I Predict A Riot

Question: What do you get when you mix a Delaware-raised former choirboy and preteen Funk singer with a diehard DIY Hip Hop head who cites country music, Quincy Jones and Kool G. Rap as influences in the same breath?

Answer: One of the dopest Emcees-slash-producers-slash-singers-slash-guitar players-slash-songwriters that you've never heard. You can call him Hezekiah.

Born into a musical family, and raised just outside of Philadelphia, Hezekiah got his chops at an early age, belting out God's greatest hits at his family's church, and before long was singing in his Uncle's band, the Funk Disciples (who dropped some super hard-to-find wax in the mid 70's).

And in case you missed it, Hez dropped a crazy-ill solo album at the end of 2007, titled "I Predict A Riot". This was his second solo album, following his debut, "Hurry Up & Wait". If you haven't heard either, you need to cop them asap. In the meantime, here's a little taste.


Hezekiah feat. Bilal - "Looking Up"


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"I Predict A Riot"
-- Hezekiah - Looking Up feat. Bilal --
-- Hezekiah - That Filling feat. Freeway --
-- Hezekiah - Single Now --

"Hurry Up & Wait"
-- Hezekiah - Photography feat Santogold --
-- Hezekiah - Soul Music feat. Eleon --

AND....
Hezekiah turns American Gangster to Philadelphia Gangster, peep the remixes.
-- Hezekiah & Jay-Z - Philadelphia Gangster Remixes --