We've already had a bunch of high-profile mixtapes and/or albums drop this year from some of the top Tacoma MC's. One in particular is getting mad spins, critical acclaim and props from heads all over Sea-Tac.

I speak of Havi Blaze's solo mixtape, Purple and Gold the Balance. Havi keeps it in the family, as his only feature on the album is his rhyme-partner, Ste-Hood - the other half of Havi's group, the Realest. Notable production comes from Seattle's Jester and 11:30, who each have one banger on the album.

Havi's flow and content are wise beyond his age, being that he's only in his early 20s. His flow has been compared to Phonte of Little Brother, which is good company to be in. Havi's rise to the top of the local scene happened quickly. Two years ago the Realest dropped their first album. The album got props in Tacoma and soon the Realest became a well-respected hip-hop group around town.

Then Havi started dropping quality, well-made, polished singles on all the local hip-hop bulletins. These were well received to say the least - catapulting Havi to the top of the hip-hop class. Soon he was opening for large national acts as they came through Seattle. Currently, Havi's mixtape is being featured on almost all local hip-hop blogs and is also receiving great reviews from Seattle's notoriously  hard-to-please hip-hop audience.

Here's what Havi Blaze said about his project: "I just want people to listen to my music; the lyrics and the instrumentals I create and put an incredible amount of time and effort into doing both well. I tell stories, talk about my own life as well as others'. I want people to appreciate and respect my ability to do this well. At the same time I want to make an amazing amount of money and take advantage of all of the opportunities of life. I want both of these aspects to equally be at the forefront of my music career. This represents "The Balance" which is the concept for my mixtape."

Download Havi Blaze's new mixtape at therealestmusic.com or datpiff.com and get yo grown-man on.