Handles Recruits AraabMUZIK, Young Chris and More For His New Album "H1: Honesty AND Loyalty Ever Seen"
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Virginia's own Handles announces his return, bringing a new real, raw and soulful feel to fans with the release of his long-awaited third studio album titled “H1: Honesty AND Loyalty Ever Seen”. The forthcoming project is a follow-up to his 2017 LP "809060" and is set to be released on November 4, 2019.
From his previous album reaching over 600,000 plays and his new single "MENU" featuring Sonja and produced by OSYM+THX doing well, he continues to progress on the road, which helped build a fanbase by opening up for artists: Redman and Method Man, Rakim, The LOX, Kool G Rap, Raekwon and Ghostface, Joe Budden, EPMD, Skyzoo and Rapsody to name a few. That support gained recognition from go-to platforms such as 2DopeBoyz, The Source, landing spins on various stations as well as receiving cosign approvals from a few legends in the game, proving to listeners both young and old how set apart he is from the social stigma of rappers today. Outside of music, he also took interest into acting a little as he was featured in TVOne's For My Man and Showtime's Homeland as a couple of tv series that people are familiar with. While using those platforms to help expand his brand, it was then he started recording his new album.
Recorded in Virginia at Soundscape Pro Studios with engineer Jerry "Bless" Martin, H1 is a well put together project with great content that touches many topics and while each song varies in tone, they all tend to make it's way back to one universal theme. On this album he collaborated with producers: AraabMUZIK, 1st Official, OSYM, THX, and DopeBoyzMuzic with features from Young Chris, formerly signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, DJ Kool Flash, Sonja, Kori Nicole, Fuzzy, Mr.Jones and Marka. The Eastern Shore native not only takes pride in being a complete artist but also as an emcee who one day hopes to be known as one of the greats. Coming from a small area that gets overlooked numerous times, Handles discovered what most artists spend lifetimes working for...staying highly persistent. "It can be hard to stay motivated at times when life gets tough but with patience and hard work, persistence pays off", he says and he has shown that throughout his musical journey. With H1 being the first volume of a 4-part series, you'll begin to understand the art provided while understanding that he is not to be heard but to be listened to.
Tracklist:
01. 520s [prod.by AraabMUZIK]
02. MOB TIES (feat. Young Chris & Marka) [prod.by DopeBoyzMuzic]
03. Boss Moves (feat. Mr.Jones) [prod.by DopeBoyzMuzic]
04. PENpal [prod.by 1st Official]
05. MENU (feat. Sonja) [prod.by OSYM+THX]
06. Too Late (feat. Sonja) [prod.by OSYM]
07. Young Souls (feat. Kori Nicole) [prod.by OSYM]
08. Focused On You (feat. Fuzzy) [prod.by OSYM+THX]
09. 99% + 1 [prod.by 1st Official]
10. My Slice (feat. DJ Kool Flash) [prod.by 1st Official]
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