The rapper known as Hobo the Ghetto
Bastard has released his latest hip-hop album, “Hobo Funk the Great
Hip Hop Depression.” The album comprises nine original tracks and
has been published on the Swamp Street Records Inc. music label. With
heavy doses of funk and rap in equal measure, “Hobo Funk the Great
Hip Hop Depression” stands as evidence that the West Coast sound
will keep booming, so long as hip-hop heroes like Hobo the Ghetto
Bastard keep cutting titanic records like this one.
Hobo the Ghetto Bastard hails from the
famous G-funk hotbed of Long Beach, CA, which has given the world
such legendary talents as Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Warren G among a
great many others. Hobo the Ghetto Bastard's own style fits beside
Snoop's better than the others mentioned, and blends perfectly in a
playlist containing rappers like Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, also. Perhaps
surprisingly, Hobo himself cites none of these as main artistic
influences by name. He lists instead Marvin Gaye, Tupac Shakur, Gil
Scott and Stevie Wonder, as well as the G-funk subgenre as a whole.
His love for the great Motown players
shines through on his “Great Hip Hop Depression” album, giving
his brand of rap music a bass-filled back beat and funky groove which
rap music has been largely lacking for decades. Fans of the genre who
have missed these elements have a treat in store for them with Hobo
the Ghetto Bastard's album, which brings back that G-funk sound in
spades. He has called his style 'hobofunk,' from which term his new
album takes its name.
It's not all mere sound, however.
Hobo's record boasts some excellent lines and rhymes by any standard.
Some themes from his album include the seductiveness of sexy women,
growing up a fatherless child, buying a big-body car, romantic break
ups, world change, traveling, and the principle of social unity.
Hobo the Ghetto Bastard has been
rapping since the late 1980s. His debut record, “City by tha Sea,”
came out on the At-Last V.I.P Ent. indie label in 2003, charting on
the Music Review U.I.M.R.A Top 25. He has worked with artists such as
Tray Dee, RBX, Daddy V, Keith Clark, Chago Williams, Badazz, Anidote,
Dawg Crew, P.E. Boyz, Wolf Wanggg, Duo Diamonds, Quictamack, Demo,
Tracy Lane, Danja, BdoubleO, Moziz, Hurricane, E-White, and still
others.
He has performed live at the Hollywood
Athletic Club, the Hollywood Park Casino, Club Lounge Rae, Club 49,
the Cellular, Casa Ras, Cohibas, and the first, second, third and
fourth Airgrafx Hip-Hop Concerts. He also regularly performs at
social functions such as the Long Beach, CA Herb Smith Memorial
Slow-Pitch Tournament, the Willie McGinniss Super-Bowl Party, Laura
Richardson Day in the Park at Cal Rec, the 2nd-Annual Long Beach
Reunion Kick Back, and five iterations of Jim Brown's F.O.C.U.S /
Amer-I-Can Annual Picnic, which Hobo also regularly hosts.
“Hobo Funk the Great Hip Hop
Depression” by Hobo the Ghetto Bastard is available online
worldwide. Get in early, old school fans.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
“Hobo Funk the Great Hip Hop
Depression” by Hobo the Ghetto Bastard –
Swamp Street Records Website –
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