Rick Hyde - Plates 2 [2LP]

Rick Hyde - Plates 2 [2LP]With Griselda rhymer Benny The Butcher having what seems like an endless run of Ws, his BSF Records imprint appears to be getting more attention by the day. Rick Hyde is one of the top benefactors. His new project Plates II, a sequel to his independent mixtape Plates, positions Hyde as one to watch in the Griselda wave 2. 0. Sporting production from the likes of Daringer, Sha Money XL, Harry Fraud and the late DJ Shay (who the album commemorates by

now ready to play again and again

describes This Is the Sea as 'the record on which I achieved all my youthful musical ambitions'

Each album is aptly titled with the month of the year and features some of the most adept emcees and producers in the game

Kyle Craft has been a critic's dream

the reality that we must cherish what we have

The Flamin' Groovies

The consummate 9-track collection is introduced by the uplifting lead single "I Got You" which offers a message of reassurance in a time of political tumult: "Even if the sky begins to fall

filled with collaborations that elevate the album's dynamic energy

to bring the Sun Ra Arkestra to Istanbul for the very first time on April 1990

the pair decided that a live album was the quickest way to achieve their immediate goal of creating a CD to sell at gigs

Their early recordings were somber and beautiful

and harmony breathe