35mm-Progress #1. Courtesy of Tay Shakir. Sometimes the best expectation is no expectation at all. The element of surprise is a complementary ingredient to the element of jubilance. The two can naturally go together if cheffed up correctly. This is the best way I can describe my initial feelings for how it felt rocking […]
Read moreA Mind is a Gun: The Music World According to Jael
It was August 25th, 2017 when the fashion collective called Consumer-S would throw a noteworthy event in the city to bolster the new wave of creativity breeding within Baltimore’s new artistic Renaissance. Arriving early as to be on time, I met the coordinators, one of which being an individual one could inherently […]
Read moreLife of a [Fuchsian] Don: K.Wood$ Breaks Down the Making of Catacombs Project [EXCLUSIVE]
It seems like yesterday that the multi-talented, effortlessly witty, and cogent creative K.Wood$ dropped his Catacombs project in March 2019. An entire season has passed with him releasing new music, knocking out a plethora of features, teasing new project concepts, and recanting adventures as a substitute teacher in Baltimore City school systems […]
Read more187Beatz, Kendrick Lamar, and The Art of Curation
It was a peaceful Saturday afternoon for me in Harbin, China, when Baltimore’s 187Beatz premiered his Exquisite Selections Vol.1 project in the United States on major platforms that weekend. I found myself grooving along to the effortlessly organic collaborations with some of the most talented musical artists to come out of Baltimore City. 187Beatz, […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Android No. 23 Hits F-Zero on New Music
I feel weird that this is the first time that I’m talking about Android No. 23 on SOTBMusic, especially since he’s a Baltimore head who’s been making some moves the last few years. I’ve heard the name and a few songs here and there, but this is the first time I’ve written on him for […]
Read moreSOTBSports: Should the Orioles Bring Back Adam Jones?
The Baltimore Orioles are a rebuilding team, at least for the next few years. There’s no way around it. They need to restock, rebuild, and—in some ways—re-learn the way that they play baseball and conduct baseball business. They will probably struggle the next couple of years and may not be all that great. I’ll still […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Baby Kahlo Drops "Multiply"
Over a beat that sounds like it stepped out of a late 90s/early 2000s Memphis time warp that ended up in Baltimore somehow, Baby Kahlo gives us a methodical flow and things to think about, such as copycats (who seemingly “multiply,” as the title suggests) and her cash flow (which is also multiplying). It’s a […]
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