I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I’d discuss “Let Me Love You” a bit more, especially with its recent resurgence on the sing-a-long competition Greatest Hits. So, here’s my piece and peace with this track. Photo Credit: Billboard.com As stated and reiterated here, I’ve neither negative feelings nor positive feelings about Mario’s music. For […]
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 moreNew Music: @ELLIS_410 – "Hype Freestyle"
Somebody pissed ELLIS off. Either that or he’s D.R.A.M.ing out and jacking beats because he needs to get some things off his chest. Either way, the Baltimore native is back with another freestyle, this time tackling Drake’s “Hype” (one of the highlights of Views, as I listen back to the album). He gets topical, mixing […]
Read moreNew Music: @itsLeeMitty – "Muses"
It’s a bit of “Black Girl Lost” for the Emoji Generation. That’s the vibe when I listen to Lee Mitty’s newest track, “Muses.” A bit more uptempo than what we usually hear from the Baltimore native, “Muses” is consciousness wrapped into a song someone could find themselves dancing to. Mitty’s discussion of our young people–more […]
Read moreNew Music: @ELLIS_410 – "All The Way Up" and "Drug Dealers Anonymous" Freestyles
Ahead of his upcoming ELLIS Island mixtape (and after his Ocean Grown [art above] album), Baltimore rapper ELLIS decides to hit the earholes with two new takes on some pretty hot songs. Freestyling over the “All the Way Up” and “Drug Dealers Anonymous” instrumentals, we’re given party bars and some pretty gritty ones. ELLIS’ flow on […]
Read moreNew (To Me) Music: @DskillzHarris x @DevonsMusic – "Can I Kick It?"
The loss of hip-hop legend Phife Dawg, in a year of many legendary losses, still stings for me. I mean, I grew up listening to Tribe and (even though it’s not as pronounced as some of my influences) I’ve been influence by Phife’s flow and aura. So, whenever I hear a tribute to the man, […]
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