SOTBMusic: Virginia’s Miah Travis Remixes "K.R.I.T. Here"
One of the standout tracks on Big K.R.I.T.’s latest album, “K.R.I.T. Here” was a declaration of independence of sorts. That said, its Winans-sampling instrumental is prime for freestyling and remixing. Today, Virginia artist Miah Travis dropped his version of the booming intro. Ferociously attacking the beat and not taking much time to breathe, Miah gives […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: A Throwback Thursday Discussion About August Alsina
Let’s take a second and play a guessing game. And honestly, I don’t know if it’s fair to call our answer a throwback. But it’s Thursday, so…I don’t make the rules.Not too long ago, a young man with the confidence of a king took the R&B game by storm. He ruffled numerous feathers with his […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Dolla$ignDunn and TwonDon Present ‘Summertime in Jersey’
Making a summer-centric song can be a daunting task. For every “Summertime,” you have…well, a lot of forgotten songs. Making a summer-centric project can be even more so. Then, you have an entire collection of songs to attach a vibe to and to keep from being overly on the nose. And while it’s too early […]
Read moreBaltimore’s Tay Shakir Adeptly Balances Quality and Cohesiveness with ‘PROGRESS” Full-Length Project
35mm-Progress #1. Courtesy of Tay Shakir. Sometimes the best expectation is no expectation at all. The element of surprise is a complementary ingredient to the element of jubilance. The two can naturally go together if cheffed up correctly. This is the best way I can describe my initial feelings for how it felt rocking […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: R.LUM.R Drops "How This Feels"
R.LUM.R has bubbled up for a while. The newly-signed Island Records artist has returned to SOTBMusic with a new drop. “How This Feels” is the first track off R.LUM.R’s debut album, and it shows a commitment to his roots, but a deeper maturity. Serving up vulnerability on a platter, R.LUM.R. doesn’t want to have his […]
Read moreSOTBNerdy: Let’s Talk Welcome to the NHK
Over the past few months, I’ve taken a deep dive into anime readily available on services such as FunimationNow and CrunchyRoll. I have subscriptions, so I might as well use them. After watching Evangelion, I began and finished Serial Experiments Lain. While I may talk about Lain at a later date, the TL;DR version is that I felt […]
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