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 […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Lex Rush Takes on the City on New EP
It’s hard to put Lex Rush into a box. Thank God for that, as otherwise she’d lose something about what makes her unique and one of my favorite indie artists. Her latest effort, Lex and the City plays out a bit like Broad City meets Issa Dee’s rap interludes in Insecure–except Lex didn’t stop rapping […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Garrison Elijaah Talks About a Lil Piece of Freedom on New EP
Garrison Elijaah’s Lil Piece of Freedom delves into vices, as seen originally on the track “Money Addiction.” While the subject matter isn’t exactly new–we’ve seen various musicians talk about their vices (and the vices of others)–how Elijaah talks about them is definitely refreshing. He doesn’t outright embrace them, but does acknowledge that these vices (money, […]
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