New Music: @iamKingVory x @iitsAD – "Again"
Per artist’s press release: With writing credits and vocals on Bryson Tiller’s breakout smash “Don’t” as well as Tiller’s “Break Bread,” 18-year-old Louisville native King Vory is ready to step to the forefront with his upcoming mixtape Overdose. Vory’s most recent release, the title track “Overdose” has been a viral hit, about to hit 1 […]
Read moreNew Visuals: @swag_wash – "3.0"
Philly native Mike Wash recently dropped his debut video “3.0.” The remix of Kanye West’s “30 Hours” is the first offering off his upcoming project You Know Who You Are. At the core, per his introduction to me, he’s out here using any and all mediums he can wrap his brain around as an expression of […]
Read more#550WordsorLessReview: @NatureBoiMusic – #SPRNTRL
Today marks the release of Nature Boi’s #SPRNTRL (“Supernatural”) project. The Dope Music Village member steps from outside of the boards and beats to provide listeners with this ten-track project. We’re going to extend our limit to 550 words today. The project starts off with “New Niggas,” a boisterous–yet airy–track that introduces Nature to those who’ve either […]
Read moreThe Speed Report S03E03: The Soul Revival 3 Interview
In preparation for True’s Soul Revival 3, I had the chance to chat it up with True about the album, the state of hip-hop, the True God recording process, DARBiz, and more. Check it out and be sure to peep Soul Revival 3 when it drops in June 2016 (you know, next month). If this is […]
Read moreNew Music: @MikeMelinoe x @inDCwetrust_ – "Suicide B4 29"
This track is trippy as balls. In a good way, of course, but still trippy as balls. Mike Melinoe recruits California native DC to contemplate life’s last moments. Instead of finding some sort of clarity or resolution, Mike, DC, and the listener are left with a crapload of questions, conflicting imagery and very few answers […]
Read moreRe-Revisiting Kiss Land
A few weeks after The Weeknd’s Kiss Land dropped in 2013, I gave it a mini-review on the site. Simply put, I liked it, but felt it was too much like his mixtapes while not being too much like his mixtapes. In other words, it was an okay album that had some misguided moments which kept […]
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