Rashad "Hurricane The King" Hawkins

HTK is short for “Hurricane The King” who is a rapper/producer/manager from Baltimore. This playlist is going to showcase a few tracks of his, including a short 1 minute lyrical burst video, which I think came out pretty well. Now, I will say that I think these songs need a couple listens per. On the first listen through I thought this was nothing special…just another rapper throwing words out that rhyme without much substance. On a second and third listen I started to see that HTK actually has lyrical talent which does shine through when you tune into it. I also thought some of the tracks needed another mix on first listen…but then realized that he was doing some of those things on purpose (like letting the synth riff on “Wish You Was Me” run louder than other producers would). I’m not going to say that this is the most creative rap music I’ve ever heard, but it’s surely worth a listen and I think HTK can actually do something in rap if he keeps grinding. Hopefully he releases a full album soon so I can check it out and review that too. - www.greatestplaylist.com