An SOTBInterview with Lola Marie of Big Hair Big Appetite
(Ed. Note: ICYMI on Twitter, I’ll say it again. The era of SpeedontheBeat.com interviewing porn stars and the like is over. That was cool, but I’m on a new wave. If you want that type of old ish, in the paraphrased words of Jay Z, buy my old albums) Now that my editor’s note is […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Let’s Talk Nicole Learner’s Summer Girl
The other half of the Cole and Soul Podcast, Nicole Learner, also dropped a project recently. Summer Girl is a whole bop, to put it short and sweetly. I could leave it at that, but that’d be like a one-listen review. According to Nisho, the duo’s energy while working on this and their other endeavors pushed […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Dre Wave$ Takes a Trip to The “ALAMO” on New Song
Dre Wave$ is a rapper’s rapper. He’s lyrical, has a slightly menacing growl to his delivery, and he has qualities that remind me of a mix between mid-era Tyler and A$AP Rocky. With that in mind, let’s talk about one of his newest cuts, “ALAMO.” He shoots to be the King of the Hill here, […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Freshi’ya Sings About Love on “Amazing”
DMV artist Freshi’ya (pronounced “fresh-ee-yah,” per her IG) hit my line with the visuals to her recently-released track “Amazing.” All I can say is that if you’re looking for R&B where people sing, the track is definitely going to be your jam. It’s got an early 2000s feel, like a deep cut on an Ashanti […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: King Nashi_ Delivers the Unexpected on "I Cri Evryteim"
Expect the unexpected. This is the wave King Nashi_ is on throughout the track “I Cri Evrytiem” with fellow artists Waadie and Hyde The Jewel Bandit. The song, which features on Nashi_’s I Exist project, features tongue-twisting bars mixed in with a healthy heap of melodic hip-hop to deliver a track that is quite unique in […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Jay Wonder Says "Don’t Fall In Love"
Jay Wonder dropped some sad-ass music. That’s not an insult, though. The song is just legitimately sad and pulls you back to “the one who got away because you were too slow/too stupid to do anything” or “the one who you broke up with and you thought would get back together with you but didn’t.” […]
Read more
