Joyner Lucas gives us another look into his upcoming project with the visuals to “Just Like You.” The song, told through the eyes of children, gives us a look into their minds. Kids need role models that they can look up to, not people who don’t have their shit together. And that’s the main message […]
Read moreNew To Me SOTBMusic: @ktfirehouse – L7
I just got this one in my inbox. KT has bars and a pretty solid command over several styles of hip-hop. Plus, as an added bonus, he’s from the DMV. As KT said when describing the album, “Ł7 is the ultimate plot twist [w]hen the nerdy kid aka ‘the square,’ or the ‘Ł7,’ IS the […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @ImJeRonelle – New Kid In Town
JeRonelle reflects on his journey of relocating to Los Angeles with this heartfelt ballad, full of stirring Gospel-tinged vocals and emotional storytelling. This track brings to mind, for me, moving from Baltimore to PG County to attend UMD. While my move wasn’t as long as JeRonelle’s, the sentiment still is there. Because of that, I […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @RDFND – The Triptych EP
All I can say is that this blows a lot of stuff I’ve had on my desk (read: in my inbox) recently away. Shoutout to Joe Hova of HipHop-N-More.com and JoeHovasMF.com for posting this one on the timeline. Flows are tight and the bars are just…wow. Plus, the story I’m getting for this one is […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @TPAIN x @LilTunechi – T-Wayne
While some of the stuff does have a dated feel to it, this (finally released) project from T-Pain and Lil’ Wayne is a beautiful thing. Is it their best work? In some ways, yeah, because it’s so free and unrestrained. In others, again, it feels a bit dated and some beats have been used for […]
Read moreSOTBMusic Retrospective: Watch The Throne
I wanted to do a retrospective on the 2011 JAY Z/Kanye West collaborative album Watch The Throne with an embed of the actual album. However, due to TIDAL having exclusive rights to streaming the album and my hesitancy to post just YouTube links of the songs, I won’t be able to do that. I will, however, […]
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