I dug in the Soundcloud crates for this one (read: I got this one sent in my inbox and saw that it needed a ton of love because it’s dope AF). This is a song that kind of reminds me of something I would’ve done in my Ms. Pink Jacket days. Hopefully Jay Wonder doesn’t […]
Read moreThe Do-Over: Ten Rappers That Could’ve Used One
If only… Sometimes, it seems as if the wishes of artists are compromised in order to make a composition more compatible with tastes, only to pigeonhole the composition into one set classification. Now, as I’ve mentioned, I’m in no way Wale’s biggest fan. But, thinking back to the release of Attention Deficit, it was an […]
Read moreThe Beat-Making Thought Process of Speed on the Beat
(RAQUEL RELOADED on iTunes) Greetings and Saliva, dawgs. Over the past couple months, I’ve been asked two things: 1) Why do your beats sound the way they do? (Sometimes, that’s positive. Sometimes, that’s negative. Sometimes, that’s just pure hatred. Either way, it’s a valid question.) 2) How do you make your beats? Well, first and […]
Read moreLooking the Part
As you may know, one of my biggest pluses is that I don’t look like the average guy that makes music. I wear flannel shirts and screen tees, I play Xbox, can probably still kick your ass in beer pong, I don’t use much slang or “ebonics,” and I’m like five-foot-seven. That element of surprise […]
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