Joe Hound 'Misery Loves Company' album

His first name is ‘Joe,’ his last name is ‘Hound.’ He is the young, hungry, unforgettable force of the bunch, the one everyone admires. He’s down for everything and anything at the drop of a hat, oozing street savvy and untapped artistic potential. Miami born, Liberty City raised, he is the streets and the streets are him. He is the heartbeat of the 305. He is Joe Hound.

Easily one of Miami’s most coveted and likewise undiscovered myths, Joe Hound is a victim and conqueror of the desolate streets of the MIA, produced by the Grammy nominated Cool & Dre, (who are responsible for hits from the Game, 50 Cent and Fat Joe) his album, Misery Loves Company is self-explanatory. “If one person buys it or a million people buy it, somebody’s going to vibe,” says the confident emcee. “I just want people to understand that no matter how long it took for us to get to this point where we are right now; we can still deliver good music.”

A standout athlete in high school, Joe took his God given talents to Bethune Cookman, where he attended briefly on a basketball scholarship before returning home to handle some family responsibilities. In Miami, where the drug trade produces the mentality that it is easier to come up on a ‘brick’ than a ‘break,’ Joe tried to resist but was forced to provide for his family any way that he could. While staying on his grind and dabbling in his hobby of rhyming and dropping in on various studio sessions he bumped into his junior high school classmate, Andre Lyon (Dre of ‘Cool & Dre’). The two decided that they would build on their already solid friendship. “At the time I didn’t really know how serious they were doing it,” Joe remembers. “But I always knew Dre and them for singing and what not. Upon vibing with Dre and his partner Cool, Joe was convinced that if a new wave was to surface, Cool & Dre would be a part of it. “They looked to me like they knew how to get in the game and I got lucky,” Joe says. “They were just learning how to make beats and I could rap, but I didn’t know how to make a record.”

Inspired by the support given him, Joe took to the streets with poster boards, a staple gun, flyers and any other promotional materials he could get his hands on. “I wanted to work the deejays and work the street,” he says. “I used to stay out there ‘til three, four in the morning. They could have afforded to hire somebody to do it, but I took the initiative to do it myself.” Joe’s work went unnoticed by Miami radio but he continued to press on and after generating moderate success on the streets, Cool & Dre invited him on tour. However, an unexpected phone call from his label’s CEO stopped the whole show. “He said he was shutting down,” Joe remembers. “So it was like we were at an all time high and then it all came crashing down.”

However his tenacity paid off and he is now ready to release Misery Loves Company. This album, marks the official reunion between Joe and his powerful producing cohorts, the album is scheduled to drop this fall on Cool and Dre’s Epidemic records, distributed through Skeleton Key Entertainment/EMI’s Imperial Records. Imperial Records will provide label services, marketing, on-line, promotions, publicity, etc. for the project.

Misery Loves Company is an album full of street anthems, radio hits and Miami inspired tales of life lessons. Perhaps the most impressive of the bunch is the radio friendly, lead single, “She Likes It.” Some other gems on the album include, “Swing for the Stars,” featuring Dirtbag and “Roll Wit Me”. Joe describes the album as the complete package “If you tryna vibe, that song is the one,” Joe says of the upbeat track. “It’s a vibe. The Rick Ross assisted “Money In Bags,” serves as the only major collaboration, the captivating “They Wanna Know,” “Connect Boy” and the 2pac inspired “Sittin’ on the Porch,” peer further into the depths of Joe Hound’s sometimes complicated spirit. Says Joe Hound. “I don’t want people to see me as a cat that gave them one single or two good singles. I’m not tryna do that. I’m tryna give the people a good album.”

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