I've had quite a few albums sitting on my hard drive for weeks and sometimes months that I never got around to hearing. I try to play them whenever I can think of the artists in my queue, but many get skipped over and forgotten. I'm very glad that I ended up listening to the latest Thee Tom Hardy LP on a random pick today.
Thee Tom Hardy is an independent rapper/producer from North Carolina. Tom, formerly signed to 9th Wonder's Jamla Records, began working independently after, obviously, leaving the label. I can't seem to find much information on Tom so I'll have to leave that at that.
Guerrilla Broadcast is a highly personal record, but the lyrics are interesting. Some mainstream artists with personal albums tend to have lyrics a little on the boring side (I'm looking at you Kanye). Tom discusses anything from smoking weed to his adventures chasing women. And not just the sex.
This album has a great smooth, laid back jazzy sound and feel to it. From the beats to Tom's flow this release is just made for relaxing. There really isn't a bad track to speak of on this LP, but if you don't like one track of his you won't like any of them. Each song, sonically, is very similar. But of course this isn't necessarily a bad thing.
If you're not familiar with this North Carolina emcee you have to put him on your radar and expect more great material in the future.
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