Between 1978 and 1979, after the initial commercial “failure” of For You, Prince hopped back into the studio and began work of his second album. The self-titled affair, featuring a shirtless Prince staring off into the distance, featured a lot of the elements we came to know and love from Prince. It took the initial […]
Read more(Not A) SOTBMusic Review: @CharlesHamilton – Hamilton, Charles
As previously discussed in yesterday’s look at This Perfect Life, I’ve been a CH fan, even if I haven’t always agreed with his real-life actions. But, as someone who’s also bipolar and is trying to get his stuff together, I’ll champion him (it also helps that he’s still a dope lyricist). So, imagine my surprise […]
Read moreNew Music: @ItsLeeMitty – Any Day Now
Baltimore’s own Lee Mitty drops a pretty timely release in Any Day Now. A 15-track album featuring “Muses,” “Bang,” and “Leave Me Alone,” the album gives us some pretty high highs and lower-than-low lows, playing off the album cover’s duality of temptation (it’s not just about the “negative” vices). Mitty is stuck between wanting to […]
Read morePA Vol. 28: Talking About Marley’s Legend
NSFW Warning/Disclaimer: PA (short for “Profound Assholes”) is a series on SpeedontheBeat.com where I have a no-punches-pulled conversation with a friend about a hot-button issue (yay cliches!). That friend is usually none other than Drizzle Sez formerly of DrizzleSez.wordpress.com, who co-created the PA format (go check out his site. It’s still live and still kicks […]
Read more#300WordsorLess Review – @FettyWap – Fetty Wap
2015 has pretty much been the year of Fetty Wap, even if “Trap Queen” was technically a song from 2014. But, let’s not split hairs here. The 24-year-old enigmatic artist has finally released his debut album, the self-titled Fetty Wap. Free of the Drake remix of “My Way,” Fetty Wap allows for Mr. 1738 to showcase […]
Read moreThe Reason for the Price Drop
FOR TODAY ONLY, DEATH OF THE KING IS AVAILABLE FOR $2 ON BANDCAMP. Death of The King by Speed on the Beat So, you’re probably wondering why I, on a whim, decided to drop the price of Death of the King today on Bandcamp. If you’re not, I’m sure you have either no interest in me […]
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