DMV artist KT Firehouse hit my line with this one, a freestyle over the Doja Cat/Rico Nasty collaboration “Tia Tamera.” Childhood crushes on the Mowry twins aside, I gave it a listen to see what KT would do with this beat. The often-harmonious Firehouse decided to mess around and give us about two minutes of […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: see.francis Embraces the Melody on "Moonwalker"
see.francis previewed this one to me a few weeks ago and I commended him for trying something different, but still within his wheelhouse enough that it didn’t look like he was “riding someone else’s wave.” “Moonwalker” is a bit different from see, since it features him utilizing a slight sing-songy flow. However, if you’ve come […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: NoFace, Rapper Pledges We’ll Remember Him on New Song
NoFace, Rapper has racked up a few wins this past year. From his collaboration with Olumide to his take-no-prisoners approach to the “NOVARap Battle Royal” covered on this site a bit, he’s been dropping gems. This week’s release, “Remembrance,” is no different and features NoFace going in over menacing production from Blu Majic, an LA-residing […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Jacobi Ryan Gives Us a Lawton View on New Song
Jacobi Ryan aims to build his hometown up in “Lawton View,” the newest #52in365 track. Here, we see Jacobi talking to himself (possibly a reflection of “what could’ve been” if he didn’t believe in himself and his movement) about the come-up and the desire he has. Instead of exploiting the neighborhood for personal gain, he […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Singapore Kane Invokes the Terror of Kim Jong Il on New Track
Boston’s Singapore Kane recently dropped a new single from his upcoming Steel Pulse, Metal Veins album. “Kim Jong Il” is a trip down memory lane, back to a time where artists would invoke dictators and world leaders to speak on their claims for the throne. Now, I don’t, per se, miss the days where every […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: IDK is Trigger Happy
IDK’s been one of my favorite artists for…a while, back to his proto-IDK days when he still had a Jay in the front of his name. While “Shotty Mouth” and Sex, Drugs, and Homework (sorry for bringing them up, bruh) pale in comparison to his latest work, it’s amazing to see the growth from then until […]
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