Mic Mountain and SeenDaDream brings to us Mountain Dreams.

Mountain Dreams - The Album by Mic Mountain and SeenDaDream

All Hip-Hop is not created equal. Some people rhyme good and have trash beats behind them. Some have great beats and the rhymes are substandard. Mic Mountain and SeenDaDream have taken that reality and have created a project to attack all of these realities to wage a war for your ears that will hit like a WWE chair shot and their album Mountain Dreams, is the wake up call a lot of people need to hear.

See if Hip-Hop was wrestling it would be Wrestlemania season and we would have the best to listen to around this time. This would be the showcase season where the champions of word play and music are on display for the world to see. Mic Mountain is fresh off a Spanish album release, Triple Piragua, and he returns with SeenDaDream to give an English album release to display just how good his rhyme technique and ear for beats are when producing a project and he has not failed.

This album is a Boom Bap joy filled with music of the essence of Hip-Hop with a story of positive self image building, love, fake friends and belief in oneself. Music like this is needed not only to keep the culture alive but to bring inspiration to the listeners that look to tell their own stories as well. Besides having stories of pain (Snakes), we get stories of happiness and peace (Just Like Heaven). Growth is the path in which an MC can fully walk the listener into the song by painting pictures of the world they share and this album does that.

Sometimes we play the face, and the heel. Sometimes we are the student and the teacher but at all times we are the artists that share the stage with the world and what we give will decide if we will be remembered. We dream to speak and go have the world acknowledge who we are and what we are speaking about. Mic Mountain and SeenDaDream took the art of wordplay and beat selection to craft a new offering for Hip-Hop to enjoy.

Mountain Dreams will release 3/7/2025 with a virtual listening party on Bandcamp.com

Follow Mic Mountain on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealmicmountain/

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SoulTre a collaboration of Rhymes and Soul. An Honest Review

What is music when it is soulful and shares the lyrics of truth and expression? That my people is called ART. SoulTre is a project from Producer Eliah Soul and Tre Dot. This project is made with a grown and sexy take on serving excellence on a tray of maturity. For 13 minutes and 28 seconds, a new feeling of fresh vibes can be heard from this collaboration. Is this Adult Contemporary Hip-Hop? Well if you define it as such, but this is a great vibe of good music. Talking sweet words to your person of choice and even giving the DJs something to vibe to, just further shows that when good music is made it is a vibe for everyone. Those that play the music and those that intake the music. Music is the living embodiment of joy and expression and this project by Eliah Soul and Tre Dot captures this excellently. We invite you to be served a tray of soul music with the new addition to your musical palate SoulTre. Give yourself the chance to unplug from the mainstream and return to chill vibes without the rhetoric of over doing the bass, the violence, the nonsense words, and commercially bloated reruns.

This project changes the mood and relaxes the soul. The soul is the foundation of creation and the spirit gives the soul purpose. When purposeful music is added to the soul the spirit moves the body and life is given a reason to continue. Continue your playlist growth and ear for an escape to something good. You will enjoy the vibe of this project.

Listen to the new Project SoulTre here:

https://tre-dot.bandcamp.com/album/soultre

Social Media:

Tre Dot: https://www.instagram.com/tredotmusic/

Kendrick Lamar Makes A Statement At The Super Bowl...Game Over.

Kendrick Lamar stand in the middle of a make shift American Flag

Kendrick Lamar is a G.O.A.T. contender that has made Hip-Hop culture stand at attention for the last year with a Hip-Hop battle versus another G.O.A.T. of the culture Drake. No matter how one may feel about the battle, Kendrick Lamar has taken the Super Bowl 59 stage to create a story that will change the battle rap landscape forever.

Battle Rap is a part of the Hip-Hop game where clever rhymes and theatrics have been used to 1 up a competitor with showmanship and the Super Bowl is one of the grandest stages to showcase a competitive show to dominate another rapper. After Kendrick Lamar collected 5 Grammy awards Super Bowl 59 was the next grand stage of his great career to conquer. This is an honor not many artists get to achieve and Kendrick used this opportunity to further cement his name in Hip-Hop conversation for years to come. A conversation that not only will talk about who is the greatest ever but how to use showmanship to always be remembered in the conversation.

During the show of course Kendrick did songs from his recently released album GNX. Of course Kendrick brought out his musical muse SZA to connect on the chemistry they have shown since the Marvel's Black Panther soundtrack hit "All The Stars". Those are the given, hearing good music. But the show is the key to being remembered and Kendrick did that with the many references that created a battle statement with his performance.

Samuel L. Jackson being "Uncle Sam", an American character used to give commentary to the performance, represented the sentiments of the mainstream of the music industry and America. He reminded Kendrick to "play the game", by doing his hits and giving the people what they want. Kendrick's performance was littered with references that were game changing like using the Squid Games set as a stage for his performance. The X in Squid games is a reference to end competition and it was highlighted on the stage during the performance. Kendrick Lamar had dancers dressed in the colors of the American Flag red, white and blue. The dancers not only represented the different colors of gangs in California Street culture they created the flag in symbols of joined unity and also as a separate collective to symbolize the country as well. The Game of unity and politics shown here reflects the state of the country in the new Donald Trump era of America.

With people debating if "Not Like Us" would be performed Kendrick hinted at it during the show and when it finally was played the crowd made it known that is what it came to see, the competition of Hip-Hop shown aka the hit. The Drake hate has been shown for his ability to stay at the top of the charts and this song stopped a lot of Drake's momentum. The hate for Drake has not only come from his success but the conversation has changed to his treatment of women and during the performance, an ex girlfriend of Drake, Serena Williams, made her appearance dancing in the "Not Like Us", set to make the statement of respecting the women in the culture and not using them for clout or as degraded notches under his belt. The game of optics and morality on display here.

With DJ Mustard on stage and the crowd chanting "A-Minor", Kendrick Lamar brought the battle to the mainstream and though "white mainstream America", may not understand or get it. For the Hip-Hop Kulture though, we see the play on words, the play on theatrics and we give Kendrick his just due. When you play the game there is a winner and a loser. Drake lost this battle and when the performance was over, Kendrick hit the button to signify that when the words "Game Over" appeared in the crowd. The battle in Hip-Hop went to the next level with this performance because now the evolution of the battle has taken shape. From Kool Moe Dee stepping on Kangol hats to signify his issue with LL Cool J, to the Summer Jam screen where Jay-Z went at Prodigy of Mobb Deep to claim dominance in the game. Kendrick used the biggest sporting event in North America to end a battle with a credible competitor. Even with DJ Akademiks' failed attempt to sabotage the performance by releasing the track list of the show, Kendrick made his mark and ended the battle with a smile and the words game over in the crowd.

Whether you like Kendrick or think Drake did not lose the battle, this was Hip-Hop on display and even with Lil Wayne not being chosen to perform in his home state, Hip-Hop was on full display and the world took notice. Will this performance be remembered? I believe so because it one upped showmanship and gave Hip-Hop artists another level to meet and beat when it comes to showing the world they are the best in their craft. There is only one way to secure a victory in a battle and it is to put a close on that chapter. Kendrick did that and now we wait to see what Drake will do and what is next for Kendrick Lamar and his label Pg Lang. Good job K. Dot the game is over and the conversation is finished...for now.