HED PE - Only In Amerika

HED PE
Only In Amerika
Koch Records
9/10





Hed pe has a knack for mixing styles together in order to form a hella unique sound. Their latest, ‘Only In America’ is a massive bomb dropped on the heads of all of the wack-ass bitches out there that have been fronting by following every trend that rolls around. I

nstead, Hed p.e. forges its own path, combining metal, punk rock, hip-hop and more to fashion a sick ass sound that is undeniably slamming. At this juncture in their career, the band has come into their own.

The group's music has always been great, but on this album there is a flow that stretches across the record, linking the tracks together and making for a record that completely rips from start to finish. Lyrically, Jahred hits on topics ranging from to straight up sexual shit to political themes to raging on the eyeliner and black nail polish scene.

Only In America kicks off with a bite on Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’ intro and from there, you’ll find speedy ST style punk rhythms, smooth hip-hop grooves and heavy as hell metal that hits like heavy ordinance.

Jahred seems to gain more and more badass attitude with every album, and with good reason. This guy can do it all, from screaming to rapping to his many different styles of singing, the dude is articulate, sometimes funny and always damn entertaining.

‘Represent’ is a hype blast of aggro rap that hits you right between the eyes with full force. Hed gets into some serious thrashing on ‘Truth’, which features a chaotic, ripping lead that just smokes. ‘Wake Up’ imparts the feeling of a demented circus as Jahred pulls off his best Wu-Tang style rapping. The song busts into a heavy ass chorus that drops like a boulder on your head.

‘War’ is a frenzied affair that smacks Nu metal around like a bitch while ‘CBC’ is an energetic, punked up affair that sings the praises of blowing out the walls with a macho attitude that gets the club sluts hot and bothered.

On ‘Voices’, Jahred spits a smooth rap that gives way to a mad ass, screaming chorus. Jahred’s lyrical flow is straight up sick on ‘Raise Hell’, one of the best tracks on the record. Don’t expect any of these tracks on the radio, though, the lyrics on this album are hardcore in their explicitness throughout the course of the record, so unless Koch Records has some clean versions up their sleeve, this is a record that will stay strictly underground.

Most people who know where it’s at ignore what’s happening on the radio anyway, so it’s irrelevant. The success of Hed p.e. won’t be determined by the decisions of commercial executives but by the acceptance of underground fans.

If you had to censor ‘American Beauty’, it would be an instrumental. Mad props to Jahred and the Hed boys for cranking out yet another uncompromising record that jams from start to finish. ‘Only In Amerika’ proves this band that is at the top of their game.

Written By: Whiskey Puss