This 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 moreNew SOTBMusic: @Stalley Searches for His Soul on New Track
Stalley went into his bag on this one, titled “Soul Searching,” and pulled out something akin to Curren$y mixed with some Cole. Calling out mumble rappers and those who’ve doubted him, Stalley continues with his “intelligent trunk music” wave. This one, slated to appear on Stalley’s New Wave project (due out next Friday) is solid. The […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Bun B Lets Us Know It’s Gametime in New Track
I’m late on this one. I’m sorry. But, better late than never. Bun B straight murdered this one on so many levels. So, instead of my usual analysis of the track, I’m just going to say that this one is dope, fire, flame emoji, what-the-hell-ever. The beat is in-your-face sampling goodness with jazzy horns throughout. […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Jay-Z’s 4:44 – A Brief Review
Jay-Z (he put the hyphen back in, so you know it’s business time) recently dropped 4:44, the album that was partly conceived as a response to Lemonade and (possibly) partly because we hadn’t heard much from Jay aside from rando appearances in the last four years and he needed an exclusive release to get people to […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @Jay_Wyse – Back 2 The Basics (Feat. YG Teck and FMG Dez)
Over a beat that sounds straight out of early-to-mid-2000s Roc-A-Fella, Baltimore artists Jay Wyse, YG Teck, and FMG Dez go “Back 2 The Basics.” The posse cut goes in deep, especially because of the instrumental. Additionally, the track talks on that “real”–without glamorizing it–that’s often missed in a good portion of rap these days. As […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @_ANXT – Watching Paint Dry
With a flow that kind of reminds me of Charles Hamilton and stellar wordplay, Chicago artist ANXT sent this one through my email recently. I’m a sucker for lo-fi production and mastering (I mean, it’s me we’re talking about here), so I immediately gave this quickie (it clocks in at about seventeen minutes spread over six […]
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