Dessa - False Hopes (2005)

The female mc from Doomtree's solo EP under the same name as Doomtree's collaborative effort.

Is Dessa the best female to ever rap? I don't know but she is definitely my favorite. Here it is for your listening pleasure

Tracklist

1 Mineshaft 2:56
2 Everything Floats 2:45
3 Press On 2:16
4 551 3:41
5 Kites 3:32

Dessa - False Hopes (2005)

Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak - Hand Over Fist (2008)

Tracklist:

1 Hand Over Fist 1:51
2 Suicide Jimmy Snuffa 3:06
3 Clam Casino 2:02
4 SHUX (feat. P.O.S.) 3:25
5 Wolf Tickets 3:25
6 L.A. Raiders Hat 3:21
7 Fire on the Watermark 5:30
8 Northstarrr 2:27
9 Butcher's Lament 3:32
10 Head Full 2:41
11 Head Fuller 3:15
12 Young Hunger 3:49
13 Prizefight 4:07

Personal highlights include Hand Over Fist, Suicide Jimmy Snuffa, SHUX, and L.A. Raiders Hat.

Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak - Hand Over Fist (2008)

P.O.S. - Never Better (2009)

Part 2 of my Doomtree series is the most recent solo release from the most successful solo artist of Doomtree. I love all the punk/hardcore references and influence on this album.



Tracklist:

1 Let It Rattle 3:33
2 Drumroll (We're All Thirsty) (feat. Doomtree) 2:37
3 Savion Glover 2:19
4 Purexed 3:13
5 Graves (We Wrote the Book) 3:14
6 Goodbye 3:07
7 Get Smokes (feat. Jessy Greene) 2:38
8 Been Afraid 3:39
9 Low Light Low Life (feat. Sims, Cecil Otter & Dessa) 3:14
10 The Basics (Alright) 3:23
11 Out of Category 3:16
12 Optimist (We Are Not for Them) 3:19
13 Terrorish (feat. Jason Shevchuk) 2:13
14 Never Better (feat. Judah Nagler) 4:03
15 The Brave and the Snake / Handmade/Handgun (feat. Astronautalis) 11:51

P.O.S. - Never Better (2009)

Doomtree - False Hopes (2007)

Finally, I'm back with some music updates.

Over my break from music blogging I have been heavily getting into this newish hip hop collective from Minneapolis named Doomtree. Doomtree is a 9 member hip-hop collective filled with members from all sorts of musical backgrounds and influences. They come together to create a sound that is vastly different from anything that has ever been done in hip hop or music in general. I don't want to make comparisons about what Doomtree is doing now to what Wu-Tang did in the 90s because The Clan will probably never be matched but the parallels are obvious.

So this week I'll be updating my blog every day with a different Doomtree related release. Starting this week with the album False Hopes which is a collaboration release from all of Doomtrees members.



1 Flex 3:01
2 Knives On Fire 2:59
3 Traveling Dunk Tank 3:20
4 A Candle in Chicago (Interlude) 1:53
5 Lucky 1:30
6 Veteran 2:43
7 Slow Burn 3:56
8 I Should Cut Your Liver Out (Interlude) 1:15
9 Savion Glover 2:22
10 Hot Monotony 3:45
11 A Hundred Fathers 3:50
12 Check Your Tuning (Interlude) 1:31
13 If & When 4:18
14 No Homeowners (Renter’s Rebate) 3:18

Highlights for me include Flex, Knives On Fire, A Hundred Fathers, and If & When.

Doomtree - False Hopes (2007)