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Regular followers notice when we slow up. Since we have been semi-quietly working on a companion project to the award-winning Birthplace Magazine, we haven’t had much time to go through the backlog, but sometimes, you have to do what is right. This guy is always in the mix, and we give him much props, but he hasn’t officially made our e-pages yet.
Overdue. And corrected right now.
Hired Gun is very active in the New York hip hop underground. On any given week, you’ll find this hard-working MC at various underground haunts like A Monthly Bondfire, The Vital Movement or Freestyle Mondays. In recent months, he has interviewed Dr. Cornell West and The Cornell West Theory, and traveled to Zimbabwe to take part in the Shoko! International Spoken Word and Hip-Hop Festival, conducting panels on freestyling and performing with local MCs and spoken word artists.
A well-rounded hip hop existence, no?
Well, next up on Hired Gun’s resume is The Hits and Pieces EP, a collection of tracks serving as a bridge between the artist’s 2008 debut The People’s Verses and his upcoming album, #NiceGuysFinish. The first in the 4-part Hits and Pieces EP series will drop January 30, 2012, and will feature production by ICE Nine and vocals by Tranquill for the Most High, Jake Lefco and Qwazaar, of Chicago crew Typical Cats.
The latter collaboration is an exceptionally smooth joint titled “The Life,” a jazzy introspection vaguely reminiscent of a Pete Rock and CL Smooth vibe. It was the checking of this track that swayed me from the behind-the-scenes work, back to the first and foremost mission of delivering quality hip hop music to our treasured readership.
Check it out below, and stay tuned for more hits and pieces from Hired Gun.
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