Haze Mahdi sparked interest from critics and fans alike a while back after collaborating with fellow tri-city rap authority Dave East on “Momentum.” Determined to keep the same energy, the skilled emcee takes things into overdrive in the A1Vision-directed visual for “Certified.”

Speaking on the record, Haze states, “The day I heard the beat I knew this was the joint I wanted to lead the year off with. So I clipped the Certified beat from the other snippets & kept it looping until I had I a hook. The next week I was in the Studio laying it down & it all came naturally. I figure if I fail I want it all to be on me, & if I succeed, same shit. I decided to do it all independent & bet on myself, no nepotism, no manager, no investors, no labels secretly behind me. All off the muscle.”

Watch the small-screen adaptation of the V Don-produced single, which co-star’s Hershey Lust and Jacob Berger, above.

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It’s been a year since New Jersey-based artist Haze Mahdi delivered The Mos Hyy, a very solid release that saw Haze trading bars with the likes of Dave East and Truly. Now, the methodical emcee is back with the new cut — and visual for — “What It Look Like,” which sees production from noted producer V Don (who’s crafted beats for Bodega Bamz, Vado, Trae The Truth, Smoke DZA and more).

In the simple-yet-effective clip (directed by Bryan Nunez of A1 Vision), Haze walks through some uncompromising territory while delivering the type of machine gun-style lyricism that Rap purists and fellow bar mechanics alike will want to listen to several times over…a perfect match with V Don’s creeping, tense backdrop.

Check out “What It Look Like” below and pick up the single via iTunes (you can also stream the track via Apple Music and Spotify).

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