Almost Famous
With
awareness steadily growing surrounding his music, H.D. finally drops
Almost Famous: The Mixtape, hosted by Donnell Rawlings aka Ashy Larry
(“Chappelle’s Show,” NY’s Power 105.1
Morning Show) and DJ Vlad (Rap Phenomenon Series). Whether analyzing
the city’s landscape (“Metro”), getting metaphorical
(“Fame,” “The Draft”), exploring discipline
(“Last Straw”) or straight boasting (“Steroids”),
the mixed CD offers a wide range of themes. The effort picks up where
its predecessor, Now Or Never, left off- forward thinking lyricism,
torrential flows, addictive hooks and banging production. While DJ
Vlad is once again on board for hosting duties, DJ Manifest is on the
mix while Ashy Larry brings a comedic aspect to the mixtape. Almost
Famous also features a guest appearance by Zakee of Pitch Black and
production by Hi-Tek (50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Talib Kweli). “Since
Now or Never, a lot of people have been asking me when I’m dropping
my next mixtape,” H.D. shared. “The feedback on it was
so great that I wanted make sure its follow-up was worthy. I explored
several situations and took my time to make sure I can at least match,
Now or Never. I’m confident that I’ve surpassed it.” To
coincide with the launch of the mixtape, H.D.TV, H’s web television
show, will be premiering “Behind The Grind,” a mini-series
chronicling the making of the mixtape. The four-part series sees the
emcee paying visits to rappers, executives and industry insiders, including
The Game, Diddy, Jim Jones, Fat Joe, Killer Mike, Mr. Collipark and
Amanda Diva among others, to get a pulse on today’s rap industry.
It also chronicles the mixtape of Almost Famous. To date, the Queens
transplant has appeared on mixtapes from DJ Vlad, Big Mike, P Cutta,
DJ Exclusive and DJ Dennis Blaze, among others. In addition to working
with the aforementioned artists, H has opened for underground staples
like Immortal Technique, the Last Emperor and Boot Camp Click.
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