Grind Time – Hip Hop Dependency

Artist: PH

Source: Bandcamp

Tracklisting:

01. You Know (Intro)
02. Awww Shux
03. County Of Kings feat. Sha Stimuli, Skyzoo & Ruste Juxx & LR Blitzkrieg
04. Starman
05. Cool World
06. Pretty In Ink
07. Champagne And Kush
08. Never Have feat. LR Blitzkrieg, GMS & Substantial
09. King Latifah
10. This Aint What You Want feat. Kid Vishis & Marvwon
11. How To Battle
12. Dodgerville feat. Nems & Poison Pen
13. Wage War
14. Hollywood (Bonus Track)

Note:

PH (formerly known as Pumpkinhead) has been making music for a minute. I think I have upwards of around eight releases from PH in my Itunes right now, so the man has shown a great deal of longevity when it comes to being able to work on his music through out the years. He has also been apart of the Grind Time battle circuit. He has used his experience as a polished emcee to reak havoc on competition. You need only to check your favorite search engine for “PH + Grind Time” to check out countless YouTube videos of his battles.

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Artist: Dirtbag Dan

Album: The Dirtbag Dan Mixtape

Source: Dirtbag Dan’s Blog

Tracklisting:

1. Andy’s First Call

2. Foolish Girl

3. Money ft.Copywrite

4. Andy’s Second Call

5. DBD Mash Up

6. Devil Do

7. Do Something ft.Madness

8. Get A Job ft.Cadillac Ron

9. Goons Go Get Ya ft Abel Abilities,Rey Resurreccion & Ren

10. S.O.D

11. South Beach Samba ft.Dirt Nasty,Madness & Andre Legacy

12. There’s An End (Rmx)

Note:

This review is a long time coming. The Dirtbag Dan Mixtape was dropped in January and here I am, approximately three months later, commenting on it. Well, in this case I guess some news is better than no news.

Dirtbag Dan, as some of you know, has cut his teeth in independent hip hop through the Grind Time Battle circuit. And anyone who knows anything about Grind Time, knows it is not for the faint of heart or weak of wit. Dirtbag Dan has shown and proven to be a winner in all phases of battling, but when I saw he had a mixtape, I wondered if he could switch gears and put some good songs together. With the The Dirtbag Dan Mixtape being the proverbial proof in the pudding, the answer is that he does put together good music.

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