Three years ago, I reviewed Alessia Cara’s debut album, Know–It–All. In a few words, the album was a beautiful, albeit youthful, project. I said that Cara still had room to grow, but she made an amazing debut on the landscape of music. This is the case with many young artists, as even Nas still had […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: The Fury MCs Want First Blood Against Con in New Diss Track
The NOVA indie scene has been abuzz with the burgeoning “smoke” between rapper Con and pretty much the entire NOVA scene. This was all sparked by the fact that Con said that he’s coming for everyone’s neck. Between that and me checking out today’s track, he managed to call out The Fury MCs for reasons […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Meek Mill’s Championships is Beautiful Music
Meek Mill has had one helluva time these last few years. Going from beefing with Drake to getting locked up on, pretty much, a technicality that highlights flaws in our justice system, he’s seen it all. That said, it’s no surprise that his latest album, Championships, sees Meek take up the mantle as a sage […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: True God and Shokus Apollo Breathe in New Life in New Project
After talking about it/hinting about its existence for a while, True and Apollo come back to their HS roots and drop a project that’s more diverse, but still lyrically sound. It’s quite possibly their beat work as a duo, if I’m being honest. The phrase “something for everyone” is a bit cliched. However, just because […]
Read moreSOTBSports: Should the Orioles Bring Back Adam Jones?
The Baltimore Orioles are a rebuilding team, at least for the next few years. There’s no way around it. They need to restock, rebuild, and—in some ways—re-learn the way that they play baseball and conduct baseball business. They will probably struggle the next couple of years and may not be all that great. I’ll still […]
Read moreSOTBSports: Is It Time to Let Lamar Fly?
Anyone who knows me knows that, even though I don’t watch the NFL like I used to, I still keep up with the Ravens. That said, the last two games, I’ve been in tune with even more so for one reason: there is a proverbial passing of the torch going on at M&T Bank Stadium. […]
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