Trademark Da Skydiver & Young Roddy feat. Kevin Gates – DFA [Audio]

You are now listening to “DFA” feautring Kevin Gates by Trademark Da Skydiver & Young Roddy, from the album “Family Business”, in stores worldwide December 2nd via The Barnes Corp / GOOD$ENSE / iHipHop Distribution. Longtime collaborators Trademark Da Skydiver and Young Roddy are like brothers, and on their new full-length collaborative project, Family Business, the duo gives their legions of diehard fans the album they’ve been waiting for. As prominent members of the Jet Life crew, Trademark and Young Roddy were prominently featured on every track on Jet World Order and Jet World Order 2, which were both massive independent successes. Throughout the years, they’ve also collectively worked with a large caliber of A-list artists including Curren$y, Dave East, ScHoolboy Q, Juvenile, Freddie Gibbs, Dizzy Wright, and Styles P, just to name a few. However, Family Business marks the first full-fledged collaborative album by the two New Orleans MCs. The announcement for the album was made today via XXL. On the first single from Family Business, Trademark and Roddy are joined by fellow Louisiana native Kevin Gates as they give listeners some valuable advice – “Don’t F*ck Around,” or “DFA” for short. “DFA” is a smooth banger produced by Wes King featuring remarkable verses from each artist. Young Roddy told XXL, “It was dope to get back in the lab with my bro Trademark and complete the album Family Business just like the old days and it was real of Kevin Gates to come thru with a verse for

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Raz Simone – My Ex Callin [Audio]

“I have this Ex who won’t stop. She loves being a victim and she couldn’t tell the truth if her life depended on it, so this beat spoke to me as I was in the studio and she kept calling and texting. As a person who has a lot of moves that are publicly documented, and my whole city knows me so my name moves from a lot of mouths to a lot of ears- it can be extra hard for people who cut themselves out of my life to deal with my absence. In this case this woman wishes she could have my babies and grow old with me, but she is now coming to the realization that she never will. So she rationalizes in her mind and attempts to demonize me to make the blow less hard. Meanwhile I watch the process from all of her unanswered bipolar texts and missed calls.” – Raz Simone

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How To Roll A Backwoods w/ Rob $tone [Video]

Not only is Rob $tone the smiliest rapper on the planet, people can’t get enough of his debut single “Chill Bill” and he’s about to go on tour with A$AP Ferg and Playboi Carti. Last month, the young San Diego rapper stopped by the HNHH office to give us a blunt-rolling tutorial. “I feel like I couldn’t maintain my life if I didn’t smoke weed,” $tone told us. These days he smokes exclusively Backwoods and he smiled with glee as he ripped open the Backwoods packaging and emptied out the guts. He talked us through his technique as he rolled up a fat one and mentioned that the first joint he ever rolled was with a sticky note. He has come a long way.

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Dezert Eez – Late Night Cognac Sessions [Album Stream]

For their sixth studio LP, ‘Late Night Cognac Sessions,’ Michigan trio Dezert Eez combine the best elements of soulful Boom bap and rugged mafioso Rap to deliver a unique, engaging listening experience. The trio of Ron O’nill, Nivek, and 5-Star have been steadily dropping impressive projects since forming in 2003, and ‘LNCS’ may be their finest yet. It’s a tightly constructed, cohesive record that packs insight, bravado, and chilled-out raps into just ten tracks, all of which feature different producers. Dezert Eez carefully sifted through over 60 instrumentals submitted through various producers within their circle in hopes of curating the perfect sound for their album. “We’re artists so it wasn’t a big deal,” O’nill says of sorting through over 60 submissions in search of the perfect gems. “It was just a matter of making sure the vibe was there throughout the project,” he adds. The sound of ‘LNCS’ also pays homage to their influences (Native Tongues, the Wu-Tang Clan) while staying true to their roots. As 5-Star puts it, making the album was “easy for us,” as the trio has invariably supplied “hard lyrics and soulful beats” to their fans. With regards to their lyrics, Dezert Eez remains potent no matter the topic. The group takes a more introspective posture on the standout “Kerosene Lamps,” alongside frequent collaborator Bronze Nazareth, but they also light up and kick back with Talib Kweli on lead single, “Rolex Dreamin’.” The album’s only other guest feature is Skyzoo—”He is just dope!” Nivek notes—who appears

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