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Grizzly Gato Feat. Homeboy Sandman – “Finding A New Balance On A Boogie Board”

Jake Mayo — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 18:03:49 +0000

NY duo Grizzly Gato (Oddy Gato & Grizzly Grimace) form a trifecta with Homeboy Sandman for “Finding A New Balance On A Boogie Board.” Grizzly Gato and Homeboy Sandman create a quirky, yet sonically authentic groove on FANBOABB, blending original Hip-Hop sound with the newer generation of music. FANBOABB, from GG’s debut album, “While You Were Sleeping,” transplants us to the origins of the culture in the Big Apple, reminding everyone that New York is truly the Mecca and that the earliest ideals of the music are still very much alive.

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Finale – “Just Due” Featuring Homeboy Sandman & Miz Korona

RESPECT. Staff — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 20:33:24 +0000

Finale, a rapper from Detroit, Michigan, is back with a gripping new record titled, “Just Due” which is the first single from his new album, “Odds & Ends”. The single features the equally and lyrically amazing rappers Homeboy Sandman (who is on Stones Throw Records) and Miz Korona (who is a fellow Detroit native, who is the self-proclaimed “most slept on”. Sleep no more and listen to the Oddisee-produced record below now:

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New Music: L’Orange Feat. Homeboy Sandman – “Mind Vs. Matter”

RESPECT. Staff — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 17:00:28 +0000

L’Orange provides a lush, wailing beat that could soundtrack the twists and turns of a crime noir, and Homeboy Sandman just goes. For two lengthy verses, Boy Sand takes us through the meeting, mating, and collapse of a fling. Few descriptions besides “listen to this,” though, do it justice. “Mind Vs. Matter” is endlessly dense with moments of real, flawed, beautiful life and one sharp, self-aware man’s interpretation. Sentiment after sentiment rings true–there are too many good moments to fit into this writeup. There are also very few rhymes in the lines, especially considering that this is a Sandman song. It feels that, especially with the urgency of the second verse’s closing, the words, the story, the ideas, were just so important, and the rhymes just had to wait their turn, until they could enter naturally, almost inconspicuously. It was a wise choice: “Mind Vs. Matter” feels full of natural brilliance, wit and wisdom, and will definitely be around these parts for year end lists.

Pick up L’Orange‘s full project here, and check out Homeboy’s tour dates below the track.

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New Music: Homeboy Sandman – “Wade in the Water” (prod. Paul White)

RESPECT. Staff — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:09:01 +0000

“Wade in the Water” is the first single from Homeboy Sandman and Paul White‘s upcoming collaborative project. Referencing a famous negro spiritual, Homeboy Sandman adopts a solemn, conversational flow, using his characteristic cleverness to warp words and their meanings into unfamiliar forms. Paul White‘s instrumental works perfectly for Sandman’s antics, prominently featuring a looped guitar strum that’s subtly staccato. Though Sandman‘s chorus is a little dry, pun intended, overall the song is a success. These two definitely are not a mismatch. Listen below.

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New Music: Blu & Nottz feat. ANTHM, Homeboy Sandman, Sene & Johaz – “Crooks in Castles”

RESPECT. Staff — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:07:16 +0000

Referencing the famous clothing brand, Blu & Nottz recruit ANTHM, Homeboy Sandman, Sene and Johaz to leave this song in the murky dungeon where it was spawned. 2013 has been a quiet year for Nottz as far as releases, but he’s clearly not been lollygagging about. The metallic, nearly cartoonish clangs of the instrumental create an atmosphere of imminent fatality, like armed crooks raiding a unprepared castle. Listen below.

Blu & Nottz’s collaborative EP, Gods in the Spirit, is out next Tuesday, October 22nd.

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New Video: Homeboy Sandman – “King Kong Got Nothing On Me”

RESPECT. Staff — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:00:15 +0000

After dropping the visual treatment for “Men Are Mortals” off of this year’s Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent, the Sandman has provided a video for the lead track off his other EP from this year, All That I Hold Dear. The true fun of the wide-shot clip for “King Kong,” apart from the playfully powerful lyrics–par for the course for Sandman–is the sly reveal of the video’s premise. We open up on Boy Sand sitting, munching a banana–seemingly just a sly nod to the song’s title and hook–but the subtle and funny ape-mannerisms foretell what’s coming. The intricate, insightful, and surprisingly gentle verse unfolds, and we watch as Sandman reveals himself to be more and more primal: he tosses his peel, gets bugs picked off of him, beats his chest, and even faces off with a beta-male. It’s an interesting contrast, one that serves up a solid message: there’s more to a beasts than beastliness. Enjoy “King Kong” below, and check out our interview of Homeboy Sandman from last year as well as our concert review of a recent show.

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New Video: Homeboy Sandman – “Men Are Mortals”

RESPECT. Staff — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:47:23 +0000

No ~~rapper~~ mortal man can twist words like Boy Sand. Hailing from Sandman‘s recent EP, Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent,”Men Are Mortal” is among the most dizzying examples of the Queens MC’s skills. As he jumps rope in ultra-slo-mo, Sandman‘s motormouth bends the rules of space time to spit rhymes as dense as anything DOOM or Earl has ever spit, with a faster pace and wider scope than either has ever arguably used. Sandman begins his second verse, “I been the infamous since drinking Enfamil / Whomever want to cause an incident I be like “It’s a deal” / I’m not interested in spending an instant with the infidels / Can tell I used to read Fidel and rock Big L / My city’s like the citadel, my fears were quelled the day ceiling fell /My bros and sisters such are sitting ducks and that’s not sitting well / I sit and dwell…” and it just continues to avalanche from there. Men are mortal, Homeboy Sandman is a freight train.

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