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Miami hip-hop veteran DJ Exes chefs up spectacular in new single “Criollo Vernacular” . As reflected in the accompanying video (Directed by Box-Lo ), Exes cooks up rhymes galore comparing his craft to a culinary master does in the kitchen. As he says “Salsa Criolla is a vibrant sauce used in a variety of dishes in Puerto Rican cuisine. Like the combination of tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, and garlic, this track is a mix of Spanish and English rhymes over the hard boom bap production of Slamming Gavel Music” .

  “Like in the video, we take you on a ride mentally without you having to go anywhere physically. There are no samples in this song. It’s the same for the entire album. This is an introduction to that (our album). No artificial ingredients. Our brand of hip-hop is organic. The street is the ‘Calle’ and the Grupo is HNE.” DJ Exes (emcee) of Grupo HNE , the Miami based Spanglish boom-bap trio speaks on new single “Calle HNE” . HNE in the song title stands for the initials of group members DJ Heron (production), Nando (multi-instruments, vocals) and Exes and the track is now available on streaming platforms currently as well as a music video (Filmed and edited by Stephen Box Lo Gonzalez for GoldBox Film Studios ).

  Grupo HNE have released a new video this morning combining two of their singles “Black Angels / Big Pictures” .  Directed by Box Lo this two-fer also features guest verse/appearances by fellow Miami artists Shottie (on “Black Angels” ) and Money Mogly (on “Big Pictures” ). Bringing a Spanglish element to their boom-bap Grupo HNE (pronounced Henny ) features DJ Exes as emcee as well as producer DJ Heron and multi-instrumentalist Nando (percussion, keyboards, vocals).

  Spanglish Boom-Bap triumvirate Grupo HNE (pronounced Henny ) have dropped new visuals for recent single “The Palmetto” . Sub-titled “A musical ode to Miami’s traffic nightmare,” The Palmetto refers to State Route 826 , also known as The Palmetto Expressway . DJ Exes says of the track “was written from the perspective of the average Miamian on their way home after a 40-hour work week right into permanent gridlock and road chaos. It’s enough to drive any sane man mad!”   Directed by MrBeleaf and co-directed by Cuban emcee, Orion (who also appears on the track) the breezy easy jazz and uplifting instrumental contrasts with the bars of frustration and the video’s homage to 90’s classic cinema gem, Falling Down .

Spanglish Boom-Bap triumvirate Grupo HNE (pronounced Henny ) return with a new single. “Dope Sick” is a Lowrider Soul inflected dose of hip-hop instrumental with verses from Grupo HNE ’s DJ Exes as well as guests DeeSoulopez & Str8 Paper . As DJ Exes says of the track “is the metaphor of our life-long love of hip-hop being as strong a habit as an addicts to substances. For those who experience the high of making music like we do, it’s a rush that you want to have in your life all the time” . Stream the single and enjoy!!!