Mixtapes

Strick Is At An “ALL TIME HIGH” After Dropping His Biggest Project Yet

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We have not been talking about Strick a lot here at HNHH. However, based on our coverage of “RECIPE FOR LOVE”, he’s a guy you want to root for. He’s been at it for quite a bit in what he calls the “obstacle course that is the music industry”. After breaking through in 2017 with risk=reward, Young Thug and the crew over at YSL (Young Stoner Life Records) signed him to a deal in 2019. He would go on to drop five projects under them, but his biggest one yet sees him going back to his roots. Strick has dropped what is being billed as his sophomore LP, ALL TIME HIGH, along with the help of his OG team at CROWN & SWORD INC.

So how does this make you want to pull Strick? Well, even though this second album does not have ties to YSL (outside of a Young Thug feature), he continues to show love to them at every turn. The Lumberton, North Carolina native did so in his IG announcement for the arrival of ALL TIME HIGH. “#JEFFCOMINGHOME”, he wrote. Additionally, he penned a heartfelt message to as to what this album means to him and everything it took to get to this point. “I dedicate this album to my daughter through the last couple of years I struggled with love and searching for love when I ended up discovering real true unconditional love from my daughter! Devi I love you and you’re my heart! If it’s one thing you learn from your dad I pray that it’s to believe in yourself and never give up!! I love you princess!!”.

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ALL TIME HIGH – Strick

ALL TIME HIGH Tracklist:

  1. Chess Not Checkers
  2. KISSES MAKE SURE (feat. Young Thug & James Blake)
  3. Neat Freak
  4. CR@SH (feat. Travis Scott)
  5. Lacrosse
  6. Nightcrawler
  7. RECIPE FOR LOVE (feat. Future)
  8. Party @ 4am (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
  9. Fighter Jet
  10. Complete You
  11. On Your Line
  12. COME ALIVE (feat. 6LACK)
  13. Higher Living
  14. Vase
  15. Voice and Laugh
  16. ILY.
  17. Slurrincane
  18. Point Proven

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Doechii Makes A Statement With “Alligator Bites Never Heal”

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There’s no sugarcoating it anymore, Doechii is now on the verge of superstar status after dropping off Alligator Bites Never Heal. This is the debut mixtape from the Tampa, Florida rapper and singer and its via Capitol Records and Top Dawg Entertainment. The 26-year-old rolled out the red carpet for this project slowly but surely through her SWAMP SESSION series on YouTube. Out of all of the songs, the ones that have made the final cut include “NISSAN ALTIMA”, “BULLFROG”, “BOOM BAP”, and “CATFISH”. Throughout her career, the “What It Is” MC has always been able to mix humor and aggressiveness in her music. However, Doechii is now adding more layers to some of her tracks on Alligator Bites Never Heal.

“STANKA POOH” is perhaps the greatest example of this, as she raps about her mortality and the type of legacy she would leave behind if she were to die today. On “DENIAL IS A RIVER”, Doechii gets introspective about a wacky breakup, various stages in her career trajectory, as well as her addictions all while being dynamic and comical in her vocal delivery. Another reason why this mixtape is excellent is because of the irony of “BOOM BAP”. We talked about this track previously and how it’s about how Doechii views herself as more than a “rappity rap” MC. However, a lot of this LP sees her perform over modernized 90’s era boom bap and with great succession at that. Outside of some of the best tracks being a little too short, this will go down as one of the most underrated listening experiences of 2024. Doechii is here y’all.

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Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii

Alligator Bites Never Heal Tracklist:

  1. STANKA POOH
  2. BULLFROG
  3. BOILED PEANUTS
  4. DENIAL IS A RIVER
  5. CATFISH
  6. SKIPP
  7. HIDE N SEEK
  8. BLOOM
  9. WAIT
  10. DEATH ROLL
  11. PROFIT
  12. BOOM BAP
  13. NISSAN ALTIMA
  14. GTFO with KUNTFETISH
  15. HUH!
  16. SLIDE
  17. FIREFLIES
  18. BEVERLY HILLS
  19. ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL

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Destroy Lonely Refines His Signature Style On “Love Lasts Forever” Album

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Destroy Lonely is an Opium artist through and through. He’s cut from the same cloth as his label boss, Playboi Carti, but he has managed to carve out his own lane. Lonely’s music is cloudier than Carti’s, with more of an emphasis on melody. Well, easier on the ear melodies, at least. The rapper’s second album, Love Lasts Forever, has arrived, and it bears this knack for melody out. Destroy Lonely manages to hold down 21 tracks with only two features, and provide a varied exploration of his sound. “Forever,” the intro, is a surprisingly pop-friendly excursion. It mashes up synths and Autotune with a mid-song beat switch that goes deceptively hard.

The rest of Love Lasts Forever is fun of these fun surprises. Lil Uzi Vert hopes on a propulsive, tribal sounding pattern on “Love Hurts.” Destroy Lonely sounds utterly hypnotic over the lean-drenched beat to “Pimp Talk.” It sounds like “Still Tippin” updated for Gen Z in the best possible way. The album does run into the flaw of most 20 plus song releases, which is that some songs blend into each other. “Pimp Talk” cancels out the need for “Cadillac,” the same way the spectacularly trippy “Extra High” takes the thunder away from the similarly sounding “Honestly.” A shorter version of Love Lasts Forever is likely better, but it’s still a great sophomore outing for Destroy Lonely.

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Destroy Lonely’s Ear For Beats Is Sharper Than Ever

  1. Forever
  2. Love Hurts (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
  3. Luv 4 Ya
  4. Crystal Clear
  5. Baby Money
  6. Say That
  7. Pimp Talk
  8. Cadillac
  9. Syrup Sippin
  10. Lock In
  11. Doubt It
  12. Wish You Well
  13. Ship Her Off
  14. Honestly
  15. Take a Trip
  16. Extra High
  17. Amerika
  18. Thrill (featuring Ken Carson)
  19. About Money (Bonus)
  20. No Worries (Bonus)
  21. Pass Me the Keys (Bonus)

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Big Sean Delivers His Most Mature Album Yet With “Better Me Than You”

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The road to get here was long and difficult. Big Sean didn’t sugarcoat. He was honest with fans about all the personal turmoil and growth he had to go through to get the album recorded. It’s finally here. Better Me Than You is on streaming, and it’s excellent. The album really showcases Big Sean’s growth, and is a sonic manifestation of everything he’s been saying on social media during the rollout. He sounds like he is in a much healthier place than he was when he was younger. There’s still scores to settle, and rappers to rag on, but there’s an awareness that it’s not all that important at the end of the day.

The singles still sound pristine as ever. “Precision” is the best “banger” on the album, and that’s not a bad thing. Big Sean sounds hungry as ever over the soul sample made famous by Three 6 Mafia. He still has that elastic, endless energy in his voice. “Precision” doesn’t really reflect the rest of Better Me Than You, though. The bulk of the album is dedicated to soulful, mid-tempo cuts where Big Sean can take stock of his life. “Break the Cycle” flips a Gap Band interpolation into a self-help anthem courtesy of of Charlie Wilson. “Boundaries” is is a heartfelt airing out of issues over a snappy instrumental. In truth, the only song that feels truly out of place is the single “Yes.” It’s a reminder of what Big Sean sounded like when he was trying to strain for hits. He was smart to focus on quality bars and non-trendy sounds for the rest of what’s here.

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Big Sean Finds A Contemplative Groove On His Latest LP

Better Me Than You tracklist:

  1. Pressure (Intro)
  2. Iconic
  3. Typecast
  4. Break the Cycle (featuring Charlie Wilson)
  5. Who You Are (Superstar)
  6. Yes
  7. It Is What It Is (featuring Gunna)
  8. Apologize (featuring Eryn Allen Kane)
  9. Clarity (Skit)
  10. On Up
  11. Something (featuring Syd)
  12. Black Void (featuring Thundercat & Eryn Allen Kane)
  13. This N That (featuring Bryson Tiller & Kodak Black)
  14. Million Pieces (featuring Teyana Taylor, Larry June & DJ Premier)
  15. Get You Back (featuring Cash Cobain)
  16. Certified (featuring NASAAN)
  17. Focus (Skit)
  18. Boundaries
  19. Precision
  20. My Life / Happiness (Skit)
  21. Together Forever (featuring The Alchemist) [Bonus]

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Kehlani Delivers Breezy & Summery R&B Vibes For “While We Wait 2”

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Kehlani has their die-hard fans jumping for joy this week because they now have While We Wait 2. If this title looks familiar to those not totally in the know, it’s because they have While We Wait in their discography. That was their third mixtape, and it hit DSPs back in 2019. Kehlani didn’t have a major rollout for this second project of 2024, as they hinted at it on their Instagram just about a week ago. There are actually a couple of reasons as to why this wasn’t being teased that long.

For starters, Kehlani delivered their fourth album CRASH back in late June. Secondly, the alternative R&B veteran announced the North American leg of their CRASH World Tour about five weeks prior to WWW2. It’s also worth mentioning they will be hitting the road on September 4. Finally, Kehlani said themselves that this project was completed in a blistering time frame. In a recent Instagram post they wrote, “We made this tape in my back house in two weeks with all people I really dearly love… It was a breezy process and nobody thought hard. Just some feelings in 90 degree weather.” You can definitely hear that in the performances and instrumentals in a good way. Kehlani sounds carefree and chill on this mixtape, making this just as blissful for the listener.

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While We Wait 2 – Kehlani

While We Wait 2 Tracklist:

  1. Love Like
  2. When He’s Not There (feat. Lucky Daye)
  3. Clothes Off (feat. kwn)
  4. S.I.N.G.L.E.
  5. Know Better (feat. Lil’ Mo & Vince Staples)
  6. Border
  7. Form of You (feat. DESTIN CONRAD & Childofnines)
  8. Let Me Down (San Diego Interlude)
  9. Around
  10. Ballin’
  11. First Life
  12. Slow Dance (feat. DIXSON)
  13. 8 (feat. FLO) – Remix
  14. After Hours (feat. LUDMILLA) – Remix

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Juicy J Makes A Left Turn With Jazzy New Album “Ravenite Social Club”

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Juicy J is a legend. He’s not, however, known for his versatility. He stays trippy, and has stayed trippy for most of his career. He makes hard-hitting Memphis anthems, whether he’s solo or with Three 6 Mafia. It is a feature and not a bug. That said, Juicy J threw us for a loop with his new album. Ravenite Social Club is as sophisticated and slick as its title and artwork would lead you to believe. The opening track, with its dramatic soul arrangements and sound effects, perfectly sets the stage. This is an expensive sounding album, and Juicy J is more than up to the task of matching the production behind the mic.

We start off a little bumpy with the second song, “The Higher Up’s.” The “corporate America” refrain is a genuinely bad hook, and the rest of the song isn’t good enough to overcome this formative flaw. Juicy J ventures into social commentary elsewhere on Ravenite Social Club, but it goes over much better on a song like “Don’t Go Out.” The highlights, though, tend to be the ones that blend the retro aesthetic with Juicy J’s melodic flows. “Everything All Good” and “Suicide Doors” are stone cold stunners, between the production and nimble wordplay that belies the rapper’s age. The latter is bolstered by a standout guest verse from Cordae. Ravenite Social Club could probably be a little bit shorter, but overall, it proves to be one of J’s best solo releases.

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Juicy J Gets Serious On His Latest Solo Album

  1. The Provider
  2. The Higher Up’s
  3. Don’t Go Out
  4. That’s Gangsta
  5. Everything All Good
  6. F**ked Up Era
  7. Thought It Was
  8. Deserve It (featuring Emi Secrest)
  9. The Past Is the Past
  10. Consequence
  11. Payment
  12. One In a Million
  13. Suicide Doors (featuring Cordae)
  14. The Bottom Line
  15. To You (featuring Robert Glasper & Emi Secrest)
  16. Sometimes
  17. Things Changed (featuring Emi Secrest, MacKenzie)

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Luh Tyler Finally Delivers His Debut Album “Mr. Skii”

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Luh Tyler’s star has been flickering for about the last year and a half. 2022 saw him drop one of his biggest tracks even to this day with “Law & Order pt. 2”. However, he really broke through last year with his debut mixtape My Vision. The teenage sensation from Florida would go on to include songs like “Back Flippin”, “Ransom”, which saw him develop his connection with Lil Uzi Vert, as well as with multiple other features. That project allowed Tyler to show off his gravelly and whispery flows to a broader audience. Now, Luh Tyler is carrying the momentum from that tape and multiple features to drop off Mr. Skii.

This is the long-awaited debut album, and it comes after a slew of singles. “First Show”, “Change My Wayz”, “Young N****”, and “2 Slippery” were first. Then, the night before its release, Tyler went onto to include “Stayed Down” and “7 AM in Munich” to that already large stack. Now, with a bigger budget and even more recognition, he’s working with bigger names from across Gator Country such as BossMan Dlow, Kodak Black, and BLP KOSHER. Tyler does ride some punchier and trappier beats on this project in comparison to the airier and minimal instrumentals he typically selects. It’ll be up to you to decide if you think his risk taking paid off, so give Mr. Skii a try below.

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Mr. Skii – Luh Tyler

Mr. Skii Tracklist:

  1. Been Working
  2. Met Gala
  3. Ocean
  4. Stick 2 The Code
  5. Young N****
  6. 7 AM in Munich (feat. Kodak Black)
  7. TH2DH
  8. Mr. Skii
  9. Open The Door (feat. Veeze)
  10. Change My Wayz
  11. 2 Slippery (feat. BossMan Dlow)
  12. First Show
  13. Stayed Down (feat. BLP KOSHER & Trapland Pat)
  14. Ain’t Come to Chill
  15. Gotta Lose To Win/What you Think Now

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Heems Pays Tribute To His Mother “VEENA” On Second LP Of 2024

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Heems has just laid out a truly personal collection of tracks onto his newest album, VEENA. For those who don’t know, the project pays homage to his mother of the same name. In fact, she even as some spoken word bits on the record, including on the opening title track. She labels Heems the “poet of Queens”. That’s a very accurate description of her son, given how often his bars leave listeners with a lot to chew on, theoretically speaking. Besides showing love to the woman who brought him into this world, there’s a whole lot of other important and equally harrowing topics at hand.

“MANTO”, one of the four singles to VEENA, hears Heems talk openly about addiction, depression, and more. “I ask my dad why my grandma’s so quiet / I ask my mom why my grandma’s not smiling / I ask my therapist why I’m always wilding“. However, through all of this, you can tell that he’s got some hope for himself on songs like “RATATOUILLE”. “Life is beautiful I’m looking at flowers / I’m feeling like I got superpowers“. All in all, it’s a deep and intense listen, and definitely one of the best underground releases of 2024. This is also Heems’ second LP of the year, as it follows LAFANDAR, which ended a nine-year drought.

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VEENA – Heems

VEENA Tracklist:

  1. VEENA with RAM DULARI, Sid Vashi
  2. RATATOUILLE with Sid Vashi
  3. MANTO with Sid Vashi. Vijay Iyer
  4. BOURDAIN with Mr Cheeks, RAM DULARI
  5. UNDERBELLY with RAM DULARI, Lapgan
  6. RAKHI with Pavvan, Ajji
  7. FLOWERS with Sid Vashi, Navz-47
  8. JUHI with RAM DULARI
  9. DAME with Sid Vashi
  10. BANSHEE with Sid Vashi, Cool Calm Pete
  11. RIGHTEOUS with Lapgan

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EBK Jaaybo Releases New Project “The Reaper” From Behind Bars

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This weekend we have a newcomer to the HNHH site. For the first time, we are going to be talking about Stockton, California rapper, EBK Jaaybo. Formally known as Jaymani Gorman, he is a very young artist, as he recently just turned 21 years of age. According to his Genius page, hip-hop runs in the family. His dad, James Gorman, who goes by Rrari, has been instilling music in him since he was a child. Furthermore, EBK Jaaybo has multiple siblings who are MCs, as well as some cousins. EBK Bckdoe, EBK Osama, EBK Tootie, and Gleeko Riccoo are in his immediate nucleus. Then, you have his relatives EBK Hari B, EBK Lil Mobbalay, and Verde Babii.

In terms of more facts about Jaaybo, he’s dealt with a lot of legal issues. In fact, he’s in midst of some as we speak. According to an interview with Passion Of The Weiss, he’s in jail for illegal firearm possession by a felon at the San Joaquin County facility. Jaaybo tells the publication that he’s going to be out in about four months and once he’s out again he’s going to drop a bunch more and go on tour.

Some of that creative energy that is bubbling up inside is now on his newest project. It’s called The Reaper, and Jaaybo describes it as “straight-up street s***”. We can certainly how that’s the case, with ultra agressive flows, bars, and instrumentals. Try out his new project with the links below.

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The Reaper – EBK Jaaybo

The Reaper Tracklist:

  1. Pops Punch Me In
  2. Darkest Part Of You
  3. Straight To Hell
  4. Satanic
  5. Don’t Feel The Same
  6. Tornado Session
  7. Boogieman
  8. G Block Baby
  9. Talk This Way
  10. Hoop Session
  11. Not Gon Miss Again
  12. Bad Day
  13. Foot It Up
  14. Perc Kicked N
  15. I Was Just A Child
  16. Give That Chain Up
  17. Can’t Save Me
  18. So Bad
  19. Kaboom
  20. Probably Cursed
  21. Lost Inside A Graveyard

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PlayThatBoiZay’s New Album “VIP” Is Pure Delirium

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PlayThatBoiZay, outside of some spot features and loose singles, has been quite inactive. However, there is a gut-wrenching/valid reason as to why that’s been the case. According to Clash Music, the Florida product nearly lost his life in 2021 due to a car accident in 2021. It was so serious that he was “unable to walk and in a state of amnesia for months”. It wouldn’t be until about June 2022 that PlayThatBoiZay would be able to return to his “normal” life. He was an opener for fellow Loma Vista Recordings label mate Denzel Curry when he was touring Melt My Eyez See Your Future. Also during that slow reintegration period, PlayThatBoiZay would go back to work on the album that now sits in front of us this weekend, VIP.

Knowing that, it’s clear that he’s been through a lot just to get to this point, physically and mentally. It’s why Zay wrote on IG recently, “I been through so much and I’ve never let my problems define me. I always put myself first. That’s what ‘VIP’ is about. It’s the acknowledgement that your existence is important and putting yourself first without anyone’s approval”. That valid “selfishness” is very prevalent all over the trim 14-track, 32-minute offering both in the performance and instrumental department. The mix of industrial, trap metal, rage, and touch of horrorcore are something that he’s been doing for years now.

There are going to be some who say that he’s ripping off JPEGMAFIA and Denzel Curry to some extent. We would argue he’s utilizing his mentors’ advice to make something that is still his own. It sort of plays Mischievous South but somehow even dirtier and more aggressive. Like Zay said, “I’ve never let my problems define me”. While he was dealing with a lot, he used all of this time to push through, which allowed him to create his best work yet.

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VIP – PlayThatBoiZay

VIP Tracklist:

  1. SHOOTA
  2. LIL JIT {Feat. Kenny Mason}
  3. MOOD SWINGS {Feat. Mike Dimes}
  4. FVCK 12
  5. TEMPLE RUN
  6. HOODLUMZ with Denzel Curry, A$AP Rocky
  7. CUT UP
  8. TICK TOCK
  9. PRIDE
  10. HU$TLE MAN
  11. YOO [Feat. JPEGMAFIA}
  12. BEAUTY IN PAIN
  13. VILLAIN
  14. THE WEAK

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