Devine Carama – Nicest MC You Never Heard [Stream x Download]

Today I’m submitting a song called “Nicest MC You Never Heard About” which is the first offering off my upcoming album, Believing In Forever. This record, produced by Starks Beats & featuring scratching by JK-47, serves as a warm up record before I drop the first official single in September. Devine Carama Thought’s “Just a warm up before we get into some of the deeper cuts from the album. The concept is pretty self explanatory. I feel I’m one of the nicest MCs most people have probably never heard before. No real rhyme or reason here, just trying to prove my skill by getting busy over Starks boom bapish production.”

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Young Guru Talks Roc-A-Fella Era, Engineering Process, Teaching Up & Comers & More [Video]

Here is part one of HHS1987’s exclusive with esteemed DJ & studio engineer Young Guru at the Heineken Green Room event at Tango in Philadelphia. Guru sat down with our very own E-Money in front of a packed house and spoke for over an hour on his career and experiences as the sound technician behind one of Hip-Hop’s most historic record labels. Guru detailed his start as a DJ in Delaware, how connecting relationships in college prompted an early partnership with with Sean “Puffy” Combs and Bad Boy Records, moving to New York as a young father, as well as how forging a friendship with Memphis Bleek that led to a prominent position at Rocafella Records in it’s rise to prominence. Guru also touched on his desire to teach up and coming engineers, engineering the session for Hov’s legendary diss “Takeover”, and how Just Blaze and Freeway’s synergy led to the first State Property LP.

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Sean C, LV & Dave East On Sway In The Morning [Video]

Harlem producers, Sean C and LV stopped by Sway in the Morning to discuss their new project, Loud Dreams and Dave East’s Black Rose. The beat makers first explained how Sway got them in contact with Dave East after watching him on the show. In addition to playing some music from the Harlem hip-hop heads, the Dave East explained a few of his songs and why he feels as though he is still involved with his hometown. Before they left, Sean C and LV gifted Sway in the Morning Citizens with some unheard beats to which East kicked a dope freestyle over.

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Ty Dolla $ign Talks “Sign Language” And His Chemistry With Wiz Khalifa [Video]

2014 has been a huge year for Ty Dolla $ign. Since releasing his Beach House EP back in January, the L.A. crooner has seen his single “Paranoid” wreck havoc on the charts, graced the cover of XXL’s annual Freshmen issue, and been invited along on Wiz Khalifa’s ongoing “Under The Influence” tour. Recently, HNHH caught up with him on that very same tour to discuss his mixtape Sign Language. We’ll be getting that very soon, according to TY, who said: “The only thing I’m waiting on is for Wiz to do his verse.” The singer also revealed features by Jeremih, Yo Gotti, YG and Jay 305. When asked what it’s like when Wiz and him are in the studio together, Ty Dolla said: “Magic. We just pull shit out of the air and put it on record… Smoke hella weed.”

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