. Big Shug & M-Dot) (Prod by Norman Cratez) (Video)
Is Boston in the building? Is EMS in the building? Is the Gangstarr Foundation in the building? Hell yeah it is! Benefit, M-Dot, and Big Shug drop those bars heavy over the Norman Cratez’ production. Three different styles joining forces and each repping hard. This particular song will be showing up on Benefit’s forthcoming album, Timing Is Everything. Stay tuned!
Single You Out: Gripz – I Do Me (prod. by Anno Domini)
Let me re-introduce my readership to Gripz. This man was one of my favorite indie emcees as of two years ago. He released a couple of mixtapes and countless dope freestyles. For a while, he has been in the background, handling his business, but now he has resurfaced with this Anno Domini produced banger. His flow is still as relentless as ever, and is definitely something that you all should enjoy. In my mind, if Gripz keeps on his grizzle hard, he could make a huge leap in 2013/2014. Poetic LIiterature Vol. 3 is in the works. Believe!
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Artist Spotlight: Big O (2013)
Hip Hop Dependency is designed to support artists that I believe in, and I can’t think of too many more artists that I support more than Big O. I am a fan of Big O because he brings that raw boom-bap unfiltered to headphones everywhere. He’s got a gritty flow and a hunger to rock these lines for the people which you just don’t hear anymore.
Today also marks the release of his new album Gravel Engravement which can be found online anywhere and everywhere they sell albums. And while I may have gotten the album title twisted in the interview below., I didn’t get this twisted: This album bangs!
So check the interview below and make sure you ride with the homie Big O and cop that album. If you like that head nod flavor, you are going to enjoy this.
Friday Feature: Printz Of Peepz x Face Valyou – Fuel
This is the third out of four features for Printz Of Peepz and this time he brings us a new collaborative joint with the artist Face Valyou. The concept is taking life’s events and processing them as motivation to pursue your goals. t’s giving us that positive momentum. The smooth production also comes courtesy of Face Valyou showing you another facet of his talents. The track shows the diversity of Printz Of Peepz as an emcee as well, proving that not only can he just drop nice bars with social/conscious intent, but kick something fresh and positive.
(On a side note: I checked out Face Valyou’s album, When It Clicks, and I think it’s worth you checking out too. Always nice to see new, fresh talent. Respect)
Single You Out: Revalation ft. Kayda Luz – Paid Dues (prod. by Skammadix)
Here is another song off of Revalation’s Feature Presentation mixtape dropping next month. The track features Kayda Luz with neck-breaking production by the well-accomplished Skammadix. As a matter of personal opinion, this is one of Rev’s best sixteens. Enjoy.
Single You Out: AGE – The Combined Work Of A Trillion Cells To Work As A Single Body
Yeah. It’s a hell of a name for a singe, but it’s also one hell of a track. It’s very different then what I have been hearing as of late. The production is simplistic, in a good way, because the material and subject matter is sophisticated. I am sure that it may be over the top for some people but I think it’s a pretty refreshing deviation from the norm without being too pretentious. It’s actually really clever. The emcee’s name is AGE. The production is handled by Seraph. The forthcoming mixtape is called Been Weird Since I Looked In The Mirror. (I love it.)
Single You Out: Eddie B. – Nike Slogans (ft. Shabaam Sahdeeq & Chace Infinite)
I just listened to the five track EP from Eddie B. and Harry Fraud, The Johnny Utah Story, and it’s incredibly tight. The project is a prelude to their collaborative album dropping in November, Paper, Piff, and Polos. If the album is just as strong as these cuts it could instantly be a contender for Album Of The Year and that’s not overstepping. It’s that good.
Nike Slogans is one of those five tracks from the EP and features NYC veteran Shabaam Sahdeeq and west coast, Self Scientific emcee, Chace Infinte. It’s simply brilliant.
Single You Out: Little Vic- All Work & No Play (prod by DJ Insite)
Little Vic utilizes and adapts a DJ Insite reference that was once to be further developed for a production for Nature (who has since chosen a different gem) . Vic concocted a couple of verses and what we have as a result is the collaborative effort, All Work & No Play. We all know Vic’s prowess for dropping hot wittiness (yes, I said that and don’t regret it one bit). Enjoy how this track fell into place.
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