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Mine us dj hoppa1/4/2024 ![]() ![]() An exceptional ending to a wonderful album. Hoppa's beat is so magical that at times it sounds as if it was out of this world. It's not the best cut on the album, but it's solid enough. We get to the bottom of things immediately a nice, simple, beat with matching rapping by the duo. Track 17, Non-Conformity, features Mine+Us once again. This is basically a conscious spoken-word piece. Track 16, Yesterday's Events, features Mine+Us. A very good joining which results in a head nodding song. This Time, we get a funk driven groove, with some party rhymes to create the ultimate pleasure. The Pleasure, track 15, finds Mercury Waters on the Mic again. ![]() Track 14, Go find an open mic, is a good freestyle session performed by Bias. While it's not a masterpiece, it sure is good filler material. It begins with a long vocal snippet, and moves on with a smooth beat and cynical lyrics. Only OJ Knows My Pain, track 13, features Sirus MC. Listening to this track is sure to make you cry from both joy and sadness. The track starts with a beautiful vocal intro, and continues with a magnificent beat and majestic wisdom spat by ATypical. The amazing track 12, Life's Equation, features ATypical. June 6th features the remarkable Mercury Waters, and thanks to a superbly beautiful beat and splendid rhymes, it evolves into an extraordinary piece of music. When you think that it cannot get any better, you get June 6th (Track 11). Shogun blends excellently, delivering his dejected lyrics. Then, the beat starts off Melancholic jazz piano on top of a simple yet effective Boom Bap drum section. First, we get a marvelous, sampled vocal intro. Track 10, Tomorrow's Sorrow, has Shogun on the Mic. Iconoclast, on the other hand, is excellent! His outstanding flow hits you as if it was lightning on a gloomy day. The basic beat does not work that well with the vocals Plus, Cupid Lee sounds somewhat hesitant and generally speaking, her act is just not satisfying enough. This is the second soul cut thus far, and I have to say that it's not as good as the previous one. Track 9, 'Excuses', features Cupid Lee & Iconoclast. And what an incredible piece it is! Beautiful, soft, drums, pleasing melodies, charming vocal samples and mysterious vinyl cuts weave into a thought provoking musical masterpiece. So far so good! Track 8, Day By Day, is an instrumental. Both MCs perform very well, and the combination of the raw beat and the impressive rapping creates yet another party monster. This Time, Hoppa's beat is a bit heavier than the previous ones. Track 7, All Night Long, Features Sirus MC & Akword. The MC is rock solid throughout the whole track, which makes this joint a party-oriented banger. The Instrumental is funky and sure to get your feet tapping, hands waving & ass wiggling. Track 6, The Chase Scene, features Champ (Move.Meant). Later On, there's also a subtle sax melody to fill in the gaps. Track 5, No Interlude, starts off with some nice human beat-boxing and scratches. 2Mex & Life Rexall do not disappoint and seem to be at home with Hoppa's laid-back bluesy beat. Track 4, 12-30-03, features 2Mex (Visionaries) & Life Rexall (ShapeShifters). The third track, 'Something For Your Ass', features the great Cupid Lee You get a mellow jazzy bass line, swinging R&B drums and some sweet, soulful, singing from Cupid Lee. Afterwards, there's a short instrumental skit (Freestyle Ingredient), which has a quite astonishing piano line played in sync with some fresh drum patterns. The opening track is a short, 45 seconds intro. ![]() The first thing to notice when you get the album is the AMAZING front cover ( copy.jpg). It contains 18 tracks, and is over an hour in length. His album, To April From June, has been released in May. He does production for various local MCs and DJs in a band called Odessa. Who is DJ Hoppa? Well, Hoppa is a 21 years old DJ and producer from Van Nuys, CA. One of Hip-Hop's recently-released gemstones must be DJ Hoppa's 'To April From June'. Nowadays, when Hip-Hop is slowly morphing into a boring MTV thang, it's getting harder and harder to spot the real gems. ![]()
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