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One Be Lo – Moon Walkman (Video)

The legendary Detroit lyricist One Be Lo (of the iconic duo Binary Star) has officially returned with his latest auditory masterpiece, Moon Walkman. True to form, the veteran MC delivers an avalanche of intricate, thought-provoking bars laid over a seamless, head-nodding sonic landscape.

If you have been waiting for a breath of fresh air in a saturated musical climate, this track is the gift your playlist needs.

Bars That Demand a Second Listen

One Be Lo has always been celebrated for lyricism that requires listeners to stop, rewind, and unpack the depth. On Moon Walkman his pen is sharper than ever. He juxtaposes nostalgic pop-culture references with heavy, socio-political commentary:

“Luigi shot the fireballs at the final boss, while Mario’s fighting ICE in office…”

From addressing corporate monopolies and political lobbying to the environmental anxieties of the modern world, the track functions as a profound observation of our current landscape. Yet, through it all, One Be Lo maintains his unshakeable identity, asserting that “black holes could NEVER take the astronaut out of me.”

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Single You Out: One Be Lo & Bliqee The Anonymiss – A Tax

One Be Lo is an artist, producer, and professional emcee who has been honing his craft for almost three decades. His lyricism, poetry, and creativity are one of a kind. The way he approaches topics is fresh and keeps listeners on their toes. So when he decides to release something we all best pay attention. And here has a very poinant collaborative track from a forthcoming project featuring Bliqees The Anonymiss on the chorus giving a truly musical feel. A Tax addresses the conditions of the average person across the globe in respect to oppression and the imposed social condition.

This track means something!

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Single You Out: One Be Lo – Suez Rode

One Be Lo has a new project out called, Songs Of Songs, which he is describing as a gift and a celebration of life. The project, consists of many sounds, layers, and frequencies. And it is quite literally a musical gift from him to you. It is free but I highly encourage you to support him for the talent that he is. He not only drops clever and poinant lyricism but self-produced the project.

I am choosing to share the track Suez Rode as I love how One Be Lo masterfully narrates the love of his surroundings to us over a production that is rich yet industrial.

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Binary Star – Saturn Rings Sad Turn Around (Video)

New video from one of two recently released Binary Star projects, LIGHTY.   Saturn Rings Sad Turn Around is both jazzy and chill but still indefinitely hip-hop, which alas, the whole point.  The overall sound of the song inebriates you almost, entrances you, but the scratching and lyricism from One Be Lo bring you back into sharp focus.  An emcee, I don’t think you could name three emcees of a higher caliber when it comes to wordplay.  One Be Lo is amongst my favorites.

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Binary Star – The Last Supper Nova (Video)

One Be Lo showcases why he has been an elite emcee spanning well over a decade.  The way he integrates Bible books with athlete names and assortment of other recognizable entities is just damn amazing.  People’s pen game simply aren’t as clever as this.  There are very few writing on this kind of level.  Really brilliant.

I CAN NOT wait for the new Binary Star album, LightY ears Apart to drop.  If the songs are just half this dope, it’s going to be all the way remarkable.

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Single You Out: Binary Star – Slang Blade (Reprised)

One Be Lo takes a Binary Star classic from 1996, beefs up the drums, and then give it a renewed, 2016 lyrical twist.

Ifyou’renot up on Binary Star and their classic album, Masters Of The Universe, then you are probably not from around these parts. But, nonetheless, that album is timeless, so stop wasting time and cop that if you are just catching wind of it.

One Be Lo also has a reworking of another track which I will share in the course of the next few day. There’s no need to over due it though. Pace ourselves….

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One Be Lo – Laborhood Part 2 (2011)

Artist: One Be Lo

Album: Laborhood Vol. 2

Source: Bandcamp

Tracklisting:

01. Laborhood 2 Intro
02. Clap feat. RoSpit, T Calmese & Elzhi
03. Chemistry feat. Grynch
04. Panthers feat. JYoung The General, Mae Day & J.A.E.
05. Combat feat. Verbal Kent
06. E.T. Remix
07. Lettin’ Go feat. So Realistic
08. Hooliganry feat. Catch Lungs
09. The Medicine feat. The Planets
10. U Minor, We Major feat. Varsity Squad
11. Weapons feat. Apokalypse, Proof, Ron Dada & Miz Korona
12. Freakin Flo’s feat. Decompoze
13. Thoughts Take Flight feat. Senim Silla & O Type Star
14. All In feat. El Da Sensei
15. Wash Away feat. Lon Won
16. Up All Nite feat. Phatboy Chef

Note:

We are only about three days away from One Be Lo’s next official release, L.A.B.O.R.  I already detailed Vol. 1 a couple of weeks ago and this grouping of One Be Lo’s previous works is equally as dope.   When you hear both of these volumes, it gives the listener a true appreciation of how gifted One Be Lo really is.  I really dig the whole thing but I remember when I first heard the joint Chemistry that he did with Grynch and Combat with Verbal Kent.  Those tracks really resonate with me and both outstanding examples of lyricism.

Again, Laborhood Vol. 2 is only $3 and it would be a damn shame if you didn’t own both volumes.  You are getting a grip of dope tracks for less than the cost of one album.  I could do a whole write up on the tracks you hear on this release but I am going to hold off until L.A.B.O.R. drops this coming Tuesday, September 6th.   Be sure you pick that up when the time comes!

Update:  The Laborhood releases are free!  Free up until Sept. 6th and his other releases are only $1.00! Pick them all up!

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One Be Lo – Laborhood Part 1 (2011)

Artist: One Be Lo

Album:  Laborhood Vol 1

Source: Bandcamp

Tracklisting:

1. Laborhood Welcome
2. Bassline (Feat. T Calmese, Kodac & RoSpit) (Prod. Zhao)
3. Break Of Dawn (Feat. Deep Rooted) (Prod. Mr. Brady)
4. Lettin You Know (Feat. AZTexts) (Prod. Dub Sonata)
5. Detroit Riots (Feat. Fat Ray, RoSpit, T3, Phatboy Chef, Marvwon, Buff 1 & FattFather) (Prod. Black Milk)
6. Alphabet Soup Remix (Prod. 14KT)
7. Learn (Feat. Longshot & Ka Di) (Prod. K. Kruz)
8. Take It There (Feat. Black Milk) (Prod. Black Milk)
9. Must Be The Way (Feat. Buff 1 & Jackson Perry) (Prod. Forecast)
10. Fly Like Wings (Feat. Futuristic) (Prod. WideTrax)
11. Lap 2 (Feat. Decompoze) (Prod. Decompoze)
12. Tweeny One (Feat. Stik Figa, Richard Wright, Lou Rip, You, Les Izmore, Ubi & Dominique Larue) (Prod. DWill)
13. We Over Here (Feat. RoSpit, Decompoze, Magestik Legend & T Calmese) (Prod. RoSpit)
14. You Think You Know (Feat. Moe Dirdee) (Prod. Chanes)
15. Smash (Prod. Miles Bonny)

Note:

This isn’t an official album.  But it is officially from One Be Lo and it would be a crime to not even mention this release on HHD. This is the prelude to the release of his album, L.A.B.O.R. I believe these are older or unreleased tracks from the Michigan artist.  For the most part they are all banging and high quality.  It is just a  taste of what this elite emcee can do when given a microphone.  I am admittedly a huge fan of his and have been such since the Binary Star projects released earlier last decade.  Some artists simply have a way with words.

Now this mixtape isn’t exactly free.  It’s coming in a $3.  Now if you can’t afford three dollars to support a dope hip hop artist then I want you to “unbookmark” my site and “unfollow” me on twitter because we just can’t be acquainted.  With that being said you can stream the whole album below and click the Bandcamp link above to purchase.