A few years ago, Silentó dropped “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).” You couldn’t go anywhere at all without hearing that song. Everyone did the challenge. Heck, I even tried to get Jojo to get in on it, but he was like “eh, lemme watch Teen Titans GO! and not be a social media star.” But, I’ll be […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Flashback Friday — TeamDAR’s Exodus
About four years ago, Team DAR released its first project as a quartet, Genesis. We were okay with the end result, but we knew we needed to do a proper release with all four of us in the studio at the same time. But, things were in a flux. Our engineer at the time was […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Snowy Joey Delivers Cold Bars in the Summer with Snow 4
I’ve got to give a huge shoutout to Julie Stevens of FlowsforDays.com. She does her due diligence when it comes to dope music, especially Midwest underground hip-hop. Specifically, she’s introduced me to a lot of artists from the Chicago area. In short, when she suggests I check something out, I usually do and I’m usually […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Tomcantsleep Talks the Down Time on New Track
Tomcantsleep finds his way onto SOTBMusic again with “Down Time.” Tom described the track as a dedication to the pen and how it keeps him sane when “everything around [him goes] to Hell.” Produced by Nick Arcade, Tom smoothly floats from dark time to dark time, keeping the pen and his sanity as the only […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Shokus Apollo Releases Tresvant
My Team DAR brother Shokus Apollo returns to the mic to deliver his first album after an almost two-year hiatus from solo work. Tresvant, named after Apollo’s alter ego “Apollo Tresvant,” features a mix between smoker-friendly production and heavy emphasis on lyricism, even on the turn-up songs such as “High Tide.” Keeping true to the […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: WANG$AP Drop Potato Salad
I’ve had to run this one back a few times. Why? Simply put, it’s a great track with a lot of punchlines, metaphors, and bars. There are flame emojis throughout, as I used to say (every once in a blue moon), over the “Knock Knock” beat. In addition, these days, you can’t lose a random […]
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