itunes.apple.com/us/album/yesterdays-favorite-tomorrows/id1192148686

​   Today's Hip Hop Spotlight comes from an Artist I spotlighted before. Marino @315marino recently dropped his project Y.F.T.I. 2.0. I bought it on Itunes, but it's also available on Spotify. The cool thing about following an Artist is to hear the growth in their music! He still has swag and dope lyrics, but you can tell he wanted to do even better than his last project! To me that's the mark of a true Artist! One who keeps putting the time in to perfect their craft, and trying to outdo themselves with each new release. "NightTime" has always been a favorite, but he killed it on "Bars of Honor", "Next Level", "Tomorrow's Greatest Music", and "Can You Picture Me"! On this one, he elevated his swag, beats, and rhymes!
@beattrunk @a.r.g.music #music #musicartist #artist #indie #rapper #hiphop 
#hiphopspotlight #blog #fire #dope #elevation #elevate #swag #newyork #ambition 
​#spotify #unsigned ​#canyoupictureme
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You can follow him here:
https://www.facebook.com/visualrecords315
https://twitter.com/MARINO315
https://www.instagram.com/315marino/
https://soundcloud.com/visual-records​
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      Happy New Year! I wish everyone the best the year can bring, and hope that you accomplish all goals you have! With us coming into a New Year, you have to accept what is, and everything that's brought you to this point, because every decision you've made has brought you here... By accepting what is, you have to let go of what was... It's hard to do, because I find myself thinking about things that happened in the past, but then realize that I can't live in the present if I keep looking back at the past... Instead we should all begin the New Year with a faith and belief in what will be...     
@beattrunk @a.r.g.music #monday #mondaymotivation  #inspiration #life #musicartist 
#artist #rapper #singer #voices #vocalist #blog #music #goals #inspiration #thoughts #life
#accept #newyear #musicartist #artist #indie #dontlookback #faith #believe
   This is a repost from my Instagram page. I got the quote from an app called Acceptance Quote Wallpapers, developed by Wallpaper. You can find it in the Google Play Store.  

                                                                            countalonzo.com/records

     Here is a link to Count Alonzo's latest project #SirKnoxaLocs! I spotlighted him previously. You can download his latest single here countalonzo.com/track/1155515/g-o-a-t-ft-dionis-prod-by-andreonbeat?autostart=true!  
#hiphopspotlight #hiphop #unsigned #independentartists #musicartists #hiphopmusic
#hiphopartists

​You can follow him  and hear his music here:
https://www.instagram.com/count_alonzo/
https://twitter.com/countalonzo
https://www.facebook.com/countalonzo/
https://soundcloud.com/count-alonzo
http://countalonzo.com/mess-hall
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      Very true... Our minds seem to have a part that wants to support you, and a part that wants to hold you back... It's like whenever I'm about to do something or take some kind of risk, my mind will instantly come up with a million reasons why I shouldn't. I even remember times when I've talked myself out of making certain moves because I didn't know what the outcome would be. The thing is, you never know what will happen, you just have to make a decision and live with the results. Sometimes it's hard to do, but you have to reject negative thoughts and focus on the ones that push you forward...  
@beattrunk @a.r.g.music #monday #mondaymotivation  #inspiration #life #musicartist 
#artist #rapper #singer #voices #vocalist #blog #mind #thinkgoodthoughts #focus
#controlyourthoughts #spiritual #keepgoing #music  
   This is a repost from my Instagram page. I got the quote from an app called Quote Wallpapers, developed by Atlas. You can find it in the Google Play Store. 

      I think this is true... All of us have talent and some are more talented than others, but I believe the time and effort you put into your grind will take you a lot further than just having talent. If you think about it, a lot of people who made it in life might not have been the smartest or the most talented, but they could hustle harder and grind harder than others were willing to do. It could be they were willing to stay up at night, read books, watch videos, network, learn about their business, work on their craft, practice their skills, etc... They were basically willing to go that extra mile to succeed. Now of course some get lucky breaks, or were born into a rich family, but the ones that are self-made probably got there by the sweat of their brow... 
 @beattrunk @a.r.g.music #monday #mondaymotivation  #inspiration #life #musicartist 
#artist #rapper #singer #voices #vocalist #blog #success #try #hustle #grind #music 
#indie #talent #hardwork
​      This is a repost from my Instagram page. I got the quote from an app called Success Quote Wallpapers, developed by Atlas. You can find it in the Google Play Store. 

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      I know…. We always eat dessert at the end of the meal. But instead of waiting, what if we decide to eat it first? It took me a long time to realize this truth about life, but I finally got it. Too many times we put off things we want to do. We always make excuses for why we can’t do something; whether it’s lack of money, lack of time, whatever… The thing is, we act like we have all the time in the world, but with each passing day we get closer to leaving here… If we don’t enjoy life as we go along, we waist time that could have been spent doing the things we love. I’m not saying we shouldn’t plan for the future but we should stop taking life for granted and find ways to enjoy each day we have…  @beattrunk @a.r.g.music
#monday #mondaymotivation  #inspiration #life #musicartist #artist #rapper #singer
#voices #vocalist #blog #enjoylife #enjoy #lifeisshort #enjoytoday #liveyourlife #live
#eachday
​    This is a repost from my Instagram page. I got the quote from an app called Inspirational Wallpapers, developed by Atlas. You can find it in the Google Play Store. 
 
 

     
​       It's hard to describe how dope this Artist is, but I'll do the best I can... For those who feel like Hip Hop is dead, bear witness to her resurrection... When I first came across Saint Hill @saint.hill on Instagram, I was truly blown away... One listen to his remix of J Cole's
@realcoleworld "Tale of Two Cities" and there is no doubt, Saint Hill will one day be mentioned amongst The Greats to ever do it; especially if he continues to grow as an MC. His flow is INSANE, and his lyrical content is filled with so many metaphors and punch lines, it makes you wonder if he's channeling some of The Great Rappers that have passed on. It really is a cool thing to hear a Young Artist like him rap with the skills, hunger, and passion that used to be more common for anyone wanting to pick up a microphone...   
@beattrunk @a.r.g.music #music #musicartist #hiphopspotlight #hiphop #newmusic #indie
#blog #rapper #unsigned #fire #dope #skills #hunger #eastcoast #east #brooklyn #nyc

You can follow him here:
​https://www.facebook.com/CrimesBk/
https://www.instagram.com/saint.hill/
https://twitter.com/SaintHillMusic
​https://soundcloud.com/crimesdagod
https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimesDaGod​

     
     Wow...This makes a lot of sense when you think about it. It's hard to see when we're going through it, but if it wasn't for the struggles in life we wouldn't grow or learn anything. It's easier to understand if you look at it this way... For those that work out, think about how it feels when you lift light weights. You feel the reps but you're not getting any stronger from it. You might get some nice muscle tone, but that's about it... But what happens when you increase the weight and go heavy? You struggle with the new weight until you can get a decent number of reps out of it. You might not even lift it enough times on the first try; but on the second try, on a few days, or weeks after, you're able to lift the heavy weight with no problem. Just think, if it wasn't for the struggle to lift heavier weight, you wouldn't have been able to grow stronger... @beattrunk @a.r.g.music
#monday #mondaymotivation #inspiration #life #growth #thenegative #negative 
​#photography #lifeislike #strength #develop #development #musicartist #artist #rapper
#singer #voices #blog #vocalist #stronger
       This is a repost from my Instagram page. I got the quote from an app called Acceptance Quote Wallpapers, developed by wallpaper. You can find it in the Google Play Store. 

      
​      There have been many things in life I didn't think I had the strength to deal with, but at the time some how found the strength to keep going. No matter if you think that strength came from God or The Universe, I was able to tap into that strength to get me through. I remember one time I was moving furniture to an apartment I lived in. I wasn't nearly done but got to a point I didn't think I could finish. I was tired and exhausted! My legs were even starting to cramp up but I kept moving. At the end of the day, I fell out on my bed and was worn out, but did manage to finish the move. To this day I think about how hard that was; and whether I'm dealing with anything spiritual, mental, or physical, I remind myself that we're all a lot stronger than what we think... @beattrunk @a.r.g.music 
#monday #mondaymotivation #strength #inspiration #keepgoing #thestrengthwithin
#youarestrong #youarestrongerthanyouthink #bestrong
    This is a repost from my Instagram page. I got the quote from an app called Inspirational Wallpapers, developed by Atlas. You can find it in the Google Play Store. 

                                         soundcloud.com/drockbbgzone2/closer-to-my-dreams-25

     Today I'm spotlighting a dude that's definitely part of a movement to bring back a certain rawness and edge to Hip Hop that's clearly been missing... My man Roderick Smith was the first to put me on to D-Rock Damon Montgomery! When I tell you this brother is the truth, I tell no lies! He brings that raw, real, unapologetic vibe to Hip Hop that was one of the reasons I fell in love with Hip Hop in the first place.  When you hear him rhyme, you can feel the realness as well as the hunger that a true Artist brings to the game! He hasn't been watered down or tampered with due to a need to compromise his lyrics or art. Like I said before, when an Artist is true to their craft and themselves, it comes out in the material they release. One of the dopest rhymes I heard from him comes from his song "Closer to My Dreams 2.5", it goes,                                               
                                "Man I rather have a job, than live a life of crime, rather made me
                                 some dollars, than be waisting time, N***s rottin' in a cell, that's 
                                 the waist of a mind, when I rap I get away, elevation of mind..." 
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        Now if this dude ain't the truth, I don't know who is! I love Hip Hop!
#hiphopspotlight #hiphop #unsigned #independentartists #musicartists #hiphopmusic
#hiphopartists
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You can follow him here:
https://www.facebook.com/DRockGreenville662
https://twitter.com/DRock_Spumoni
https://www.instagram.com/trillie_beamen/
https://drockmontgomery.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/dame75montgomer​

                                                                  drockmontgomery.bandcamp.com/