by Jake Paine
posted December 20, 2010
hiphopdx.com
One of Hip Hop "s "what if "s" appears to be soon-coming, and working with a super-group that resembled them in later years.
One of Hip Hop "s super-groups still without an album is The HRSMN (a/k/a The Four Horsemen). The group consisting of Canibus, Kurupt, Ras Kass and Killah Priest first appeared on a 1998 white label 12" single "Abide By," before two formally-released tracks on Priest "s 2000 album, View From The Massada.
Although 2003 "s The Horsemen Project was endorsed by Killah Priest, the off-again, on-again quartet has yet to release an official album. With all four soloists presently independent of major label contracts, new video has surfaced, confirming a HRSMN project presently recording.
"We got Ras Kass, we got Killah Priest and we got Kurupt/Young Gotti," said Kurupt in a recent viral video with the two other members appearing in the background. "Canibus is, right now, out of town, doin " work, but we "re over here doin " it big. We "ve got the all-star cast in here, bitch!" Earlier this year, The HRSMN appeared on Ras Kass " self-released, A.D.I.D.A.S. album, which is now nationally distributed by Fat Beats.
The three also played a song on the video reportedly called "House of Horses," featuring a more contemporary super-group, Slaughterhouse. "You gonna get that, the four slaughters!" said an enthusiastic Kurupt.
Kurupt was responsible for some of Slaughterhouse member Crooked I "s first appearances on national albums, specifically 1999 "s Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha.