HeiR drops ‘Urban Birthmark,’ a deep, 10-track album that solidifies his place as a substantive new voice in hip-hop. “Urban birthmark is another word for ‘hood culture,’ HeiR explains. “It’s in our genetics… our style, the slang, fashion and the trials and tribulations we all endure coming up from poverty. Hip-hop, our language, is how I decided to give my diagnosis of our ‘Urban Birthmark’.” Atop lush, tight production, the Alameda, CA-based rapper delivers rhymes that effortlessly flow from confessional to confrontational. Includes features from West Coast icon Planet Asia (“House of Pain”) and M80 (“Almighty M80”).
