Gentrification is one of those things that sucks. That’s not because I don’t think White people can live wherever they want. Do you. It’s more so that gentrification pushes people, usually Black and Brown people, out of neighborhoods they’ve been in for years and generations, creating disparities in communities and forcing these people to uproot […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: see.francis Embraces the Melody on "Moonwalker"
see.francis previewed this one to me a few weeks ago and I commended him for trying something different, but still within his wheelhouse enough that it didn’t look like he was “riding someone else’s wave.” “Moonwalker” is a bit different from see, since it features him utilizing a slight sing-songy flow. However, if you’ve come […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Tomcantsleep Drops Can’t Sleep
Tomcantsleep recently dropped his Can’t Sleep album and it’s dope. I could leave it at that, say “support dope music in all its forms,” and move on. But, that wouldn’t do the whole thing justice, now would it? The way the project is set up kind of feels like a serialized TV show with each song […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: NoFace, Rapper Pledges We’ll Remember Him on New Song
NoFace, Rapper has racked up a few wins this past year. From his collaboration with Olumide to his take-no-prisoners approach to the “NOVARap Battle Royal” covered on this site a bit, he’s been dropping gems. This week’s release, “Remembrance,” is no different and features NoFace going in over menacing production from Blu Majic, an LA-residing […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: NighLawn Celebrates Her Birthday with New EP
Now, you all know that I usually reserve the weekend for friends and family and try not to be on social media and/or SpeedontheBeat.com that much. I love supporting dope music in all its forms and help putting people onto new waves and movements. However, I need a break. That said, the homie NighLawn (who […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Brain Rapp is In ‘Bloom’ with Latest Album
Brain Rapp subtitled his latest release Bloom as being “a story of growth.” Over the course of the project, we are definitely given a growth–and keys to growth. By relating the path a flower takes to become beautiful and mature to the growth of an artist coming into their own (or just a person in […]
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