Remember when we thought that Your Old Droog was an alias of Nas? Well, in the time between that and now, Droog has built a pretty dope discography and a pretty vocal fan base of his own. That’s what happens when you give the people great music and have a bit of mystery to your […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @Loveat1stSound – Please Listen To My Demo
I’m a fan of people living through the indie struggle. I mean, when I was rapping as a lo-fi rapper, I dealt with it a lot. Passing out demos to folks, performing at open mics trying to get the sound out, DMing everyone to say “hey. I know you get a lot of ish, but […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @JIDsv – The Never Story
Today has seen some pretty sweet jams come out (and a few meh moments). But, J.I.D.’s debut, The Never Story, falls into the category of pretty sweet tuneage. The recent Dreamville signee comes correct on this one. Featuring tracks like “D/vision” (featured on SOTB earlier this month), “EdEddnEddy,” the boombap/jazz rap-heavy “Somebody,” and the 6LACK-aided […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @FreeTheOptimus – Family Tree
Free The Optimus lyricists C.Shreve the Professor and Mike L!VE just dropped a new single from their forthcoming album FTOLive. On “Family Tree” Shreve and L!VE contrast a laid back soundscape (courtesy of Japanese producer minthaze) with the razor-sharp lyricism that has become their trademark. The track has bars on top of bars and the […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @ItsTOPE x @CashCampain – The Man (Prod. @StewartVillain)
Tope hit me this morning with some fire and a shit story behind it. Tope had his album completed on a laptop and it got stolen during a show in San Francisco. Because of this, “The Man” is the only surviving track that was mixed and mastered from the project that he had access to. […]
Read moreNew (To Me) SOTBMusic: @Alex_Wiley x @ChancetheRapper x @itsthecons x @chuckisdope x @GLCTHEISM – Spaceship III
This is a slightly older track (by a few days). But, when you get two-thirds of the original “Spaceship” on a track with Chance and Chuck Inglish? I believe it’s safe to say Alex Wiley won the internet when this one dropped. Lyrically? It’s on point and evolves the concept of Kanye’s original College Dropout cut. […]
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