Hoodie Allen's Crew Cuts [Free Album]

Photo Courtesy of lyricsmusic.name

Hoodie Allen’s highly anticipated free album, Crew Cuts, is now available. If you never heard of Hoodie Allen or didn’t listen to his previous EP All American, you are missing out on a young talented artist who is turning heads and making waves within the music industry. Hoodie Allen is a gifted individual that has witty wordplay and even funnier punch lines whenever he is performing.  

For fans, Crew Cuts is a picture-perfect introduction into the chaotic, cake-filled, and the sometimes taken seriously life of Hoodie Allen. Crew Cuts features known artists such as Shwayze, featured on Wave Goodbye, and Chiddy Bang, who is featured on the single Fame is for A*****es.

Hoodie Allen, born Steven Markowtiz, started rapping when he was a young child in New York. While attending the University of Pennsylvania, Hoodie met producer RFJ at an Alpha Epsilon Pi frat party. The duo would release the albums, Bagels & Beats and Making Waves; and go on to win MTV’s Best Music on Campus Award in 2009. Hoodie went on to release several successful mixtapes such as Pep Rally and Leap Year.

Hoodie Allen was on a collision course with success with tough decisions to make on the horizon. Hoodie became a full time rapper after leaving his ad sales team job at Google following the critically acclaimed success of his single You Are Not a Robot. The song sampled Marina and the Diamonds’ hit song, I Am Not a Robot. Hoodie went on to make his first official music video to the breakout song.

Since the breakout song, Hoodie toured across America and performed with notable acts such as Mike Posner, Chiddy Bang, Das Racist, and more. During that time, he also completed and released his debut EP, All American.

Currently, Hoodie is preparing himself for a 28-city tour that starts next month in Pittsburgh, PA. So be sure to mark your calendar for this artist.

Big K.R.I.T. - Gettin' Mine ft. Rhapsody and Heather Victoria

Big K.R.I.T. looks to continue to deliver good music in 2013 by releasing the new single “Gettin’ Mine”. The new single features 9^th Wonder’s protégé, fellow hip-hop artist Rhapsody, and the smooth vocals from Heather Victoria. "Gettin’ Mine" is a laid back track that brings the two strong emcees together on a track.

Big K.R.I.T. is the remarkable hip-hop artist from Meridian, Mississippi, who in 2011 introduced the hip-hop industry with the classic mixtape “4Eva N a Day”, and in 2012 the self produced album “Live From the Underground.” The mixtape, “4Eva N a Day”, was ranked as one of the best mixtapes of the year only behind Joey Bada$$’s “1999” mixtape, according to the popular web magazine Hip-Hop DX.

What makes Big K.R.I.T. such an amazing artist? It is his captivating approach to creating music. He has the ability to paint visual pictures in your head with his lyrics. His southern vernacular is also a plus.

Photo Courtesy of blogs.tennessean.com 

Regardless if you agree or disagree, Big K.R.I.T. is a true artist that the rest of the hip-hop community will have to respect. David Banner, the first major hip-hop artist out of Mississippi, already gave K.R.I.T. his stamp of approval. With an interview with MTV, Banner describes his relationship with the young emcee and how close they really are. 

Hip-hop artists are noticing the talent from the young man. Notable artists such as Ludacris, T.I, Bun B, DJ Khaled, and more have already reached out to the young artist for features. The most noteworthy artist to hail praises and work with the young man is legendary Jazz musician B.B. King. B.B. King collaborated with K.R.I.T. on the track “Praying Man,” which is featured on the Live From the Underground album.

2013 will be another great year for the emcee. He is expecting to release his latest mixtape, “King Remembered In Time”, and quite possibly another album later this year. K.R.I.T. has announced already that the upcoming projects will not be completely self-produced, but feature the production from Mike WiLL Made it.