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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” .

Spanglish boom-bap trio Grupo HNE give dap to Puerto Rico in new single “La Doce” .  Translated to English “ La Doce” means twelve and was named because it was the twelfth song recorded for the group’s newly released debut LP Calle HNE . Given the video treatment as well, the track observes the trio sharing a meal and strolling through the night life in their home turf of Miami, Florida. DJ Exes (emcee) gives props to his Puerto Rican homeland over the instrumental provided by group producer DJ Heron and multi-instrumentalist Nando .

After a short break, The prolific DJ Heron returns with a new episode of his web-series House Of Heron! Presented by Gridlock Production House the twelve part series invites top Miami, Florida emcees into Heron’s studio to do a blindfold record pull from his collection which he then cooks an original beat from and the emcee spits to resulting in a new single. This time around the guests are DJ Exes (emcee) and Nando (multi-instrumentalist) who are in the trio Grupo HNE with Heron .  Pulling a Billy Joel and Dr. John LP the cook-up in the episode resulted in the single “Golden Tone” a soulful and crackin’ dose of Spanglish boom-bap.  Listen to “Golden Tone” : https://youtu.be/EH_S9cP3Bds?si=QBK3zMNOUG_kcSWJ

  “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 ).

Spanglish Boom-Bap trio Grupo HNE have dropped a new single this morning. "LO Malo" translates to "the bad" and since the track has a guest feature from the legendary polorican himself, Thirstin Howl The 3rd and the group is part of the Lo-Life Miami Family , it's apparent why the LO is capitalized in the title. Grupo HNE (pronounced Henny ) is made up of DJ Exes on the mic, DJ Heron on production and multi-instrumentalist Nando who adds percussion, keyboards and occasional vocals. Stream the single and enjoy!!!

  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) return with new single "Big Pictures" . Featuring a guest verse from fellow Miami resident Money Mogly this is an especially personal track. As the group's emcee DJ Exes reveals "the song is inspired by a picture of my mother that I walk by when I visit her. To me, the picture reminds me of rough times when I was younger. Even though the perception of those times was bad, my mother gave us a positive outlook, saying good times are around the corner" . In addition to DJ Exes (who serves at the group’s emcee) Grupo HNE is composed of 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 .