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Presents: The Compilation vol. 1 - Officially Released Album 2005\n\nOperation Shutdown: The Compilation vol. 2 - Street Album 2006 (officially released by Sonicwave International)\n\nPlayers & Hustlers - Street Album 2007\n\nConcordia's finest is the first album where everything from the production, recording, mixing and mastering was done in-house. Hwy E brings a type of new school feeling hip hop flavor for your ears. The current group consists of 6 individuals. Robin - female vocalist/rapper\nNate - rapper/producer/male vocalist\nR.O.B. - producer/rapper/mix engineer\nill Friss - rapper/producer\nFlamez - rapper/producer\nLloyd Boi - rapper/producer/dj engineer\n\nThis is the beginning of something new. Expect Hwy E to make good music for the next several years to come.\n\nFor more information visit their MySpace page.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/hwy_e2.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/hwy_e/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "hwye-concordianv", "name" : "Concordias Finest (vocals removed)", "artist" : { "name" : "Hwy E", "page" : "hwy_e" }, "release_date" : "2026-10-21", "genres" : ["Hip Hop"], "vocals" : "vocals removed", "moods" : ["energetic","aggressive","groovy","gritty","driving"], "uses" : ["sports or action","workout or fitness","gaming","trailer","podcast intro or outro","advertising"], "energy" : 5, "instrumentation" : ["drum machine","tight beats","male vocals","hip-hop production"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Hard-hitting new school hip-hop with tight beats and confident rapping, ideal for high-energy video intros, trailers, sports, and advertising.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Hwy%20E/Concordias%20Finest%20(vocals%20removed)/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/hwye-concordianv/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/hwye-concordianv", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=hwye-concordianv" },{ "sku" : "hwye-straitstreetsnv", "name" : "Strait 2 the Streets (vocals removed)", "artist" : { "name" : "Hwy E", "page" : "hwy_e" }, "release_date" : "2026-10-21", "genres" : ["Hip Hop"], "vocals" : "vocals removed", "moods" : ["dark","aggressive","gritty","reflective","tense","energetic"], "uses" : ["documentary","emotional storytelling","podcast background","trailer","sports or action","gaming"], "energy" : 4, "instrumentation" : ["drum machine","hip-hop beats","male vocals","synths"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "A dark, gritty, and energetic new school hip-hop album with bangin' beats and superior lyricism, ideal for documentaries, trailers, and intense emotional storytelling.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Hwy%20E/Strait%202%20the%20Streets%20(vocals%20removed)/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/hwye-straitstreetsnv/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/hwye-straitstreetsnv", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=hwye-straitstreetsnv" },{ "sku" : "hwye-straitstreets", "name" : "Strait 2 the Streets", "artist" : { "name" : "Hwy E", "page" : "hwy_e" }, "release_date" : "2012-08-04", "genres" : ["Hip Hop"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["dark","aggressive","gritty","reflective","tense","energetic"], "uses" : ["documentary","emotional storytelling","podcast background","trailer","sports or action","gaming"], "energy" : 4, "instrumentation" : ["drum machine","hip-hop beats","male vocals","synths"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "A dark, gritty, and energetic new school hip-hop album with bangin' beats and superior lyricism, ideal for documentaries, trailers, and intense emotional storytelling.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Hwy%20E/Strait%202%20the%20Streets/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/hwye-straitstreets/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/hwye-straitstreets", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=hwye-straitstreets" },{ "sku" : "hwye-concordia", "name" : "Concordias Finest", "artist" : { "name" : "Hwy E", "page" : "hwy_e" }, "release_date" : "2010-06-05", "genres" : ["Hip Hop"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["energetic","aggressive","groovy","gritty","driving"], "uses" : ["sports or action","workout or fitness","gaming","trailer","podcast intro or outro","advertising"], "energy" : 5, "instrumentation" : ["drum machine","tight beats","male vocals","hip-hop production"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Hard-hitting new school hip-hop with tight beats and confident rapping, ideal for high-energy video intros, trailers, sports, and advertising.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Hwy%20E/Concordias%20Finest/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/hwye-concordia/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/hwye-concordia", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=hwye-concordia" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. 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