New SOTBMusic: City College Alum Sharonda Lang Asks "Can I Live?"
Baltimore City College’s class of 2006 is ripe with talented folks. I know I’ve probably said that time and time again. However, every time I say it, someone else pops up with either a tasty jam (shameless plug), a new initiative to better the community, a series of books, a new article of clothing, and so […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @Bou_YH Teams Up with @FunshoTheWriter for Nothing
I recently got this one in the mail from Kwame Darko (remember him?), who’s now doing artist promotion and a slew of other things. I had to give it a listen mainly on the strength of who it came from. Bou, pronounced “Boo,” is a Silver Spring native who has seen life from both sides […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @BrainRapp Takes Us Up and Down on New EP, Roller Coaster
When I spoke to Brain about Roller Coaster, he wanted me to tell you all two things. The project is about duality and exploration. In terms of duality, Brain suggests that “the highs and lows of life don’t happen in succession. Rather, they’re occurring at the same time.” In other words, the project blends the […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @SpeedontheBeat’ve Put My Name Up in Lights on New Track
Stick with me; I know the title reads weirdly. Years ago, during my UMD days, I played around with a piano-heavy instrumental I’d produced and recorded a song called “Disco Demolition Night,” a song that was anti-mainstream hip-hop. Years later (read: somewhere between 2012 and 2017), I redid that instrumental and got what you now […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: I May Be Coming…
I’ll keep this brief. You’re probably wonder what this tweet has to do with anything, especially since I’ve claimed retirement for the past year and some change. Hmmm… pic.twitter.com/9wblXwzCsw — Speed on the Beat (@SpeedontheBeat) August 15, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsSimply put, I’m contemplating coming back to recording music. This year marks the first since 2011 where […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @ItsABlaccOut Pays Homage to @DMX
BlaccOut Garrison pulled this one out the bag and it’s a great homage to DMX. From the flow to the gritty realism within the bars, you can definitely see that BlaccOut’s trying to give Dark Man X those flowers while he can still smell them. Over a storytelling-ready, boombap-heavy beat from Brazilian producer Zonatreze that […]
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