Honors English ft. Q45 - "Started From The Bottom" (Freestyle)

Honors English and fellow Jersey emcee Q45 borrowed Drake's newest single "Started From The Bottom" to create an original song quality freestyle that takes Honors back to his younger days:

In this freestyle I channeled some of my earlier work that represented the mentality I had coming up from the bottom. As a result, the content is more edgy then my usual material. Introducing Clipz, a young hungry MC from Jersey anxious for the spotlight. Joining me is my homie from Jersey, Q45. I think it is important to let my fans know where I came from physically and mentally, so they can understand my growth as an artist. Started from the bottom now we here.......Let me know what you think of the experiment.......

I'd love to hear more Q45. The punchlines were crazy!

Previously: Honors English - Palin and Bachmann [Music Video]

Honors English - Palin and Bachmann [Music Video]

Honors English has been out here making major moves. Last week, HE announced a partnership with Tunecore Distribution and VEVO to promote his music and videos through music's largest digital channels. Now we finally get to see the fruit of his labor--the visuals to State Of The Art  favorite,"Palin and Bachmann."


State Of The Art is out now! If you haven't heard it yet, I forgive you (only if you listen now).

Previously: Honors English Freestyles On Sway In The Morning [VIDEO]

Honors English Freestyles On Sway In The Morning [VIDEO]

Honors English shows us one bar at a time why he's one of the best new rappers in the game as he drops a manuscript worthy freestyle for Shade 45's Sway In The Morning.



"You need to know who he is." Couldn't agree with you more, Sway! If you haven't picked up State Of The Art yet, DOWNLOAD IT NOW!

[Sways Universe]

Previously: Honors English - Colder ("Theraflu" Freestyle)

Honors English - Colder ("Theraflu" Freestyle)

"And if you could do it better than me then you do it." - Kanye West

Challenge accepted. Honors English takes on Yeezy's "Way Too Cold," and with Needlz's help on the boards, he makes the track even "Colder."



[THS]

Previously: Honors English - Fresh Out (Freestyle)

LebronJames.com - The Campaign (Hosted By Low Key) [New Mixtape]

LebronJames.com links up with You Heard That New's Low Key to present this year's official playoff mixtape, The Campaign. The mixtape features all new material from my girl Nitty Scott, Fabolous, 2 Chainz, Trae Tha Truth, Fly Union, Travis Porter, Ace Hood and more, and it's definitely worth the hard drive space.

Download: LebronJames.com - The Campaign

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Honors English - Fresh Out (Freestyle)

When you press play, you'll hear "The Motto" start. Don't worry. Honors English won't add his name to the list of 23928209 rappers who have added 16 bars to the production. Instead, he waits for Needlz to lay down his 90's R&B sampled production and proceeds to slaughter it with lines like: "Honors English is Sanskrit for 'Nigga quit rappin'."



Honors English plans to rerelease his latest album as the ST▲TE OF THE ▲RT (ReImagined EP) very soon, which will include a few new tracks as well as some reworks of the project's favorites!

Props to DJ Booth

Previously: Honors English - Highlight Real [Music Video]

Honors English - Highlight Real [Music Video]

If you haven't heard Honors English's State Of The Art, I have no idea what you're waiting on. I'll give you only 4 minutes and five seconds more to stall because that's how long his latest visuals are. Check out the music video to the clever standout "Highlight Real," which continues to build the basketball wordplay spit on the song.



Previously: Cee-Lo, Shaheem Reid & More Sing Honors English's Praises On Shade 45 [VIDEO]

Cee-Lo, Shaheem Reid & More Sing Honors English's Praises On Shade 45 [VIDEO]

Thanks to the nonstop requests of Honors English's fans, the Jersey emcee's song "Flying High" was featured on Sway In The Morning's  "The A&R Room" series. Watch below as Rich Nice, Shaheem Reid, Big Gipp AND Cee-Lo critique the song and give it nothing but praise. Cee-Lo even said "it reminded [him] of golden era hip hop." Things are only getting brighter for the fam Honors English!



State Of The Art is out NOW!!!!!

Previously: Honors English Explains Relationship With Needlz & Freestyles For ThisIs50 [VIDEO]

Honors English Explains Relationship With Needlz & Freestyles For ThisIs50 [VIDEO]

Honors English and Needlz stopped through the ThisIs50 headquarters where they kicked it with Jack Thriller and explained how the two first started making music. He also blows Jack's mind when he spits an a capella from "The Name Is..." Watch the interview below, and make sure you check out State Of The Art if you haven't already! Masterpiece!



Props to ThisIs50

Previously: Honors English - State Of The Art [Free Download + Visual Album]

Honors English - State Of The Art [Free Download + Visual Album]

If you want the best possible combination of top tier lyrics and production, look no further than Trenton, NJ emcee Honors English's new project, State Of The Art.  He's become one of Gangstas Use Emoticons's most popular rappers in a fairly short amount of time, and he truly deserves to blow. With bangers like "Crazay" and "The Name Is...," how could he not?

Download: Honors English - State Of The Art [New Mixtape]

Update #1: Honors English is killing the game with his creativity as a visual album for State Of The Art was released today on YouTube. Watch below to see visual accompaniments of each track along with the music videos to "Crazay," "Second Chances," "Cymbals On The Sidewalk," "The Name Is..." and "Flying High."




Part II after the jump!

Honors English - The Name Is... [Official Lyric Video]

G.U.E. favorite Honors English has become one of the most promising newcomers in the game. His lyrical ability is unmatched and he has some of the most talented producers behind him. His album State of The Art hits the net tomorrow, but as a preview of what you'll get, take a close look at the lyric video to "The Name Is...," three tracks in one produced by Bink!, Bink! and Needlz, respectively.



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Previously: Honors English - State Of The Art [Behind The Scenes]

Honors English - State Of The Art [Behind The Scenes]

There's no doubt in my mind that Honors English's forthcoming project State Of The Art is going to be one of the best releases this year.  With Needlz manning production and Honors handling the rest, it's a done deal.  Watch below to take part in the journey behind State of The Art and hit up the comments with your thoughts of Honors English!



Props to UHTN

Previously: Honors English ft. Karina Pasian - Second Chances [Music Video]

Honors English - Second Chances ft. Karina Pasian [Music Video]

Honors English is back with another dope set of visuals from his upcoming album State Of The Art, which drops February 22.  This AUKS-animated video for "Second Chances," features the beautiful voice of Karina Pasian and begins as Honors English and Needlz explaining the entire concept behind the song, which involves the producer's surviving bout with cancer.  Watch below as the G.U.E. favorite's lyrics get animated!



Previously: Honors English - Crazay [Music Video]

Honors English - Crazay (Prod. by Needlz) [Music Video]

Last week in my latest Next Up feature I tried to tell you how nice Honors English is.  Just in case you didn't get the memo, check out his new music video to the Needlz produced, Alicia Keys sampled "Crazay." Watch below as Honors gets his sensei on, and make sure you mark your calendars for Feb. 22nd. State of The Art is coming soon!



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Previously: Next Up: Honors English

Next Up: Honors English

If it weren't for MTV Rap Fix, who knows how long it would've been before I caught wind of Honors English? His video for "Cymbals On The Sidewalk" had veteran rapper Skillz at a lack of words when asked to give the Florida based emcee some constructive criticism.

Honors English isn't just a reflection of the care he puts into his craft; he's actually a college history professor! With the unconstrained ability to paint a three-dimensional picture with his wordplay and backing from Grammy winning producer Needlz, it's certain that the sky's the limit for Honors English.

Check out the Josh Milowe directed visuals to "Cymbals On The Sidewalk," the lead single from Honors English's upcoming album State Of The Art, below, and hit the jump to get more familiar!