Masi Archives - RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture https://respect-mag.com/tag/masi/ The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:26:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://i0.wp.com/respect-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-logologo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Masi Archives - RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture https://respect-mag.com/tag/masi/ 32 32 56491895 Masi & HP Deliver New Album – ‘Champagne For The Pain’ https://respect-mag.com/2017/12/masi-hp-deliver-new-album-champagne-for-the-pain/ https://respect-mag.com/2017/12/masi-hp-deliver-new-album-champagne-for-the-pain/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:26:33 +0000 http://respect-mag.com/?p=177417 Before Masi & HP began making music together, they were solo artists. Masi started rapping at age 9 and got into production in high school, though he eventually opted to devote all his energy to being behind the mic. For […]

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]]> Before Masi & HP began making music together, they were solo artists. Masi started rapping at age 9 and got into production in high school, though he eventually opted to devote all his energy to being behind the mic. For HP, writing and spitting rhymes was more like therapy; an artistic outlet for his pinned up frustrations, which became the catalyst for his own creativity. What started out as a hobby turned into a legitimate career move and laid the groundwork for their debut EP titled, Champagne For The Pain.

The 8-track project, backed by business partner Terrell of All In Entertainment Music Group, doesn’t compare with the street sounds emanating from today’s popularized hip-hop. Neither Masi nor HP are interested in competing or chasing trends. Instead, they are curating old head-friendly, feel-good music that also contains introspective rhymes focused on relatable messages complemented by 808 bass lines. Their brand of hip-hop is steeped in tradition yet their wordplay speaks to all generations. HP & Masi decided against features on the EP and opted to use an in-house production team. They prefer to secure loyal supporters by choice and not force.

Listen to the album in its entirety at the top of the post and feel free to drop us your thoughts.

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