I got this one in my inbox and my ears immediately perked up when the beat dropped. Then, the lyrics and the vocals came in and I was blown away by the bars and the melody on this one. Lena Jackson is another artist who’s an SOTBMusic newbie. If her upcoming Darkness Brim EP and anything […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @TheREALJonS Discusses Fr1ends and Finding God in New Project
I’d never heard Jon S until he hit me up about his fourth project, Fr1ends. I’m mad at myself for not hearing of him sooner, because the Houston native gives me everything I look for in an artist. He’s reflective, gives us bars, and he can commandeer a beat and take control of it. He […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @ZipSquad_JihaD and @AlphaDavis Are Alpha x Scorcese on A World Only Gods Know
I first came into contact with Alpha x Scorcese’s Scorcese Shells on his 2 Man Power Trip project, one of a few wrestling-centric releases that arrived over the past few years. There, I saw a lot of potential for greatness even though the bars presented were definitely not slouch-worthy at all. Fast forward several years and […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @TheFreelySpoken Offers a Day in the Life
I found this one while perusing through Soundcloud. See, it’s not just XXXTentacion clones, guys! All (bad) jokes aside, The Freely Spoken brought me in with the jazzy boombap. He kept me with the bars and the struggle shown throughout the short track from his Cold Cuts project. If the rest of the project is like […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @_ANXT Delivers the Over/Under with New Bars
ANXT returns to SOTBMusic with some new energy. This is darker than his previous offerings, but doesn’t relent in its onslaught on the game. The first single from his upcoming Keep Your Eyes Straight and Your Mouth Shut, “Over/Under” has the scathing bars I’ve come to expect from the Chicago native but a different mood […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @SchamaNoel Takes On Miss Jackson in New Freestyle
Schama Noel took “Miss Jackson” and turned it on its ear. While admitting he can’t surpass the OG version (I mean, it’s OutKast. Not many can surpass them), Schama then proceeds to rip the track a new hole. Wowzers. The multis in here bring out the rap nerd in me and the flow is a […]
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