Danny Ainge is a legend. Portland artist Amsterdam makes catchy tunes. Tope makes great alternative rap beats. These are things that are givens, if you’re willing to actually accept them as they are. So what happens when you put all of those elements together? You get Amsterdam’s new track “Danny Ainge,” which compares his love […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: A Lo-Fi Beautiful Music Freestyle
Here’s another J dot Speed-era freestyle. I always loved Drake’s “Beautiful Music” beat, possibly because of the EWF sample. Anywho, here’s the end result of letting the “unhinged one” free before I evolved into SOTB. This was right around the time I finally settled the beef I had with Ikey (I wrote about that years […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @SabaPIVOT Drops a "Nice For What" Freestyle
Chicago’s Saba has bars. We know that, but I wanted to reiterate it here. I know you’re expecting me to dissect the track and talk about the multis and his slightly off-kilter flow on this one and all that. Nope. Today, I’m going to just vibe to the track like a listener tends to. Check […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: The Story Behind "I’m A King"
About ten years ago, I recorded a song, as J dot Speed, called “I’m A King.” I was tired of people seeing me as less than them for whatever reason. I wanted to make an anthem for people to rock with and showcase, lyrically, why I stayed heads and shoulders above some of the people […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @BlackThought and @9thWonder Go Toe-to-Toe on New Track
Black Thought always brings bars for battle. For instance, he incinerated his mic in a 10-minute freestyle a few months back. Google it if you haven’t heard it yet (if you haven’t, for shame). Now, add that in with beautiful 9th Wonder production. The combination gives you’re going to get something amazing. “9th Vs. Thought” […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @lecrae and @zaytovenbeatz "Get Back Right" on New Track
While some of you are going cuckoo over ye, I’m over here listening to this new track from Lecrae and Zaytoven. It’s weird, because I remember I was in a Twitter argument with Lecrae over religion and the like. However, I never said that the brother couldn’t make a dope song with spiritual overtones. He’s, […]
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