One of my favorite artists, social activists–and Death of the King collaborator–Dugee F. Buller recently released his GDLU EP via YouTube. All I’ve got to say is the EP is amazing. If you were a fan of Dugee’s interview and Twitter thoughts, the title track from this EP, or even his verse on “Come and Get It” […]
Read moreSpeed on the Beat Interviews: Shokus Apollo
As promised, I’ve gotten ahold of another one of my DAR brothers to ask some questions about his upcoming project. Today’s Speed Interviewee is a guy who’s been in the wings for a while, especially since he and True were a part of a rap duo years before I even came on the scene with […]
Read morePursuing Happiness with True God: An Interview
In the second interview of the week, during a studio session with True God for some newer tracks, I asked some questions (some of which were submitted by awesome readers, most of who didn’t leave any return information. Hooray for anonymity) about the recently-released Pursuing Happiness (review here), family life, Ferguson, and more. Pursuing Happiness […]
Read moreA Q&A with DK (aka Wayne Watts)
Hot on the heels of my Q&A with Lex Rush, I’ve scored an interview with another Terp alumni, DK aka Wayne Watts. Making a name for himself through his homegrown label, Evergreen Music, UMD Juke Joints, and more, the Baltimore native released projects to acclaim in the DMV region, even reaching the ears of the […]
Read moreLex Rush – Unbridled Enthusiasm EP Review
A few weeks ago, I interviewed New York lyricist and former Terp Lex Rush. Yesterday, the EP in question, Unbridled Enthusiasm, released. The collection comes in at about twenty-one minutes, and is a collection of tracks Lex held in the stash (or remastered) over the years. It has a legitimate “90s” feel (think Joey Bada$$ meets […]
Read moreUMD Gets a…Nightclub?: The Final Chapter
Last year, the University of Maryland’s (in)famous Route One was the recipient of a new nightclub-like spot in the form of Terrapin’s Turf. My first two encounters with the atmosphere were, to put it lightly, pretty infuriating–mainly because this place had “hit” written all over it, but ended up giving me something else that ends […]
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