Jay-IDK – "Shotty Mouth"
I’m probably about to be crucified by “real rap” fans (and the #HXLYTribe Movement), but as impressive as this video is, all it does is distract you. From what, you may ask? Well, lyrically, the song “Shotty Mouth” is a run-of-the-mill “non-mainstream” braggadocio track. There are moments of lyrical niceness (ex. “more shots than a […]
Read moreSpeed on the Beat – "Owning Up (Realization of Evil Hands Self-Propriated)"
So, the time has come for another Speed on the Beat single from the upcoming no-fi epic Songs For… (The Rebirth and Evolution of the Modern Male). I planned to drop the introduction track “The Vent” as the next single, but feel that this song better suits. A part of Songs For is my attempt […]
Read moreAn Interview with True God, Part Three
As promised, below is a followup interview with TeamDAR compatriot True God. In this interview (Ed. Note: Here are parts one and two), we’ll discuss what’s been going on in True’s world in the past year-plus, his thoughts on music, and more. The always outspoken–sometimes controversial–True God delivers with some hard-hitting answers to some hard-hitting […]
Read moreBlaccOut Garrison – "Ventilation"
I found this one through Twitter and noticed he was pushing the track harder than Blue Magic. BlaccOut Garrison, a Minnesota native who’s got his hands in a few project, released his first mixtape, ”Dreams & Thoughts, ” on Hotnewhiphop & DatPiff a few months back. It’s a compilation from a young artist who’s trying something different. The track in […]
Read moreenimaL – "The Amalgamation of enimaL" Review
“Good kid in a city that’s m.a.a.d/not Kendrick Lamar, but my city’s as bad.” -enimaL, “Legendary” Now, for those that don’t know, before Issa Rae was doing “ABG,” one of her pet projects was “The F Word,” which I actually had the privilege of being one of the first to review and screen. It was part-“Flight […]
Read moreSOTB Throwback Interview: @Betta_Mo
Originally posted 3.25.10 Greetings, all. Now, like I said, I promised to have exclusive reviews with some of the participants of the UMD March Madness Charity Battle going down March 30th, 2010. Here is the first of (hopefully) many interviewees, Mo Betta. Mo Betta is a DMV-raised artist [and activist] who, according to his Myspace and his […]
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