Earlier this week, 2DopeBoyz posted the album artwork and track list (see below) for Homeboy Sandman's upcoming LP The Good Sun, which is due to be released June 1 on High Water Music.
I first saw Sandman perform at Sputnik bar in Brooklyn. Since it was 2008 and it wasn't a hipster electro show, attendance was pretty low. One thing I've learned from going to a lot of hip hop shows over the years is that you can always recognize the most dedicated artists based on how well they can rock a crowd of ten. True performers put in their all regardless of how many people show up.
In any event, Homeboy Sandman pulled out his Verbal Soulclap and I remember thinking, if hip hop were still popular, this guy would have the potential to be big. Fast forward to over a year later, I was at a friend's party and someone, who was not a big fan of hip hop pulled me aside and said I had to see this video online. To my surprise, the video was Lightning Bolt by non-other than the Homeboy.
I was happy to have Homeboy Sandman at the A3C in 2009 and I'm hoping to see him again in 2010.
01 Core Rhythm (prod. Core Rhythm)
02 The Carpenter (prod. 2 Hungry Bros)
03 Not Pop (prod. Core Rhythm)
04 Yeah But I Can Rhyme Though (prod. Ski Beatz)
05 Table Cloth f. Fresh Daily (prod. M Slago)
06 Low Co. (prod. Pyscho Les)
07 Mean Mug (prod. Ben Grymm)
08 The Essence (prod. 2 Hungry Bros)
09 Strange Planet (prod. KO Beatz)
10 Being Haved (prod. DJ Spinna)
11 The Things They Carried f. John Robinson & Daniel Joseph (prod. Core Rhythm)
12 Calm Tornado (prod. Thieven’ Steven)
13 Listen (prod. Kentron The Mastadon)
14 Angels With Dirty Faces (prod. J57)
PS: Grover Washington wants his pool back
