New Dope Music Village (the collective composed of Brain Rapp, Nature Boi, and Ezko)? All I’ve gotta say is… Broad City references aside (I still want my Ilana Glazer interview, dammit), the project is flames throughout and gives us a proper introduction to the trio. I’ll let them tell it…The trio combine their different styles and […]
Read moreNew Music: @NighLawn – Purple Elixir
NighLawn starts Purple Elixir off with “Compulsive,” a syrupy ditty focusing on someone who she’s questioning their intentions and potentially being a compulsive liar. Laid over an instrumental that provides NighLawn with the instrument needed to vocalize her emotions and frustration on this situation, “Compulsive” is the summary of the project in some ways. It’s […]
Read moreSpeed on the Beat Interviews @Tate_Kobang
I’m Baltimore-born and raised. So, any time I see an artist doing big things from my city, I cheer them on. I may not always completely agree with their stances, but I rock with them because of the sheer fact that they’re from my hometown. If they succeed, we all succeed in some way. Baltimore-raised […]
Read moreNew Visuals: @Punskription x @LexRush13 – "Three Words"
Punskription and Lex Rush drop the visuals to their “Three Words” track, which premiered on SpeedontheBeat.com a couple months back. All I’ve got to say is “wow. This is badass AF.” The video was filmed at Manhattan’s CHOK SABAI GYM and feature five women Muay Thai fighters. The concept is inspired by the writings of Muay Thai fighter/journalist Sylvie […]
Read moreNew Music: @levicantsing – "Damn"
San Antonio-based music collective, FRITOGANG, hit me up with this one. One of the group’s members, levicantsing dropped a loosie over in-house producer dubbisdope’s (@dubbdagreat) beat. They mentioned that “with a cuffing season amongst this melodic soulful bop is bound to have you thinking about an old flame.” I like the “‘Oakland’ by Lloyd”-type introduction […]
Read moreRevisiting The J Dot Era
Over the years, I’ve gone back through my older tracks, circa my time at the University of Maryland. These so-called “J Dot Era” tracks were, in some ways, ahead of their time. They set up the basis of some of the mentalities I’ve revisited as Speed on the Beat and things I’ve seen pop up […]
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