(Or “Losing Your Mother Can Really Mess You Up”) It’s no surprise that Kanye West has become known just as much for his rants, “ravings,” and “meltdowns” as he has for his music. But, is it really fair to say that he’s “lost it” because he revels in controversy? Eh, not exactly, because Kanye West […]
Read moreNew Music: @DKing730 – "Bad" (feat. @TRINArockstarr)
From Artist Rep: D.King is looking to raise the bar for 2016 with his newest single “Bad,” which features hip-hop legend Trina. Fresh off the release of his critically acclaimed single “Light It Up,” which features buzzing MC Tate Kobang, “Bad” is also co-produced by D.King. The trance-inducing beats of DJ Khrysis provides the perfect backdrop […]
Read moreNew Music – @_fatse: fax
Dallas-based artist Fats’e reminds me of some mix between Three 6, death metal (he seems to understand the spatial similarities between metal and trap), and Yung Lean (I mean that in a good way, since both artists are pretty eclectic and out of the ordinary). Here’s his introductory album fax. Hit him up over at @_fatse and […]
Read moreNew Music: @NatureBoiMusic x @BrainRapp – "Jada & Styles"
Per Artists Rep: Nature Boi and Brain Rapp pay homage to arguably the best back-and-forth duo in hip-hop Jadakiss and Styles P on “Jada & Styles”. The DMV natives exchange verses over a jazz-infused track peppered with live saxophone, cello, and turntable scratches. Produced by Nature Boi himself, the track is the second release off […]
Read moreBig K.R.I.T. is Underrated: A SOTB!!! Rant
Big K.R.I.T. is underrated. I could leave it at that, insert a picture of Krizzle, press publish and be done, especially since I’ve said it before. See? But, that’s not how we do things on SpeedontheBeat.com–although it’d probably be easier. I mean, he’s been on tracks with artists ranging from Future to Kendrick Lamar, from […]
Read moreNew Music: @yahyah_capone – #TrapTruth
DMV artist Yamir recently released his Trap Truth mixtape. Featuring tracks with Lightshow and Bleezy Da Kidd, Yamir could’ve, to be honest, just chilled out and let the guest spots speak for him. But, nope. He stands on his own two and drops a tape that’d get some pretty loud bumps in the whip.
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