Four of underground Hip Hop’s most seasoned MCs — Ras Kass, Kurupt, Canibus and Killah Priest — formed a supergroup called the HRSMN over two decades ago. Now, they’ve finally announced the release date for their nearly mythical debut album The Last Ride.
According to a press release, the project is expected to arrive on June 18 with features from Planet Asia, Chino XL, Hus Kingpin and Tragedy Khadafi, among others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52tttAK_-2U
The members of HRSMN were all at the height of their major label careers when their intended debut album, The Horsemen Project, was leaked online and massively bootlegged. The leak consisted of nine unmixed and un-mastered songs that would go on to sell over 100,000 units — but they never saw a dime in revenue.
“The Last Ride is the culmination of at least two false starts since we banded together to become HRSMN around 2000,” Ras Kass tells HipHopDX. “Our first records were massively bootlegged by a ‘friend,’ and what was released were unmixed, un-mastered, and incomplete concepts. We are the first rap supergroup. No one before us had connected various cities and international rap icons together like we did.”
HRSMN (Kurupt, Ras Kass, Killah Priest & Canibus) Drop 'Apocalypse Now'
He continues, “The Last Ride fills a void, and it’s what Hip Hop needs today. It’s a breath of fresh air in a really convoluted marketplace. Just pure ‘bardom.’ High on concept, high in depth of intelligence. The Last Ride is high energy, hardcore Hip Hop.”
A&R Matthew “M80” Markoff adds, “This album is literally underground Hip Hop’s Detox. With the group’s inception over 20 years ago and 10 plus years of my personal involvement, I couldn’t be more proud to have an official HRSMN album see the light of day.
“Hip Hop fans worldwide can now re-familiarize themselves with what bars are from four of the greatest lyricists to ever do it from both the East and West Coasts.”
The Last Ride will arrive via Fat Beats. Until then, check out the “Apocalypse Now” instrumental above.
No eFs given – this is a flop 20+ years in the making nobody cares about.
I care, then again I’m not a nobody.
You are a straight retard.
About time this is going to be fire ?
I hope it’s better than those songs they made back in the day because that shit was terrible, unfinished or not.
YES! perfect timing for this album. they were the original super group before slaughterhouse and much better imo.
Whoa!! I definitely care. Kurupt, Killah Priest….
I cannot fucking wait, this is going to be brutal!
surprised don’t see a bunch of “sit down old heads” ” rap has evolved” lol. color me impressed with you all
Rap has not evolved. We have gone from complex rhyme schemes and deep lyrics to bumbling over very similar beats. Maybe you’re not educated enough to know this but evolution only moves forward, never regresses.
regression @2pac was just quotes how you going to insult and say someone is not educated enough. make it make sense.
H-R-S-M-N No vowelsssssssssssss
Yep, no trap pop bullshit but dry, stale, boring boom bap beats instead. If Canibus is involved, there’s bound to be terrible, outdated sounding beats. Worst ear for beats in the industry.
The boom bap hiphop is still relevant. People listen to those albums 20 and 30 years after their release. Trap has a shelf life of maybe 2 weeks.
should be tuff
Ohh Yessssss… Sumthin to really look forward too..
been waitin on dis shit longer then DOOMSTARKS wtf
Throwaway boom bap beats also has no replay value. They should make something original. I’m bored of trap but this is nothing better.
I just hope they didn’t use that instrumental. That shit is the worst boom bap beat I ever heard.
Wait… are they actually reunited or is this just a compilation of unreleased HRSMN tracks disguised as an album? EXCITED REGARDLESS. Real lyrics to occupy my mind with
21 years too late. Some old heads stuck in the 90’s. They all capable mcs but never made a decent rapalbum. If I wanted to hear boom bap then I listen to 80 and 90 rap. Boom bap in 2021? Really
You’re not a fan of hiphop then!! Never made a pabke lp? Have you listen to rass kass ” Blasphemy ” lp? And while I may agree with you that the novelty of a hrsmn lp in 2021 is past its wow factor, theirs no doubt fans of the artform and lyricism will appreciate tgis project me included can’t wait! Boom bap in 2021 who said the lp is boom bap? Also Freedie gibbs droppped two of the bext lps in years with prod that was ” Boom bap ” lauded by damn near everyone and you call yourself a hiphop fan? Lol
Korupt going back to his east coast roots. He’s underrated tbh
This is the best news I’ve heard. Real hip hop. Everything now fucking sucks. Today’s hip hop is garbage.
I wonder if Kurupt still in Eminem’s list of rappers like he said on 2002’s “’til i collapse” track from The Eminem Show. That was his last decent album, also 8 Mile same year, after that it’s been steady downhill for this screaming corny pee pee poo poo fart burp sound rapper. He’s a washed up has been. This coming from a fan of pretty much all he did all the way up to 8 Mile. Encore was so fuckin bad.