I’ll be frank. I’d never heard of Abby Diamond before stumbling upon this release via the timeline. However, with the audio and visual dope I just consumed, I’ll be sure to be on the lookout for the New Orleans-born, Brooklyn-residing artist. She’s got a kind of Janet-esque vibe to her, in that “Irrelevant” is sexy, […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Ghostface Killah Drops The Lost Tapes
A little-known Speed on the Beat fact: my fiancée bought me a copy of The Big Doe Rehab in 2007 after it dropped because she knew that I loved lyrical hip-hop and I rocked heavy with Ghostface Killah’s music. It was one of the first gifts she gave me and I treasure that album for everything it […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Jay Wonder Channels Radiohead on "Tunnel Vision"
Jay Wonder found an instrumental loop of the backwards version of Radiohead’s “Like Spinning Plates,” and he let his soul spill for a bit. Equal parts “spooky szn” and contemplative bar barrage, Wonder leaves no stone untouched in this short track about some of the darkness he’s dealing with right now. “Tunnel Vision” may not […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Jaden Smith Feels Super Saiyan on "GOKU"
Comparing yourself to one of the most-recognizable characters this side of Mickey Mouse is something that deserves an equally boisterous track. You’ve either got to come hard or don’t come at all and keep it an inside joke or something. Enter Jaden Smith with “GOKU,” a kind of EDM-meets-lyrical-miracle-vibe track which features Smith flexing his […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Love Me (Young Midoriya) is My Declaration that "I Am Here!"
I guess the cat’s out of the bag. In addition to discussing my relationship with my father and how that’s shaped me, Son of the Beast is influenced by the series My Hero Academia. And because that is so, I figured that it’s only fitting to reference the main character of the series–especially since there are a few […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Logic Delivers on YSIV
Now, I know that folks are still in their heads and feels about Tha Carter V, and I respect that. I mean, we–and Wayne himself–waited for years for that album to drop. And it’s not completely trash. It’s not going to be legendary status (at least, to me). However, it’s not complete trash. Granted, I […]
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