• Artist: Gotham Green
• Track: Hard Livin'
• Producer: DJ Hush
• Album: Child of an Immigrant

Right now, Gotham Green may be riding high off the wave of acclaim that greeted his last feature, the Kool G. Rap-assisted Cross Island Expressway. But don't get it twisted—the East Coast phenom's done his share of Hard Livin', and his troubles aren't over yet. On his latest single, he assures us that he's well-acquainted with pain and struggle: “Tough times, tough tough times, I've been disappointed more than enough times.” DJ Hush mans the boards, flipping a bittersweet string sample as Green delivers his eminently relatable bars. Feeling it? Then you're sure to appreciate the dope material Gotham serves up on his latest indie full-length, Child of an Immigrant, available now online.