It’s a bit of “Black Girl Lost” for the Emoji Generation. That’s the vibe when I listen to Lee Mitty’s newest track, “Muses.” A bit more uptempo than what we usually hear from the Baltimore native, “Muses” is consciousness wrapped into a song someone could find themselves dancing to. Mitty’s discussion of our young people–more […]
Read moreSpeed on the Beat Interviews: Brad Jones
Art Credit: farewelltokings.tumblr.com and Brad’s Facebook Page After my mom died, as discussed before, I went through one of my darkest times. While things were pretty crappy, I decided to, instead of losing my mind, watch YouTube videos. It was through that decision–and a string of Nostalgia Critic episodes which led me to the Passion of […]
Read moreNew (To Me) Visuals: @Bumpy103 – Shot For Shot
Just got this one in my inbox. In a throwback to the days when folks like Juelz Santana ran the airwaves, Bumpy103’s “Shot For Shot” feels vintage and familiar. It’s that familiarity that lets the 103rd Street Ent. rapper pull you in, just as his short one-take tracking shot does within the video. My only […]
Read moreThe Road to The Sorest Loser…
(TSL cover art. Will probably have to add a title if I don’t want distributor guff) Just like my Road to Songs For… pieces, I’m up for taking whoever wants to go on an adventure through the making of (what’s slated to be, for real this time) my last album as Speed on the Beat, The […]
Read moreNew Music: @ELLIS_410 – "All The Way Up" and "Drug Dealers Anonymous" Freestyles
Ahead of his upcoming ELLIS Island mixtape (and after his Ocean Grown [art above] album), Baltimore rapper ELLIS decides to hit the earholes with two new takes on some pretty hot songs. Freestyling over the “All the Way Up” and “Drug Dealers Anonymous” instrumentals, we’re given party bars and some pretty gritty ones. ELLIS’ flow on […]
Read moreThe Case FOR Lil’ Dicky
I’m pretty sure I was wrong. So, here I am to discuss how and why. I figure that today is just a good a day as any to discuss this, especially since he’s appearing on the XXL Freshman Cover this year. Almost a year ago, I dropped a piece here detailing my disdain and/or “sadness” […]
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