Tee Grizzley has been a pretty consistent artist since he first burst onto the scene. With the arrival of his upcoming album, he hopes to continue that trend. With tracks like this one, a motivational street anthem called “Wake Up,” I think he’ll definitely continue to consistency. Featuring Chance The Rapper spitting some “I’m coming […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: TDE’s Punch Asks Folks to Relax on New Jam
More often than not, label owners prefer to let their artists do the walking and the talking, opting to collect coins off the work. TDE’s Punch, however, wants to play both sides of the fence and, for the most part, it works. Punch has a few quoteables in this one and his partner, The Ichiban […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Tomcantsleep Talks About Whiskey in Latest Track
Tomcantsleep laces this Nick Arcade beat with a bit under two minutes of lyrical exercises. “Whiskey” features Tom talking about drowning in the song’s namesake while writing and trying to achieve a level worth talking about. Drinking to ease the pain is commonplace, but we don’t talk enough about the “need” we have to drink […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Open Mike Eagle Tries to Relax–But Can’t–on New EP
Over two years ago, I had the chance to interview Open Mike Eagle about his Hella Personal Film Festival project. It was one of my favorite interviews, since I draw a lot of my lo-fi influence from artists such as OME, his art rap era, and his ability to blend the bleak with the comical. […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Super Nike Nando Drops His HEEM Album
If you follow Super Nike Nando, you’ll know that he makes music you can feel. His Twitter account even says that he “make[s] music/art for overcoming anxiety, no matter your race, background or sexual preference.” With that in mind, it’s no surprise that HEEM (an album named after an “enhancement word” used to put emphasis on […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Rapsody and J. Cole Team Up for Sojourner
We’re given a wide variety of lyrical exercises on this new track from Rapsody and J. Cole. This is one of those tracks you’ve got to sit and spark something to and just vibe with the lyricism and let it wash over you. That is, if you’re into sparking up things. If not, it’s still […]
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