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Hip-Hop Listening Club Album of the Week #242: $Ha Hef - Out The Mud - HipHop

Hip-Hop Listening Club Album of the Week #242: $Ha Hef - Out The Mud - HipHop


Hip-Hop Listening Club Album of the Week #242: $Ha Hef - Out The Mud

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 07:06 AM PDT

Welcome to HHH Listening Club!

This week we'll be listening to Out The Mud by $Ha Hef.

Background

provided by /u/tancredinho

"Come from a troubled life / at 13 I used to juggle dice

At 15 I learned to bubble rice / should be doin double life"

$Ha Hef's descriptions of street life in the Bronx are equal parts poetic and sobering. One of the many 'students' of the Roc Marciano school of street rap, minimalistic production and intricate rhymes blend together in his most recent album, Out the Mud. As the city's hip-hop scene continues to splinter between hit chasers and old-school purists, Hef takes listeners on a much more cinematic (and thought-provoking) journey through the streets of New York.

$Ha Hef is a member of Da$h and RetcH's Heir Gang, his style is distinctly different from the more druggy raps of his friends. The MC hits the sweet spot between the soft spoken street lyricism of MCs like Roc Marci & Ka and the raw energy of early Lox and Dipset cuts, aided by production from frequent collaborators VDon, L.S. XXXX, and Grimm Doza, among others. Out the Mud, his 6th full-length release, dropped in July 2017. Hef pulls no punches in his raps, viciously delivering bar after bar of fly street shit: "We the damn gorillas so the fans feel us/ got Instagram killers we the real gram dealers" $Ha spits on "Wishing Well", a track accompained by one of his finest visuals.

Though he made some waves earlier last year when his track "Po It Out The Brick" got an official remix with Memphis legend Project Pat, $Ha recruiting Prodigy (RIP) for the grimy cut "Made Me Do" off Out the Mud is a much more impressive accomplishment. Paired with the legendary Mobb Deep MC $Ha delivers arguably the best verse of his career, his ominous delivery accompanied by equally sinister bars

Mob forces, OTM strapped up like the armed forces
I ain't beef with no niggas except the law enforcement
Hunnit round, I'm the bad seed that made the apple rotten
Black market mob with them niggas that got the apple poppin'
None of y'all higher than me, I might just die about it
Only real supplier is me, ain't gotta lie about it

Few MCs out sound like $Ha right now, fewer still are only in the mid-twenties. He's lived what he raps about his whole life ("I make the pack move at the speed of light/ I learned the hustle 'for I learned to read and write") and perhaps that's what makes his music so genuine. Either way, as many of New York's rising MCs continue to distance themselves from the region's core sounds, $Ha has kept his brand of hip-hop true to himself, his hood, and his city.


This project was selected by u/tancredinho

Album: Out the Mud
Artist: $Ha Hef
Producer(s): VDon, HNIC, Pierre Bourne, A$AP P on the Boards, L.S. XXX, J Breez, Grimm Doza, Thelonious Martin, Jeww Baby, Doola
Representing: Bronx, New York
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Guidelines:

This is an open thread to share your thoughts on the album. Avoid vague statements of praise or criticism. This is your chance to be a critic.

Please keep any top level comments to 140+ characters.

Why do you like this album? What are the best tracks? Did it meet your expectations? Have you listened to this tape before? What is your first impression? Explain why you like it or why you don't.

Remember, people who participate in the discussion in a meaningful way are entered into a drawing to select next week's album!

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[FRESH] N.E.R.D & Rihanna - Lemon REMIX (feat. Drake)

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Lil Uzi Vert sued for cancelling show & taking venue deposit

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[Discussion] Drake - More life (One Year later)

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Text says it all I guess

Edit: Wanted to hear all of your opinions and even some reviews.

Personal opinion on album/playlist is 8/10. It had some bangers(Free Smoke, Gyalchester, KMT, Portland), had some pop tunes/dance hits(Passionfruit, Teenage Fever, Ice Melts, Get It Together) and one of best songs like Do Not Disturb. Transitions were really nice and its my most listened album of last year so I may be a little biased. Solid project

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[SHOTS FIRED] 6ix9ine responds to The Game's diss with an Insta post

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Posted: 17 Mar 2018 03:30 PM PDT

OVO Sound Radio Episode 58 - Game Thread

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 02:54 PM PDT

Listen on Beats 1 Radio

Listening party on the r/Drizzy Discord if anyone want to join us: https://discord.gg/drake

Join us for post-game discussions of any new music over at /r/Drizzy and /r/OctobersVeryOwn


Weather in Toronto: 3 Degrees Celsius/ 38 Degrees Fahrenheit, A few clouds with 20km winds


Today's Episode:

  • Special guest mixes by OTHERtone's Pharrell Williams and Scott Vener

Speculation


Olivers Set

  • Drake - Diplomatic Immunity

  • Migos - Walk It Talk It (Ft. Drake)

  • Rich the Kid - Plug Walk

  • Trouble, Drake & Mike WiLL Made-It - Bring It Back

  • Lil Wayne - Family Feud (Ft. Drake)

  • Drake - God's Plan

  • Sonder - One Night Only

  • Brent Faiyaz - Make Luv

  • Charlotte Day Wilson - Let You Down

  • Lou Val - Crisp

  • Frank Ocean - Moon River

  • James Blake - If The Car Beside You Moves Ahead

  • Swae Lee - Hurt to Look

  • Calvin Haris - nuh Ready Nuh Ready (Ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR)

  • J Hus - Bouff Daddy (Dre Skull Remix) [Ft. Popcaan]

  • [FRESH] Lil Pump - Gucci Gang (Remix) [Ft. 21 Savage, Gucci Mane, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, French Montana and Ozuna]

OTHERtone Mix (Pharrell Williams and Scott Vener)

"Drake they know we working"

"something special at the end"

  • Vicious - Nika

  • Umi Copper - All

  • Charlotte Day Wilson - Let You Down

  • MorMor - Heaven's Only Wishful

  • ODIE - Northface

  • CASisDEAD - Pat Earrings

  • Sango - Out Of My Way (Ft. Marr Grey, RELLA, July7 & Devin Tracy)

  • SG Lewis - Coming Up

  • Rejjie Snow - Egyptian Luvr (Ft. AminĂ© and Dana Williams)

  • SP - Time Gonna

  • Bearface - Taste My Sad

  • SL - Tropical

  • Buddy - Black (Ft. A$AP Ferg)

  • Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life

  • Nipsey Hustle - Hussle & Motivate

  • Che Lingo - Same Energy

  • Key Glock - How I Live

  • [FRESH] N.E.R.D & Rihanna - Lemon (Ft. Drake)

YouTube / iTunes / Spotify

Olivers Set

  • Octavian - 100 Defrees (Ft. Sam Wise)

  • Octavian - Party Here

  • Cityboymoe - Backseat

  • Smiley_61st - Hammer (Ft. Homie)

  • Loski - Cool Kid

  • Blackboi Twitch - Problems

  • Tory Lanes - Real Thing (Ft. Future)

  • Nipsey Hussle - Rap Niggas

  • Derez Deshon - Hardaway

  • CM - Hardaway Cover

  • Big Lean & Giggs - Hermes

  • Da Beatfreakz - Swingin In Da Whip (Ft. Giggs)

  • BlocBoy JB - Look Alive (Skepta & Suspect Remix)

  • BlocBoy JB - Look Alive (Ft. Drake)

  • Bizz Loc – Set Trippin Remix

  • Nipsey Hustle - Double Up (ft. Belly & DOM KENNEDY)

END

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What rappers are currently in jail?

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What did they get sentenced for? who are some others not currently injail but are awaiting trial?

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iHeartMedia (owner of the Breakfast Club) files for bankruptcy

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Looking back at the influence and complicated legacy of the artist once known as Mos Def.

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Daily Discussion Thread 03/17/2018

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 04:48 PM PDT

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

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Lil Wayne "Dedication 6: Reloaded" Review | DEHH

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The Roots Cancel SXSW Show Due to Bomb Threat: Report

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Tay-K - Lemonade

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Earl Sweatshirt - epaR (ft. Vince Staples)

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It's been 24 hours, what are your thoughts?

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The Underachievers - Shine All Gold

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