Every time I hear a “Mask Off” remix, it’s like rappers are just consistently trying to one-up each other on it. It’s this year’s “Control,” which is both good and bad (mainly because that’s all we’re getting is remixes of it). All we need now is for Big K.R.I.T. to come out and say that […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @HMAKMusic – HMAK Dead
Artistic evolution is a tried and true method to get folks talking. The “death” of a former persona, such as the case with DMV artist HUNTER (f/k/a HMAK), is one that’ll definitely get people talking. Speaking from personal experience (hi Death of the King and The Sorest Loser), I can vouch that it’s a bold way […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic Premiere: @Olumide301 – No Pain (Visuals)
Straight off Olumide’s Two-Five project, today’s premiere features the DMV artist mostly in a hospital room, rapping through the (alluded to) pain so he and his team can feel no pain and prosper. Olumide, if you didn’t know already, can flow and “No Pain” is no exception. The track reminds me of a early 2000s […]
Read moreNew To Me SOTBMusic: @7ucv – Volume II
New to me music from Baltimore rapper 7uca (pronounced Loo-kah). I’m feeling the duality of the project, giving the aggressive side then the more laidback vibes on the “B-Side” of the collection. An artist who draws influence from Andre 3000, Kendrick, Drake-like artists, and seemingly a bit of Curren$y thrown in there, 7uca has a […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @SinitusTempo – Lucid Dreams
Just when you think that 2017 will be nothing but Orlando Brown entering in rap beef he doesn’t even belong in (although spitting a dope couple of lines at Soulja) and rehashes of 2016 stylings, in comes Sinitus Tempo with his Lucid Dreams project. As I’ve said several times, Sinitus Tempo knows his way around the […]
Read moreDear DMV Rappers…
So, I may get some “outsider looking in” looks on this one. But, it’s got to be said. Why is it that DMV artists are barely even put on within the DMV? Yes, we had Wale getting burn on DJ Alizay shows and getting a lot of O.G. approval. But, since Wale, many artists within […]
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