These are the quintessential SOTB albums. Check them out via Bandcamp today. Bandcamp is awesome and I don’t get pennies on the dollar for a purchase. Plus, artists I work with can get a cut of the revenue easier if I don’t have to divide $.0001 into an even smaller fraction.
Read moreThis August 17th marks the two-year anniversary of an album that I consider my favorite project to work on, even considering the background of it, Baltimore Commercial Break. Now, while I’ve talked a bit about the processes and the stories behind some of the tracks in passing, I’d like to take this time to really […]
Read moreBetween 2015 and 2016, I released three albums, Baltimore Commercial Break, Unhinged, and my final SOTB project The Sorest Loser. I made mention of these projects belonging to a collection called “The Baltimore Trilogy,” as all three were deeply rooted in my time in Baltimore before, during, and after my mother’s death. These albums documented […]
Read moreGood afternoon. My name is Speed on the Beat and, as always, I review the crap so you don’t have to. Today, we’re taking a big ol’ fashioned look at…commercials. Since, ya know, it’s not like I can get any less like a Black Nostalgia Critic. But, instead of international or even nationwide spots, I’m talking […]
Read more(Ed. Note: As part of DefineaRevolution.com’s #DARMidwestWeek, expect to see some additional pieces on SpeedontheBeat.com. In this piece, I talk one of my influences, the legenDARy Tech N9ne) Tech N9ne is a legend. Controversial in some ways, but a legend. That much is given. I mean, hip-hop and otherwise, there haven’t been too many completely […]
Read moreAbout six years ago, during my senior year of college, I created several (super) no-fi mixtapes that, in some ways, were the root of the upcoming Baltimore Commercial Break duology. On one of these tapes, GRADUATE F (God Really Agrees Dat Unless All Team-Up, Everybody Falls), I linked up with a friend of mine, Southern Child, […]
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