A sign of a motivated artist is knowing when they need to evolve. I knew that I needed to evolve past no-fi in order to grow, and I recommend other artists evolve past what they’re known for, lest they find themselves in a rut. Thus is the case of Verze. The former Jay Verze, now […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: thisismarlow Drops Keep The Same Energy
thisismarlow returns to SOTBMusic with “Keep The Same Energy.” The track reminds me a bit of J. Cole’s KOD in that it’s lyrical, but still has a menacing turn-up vibe about it. The accompanying video features that same energy (pun intended) and showcases Marlow as a criminal mastermind who doesn’t fold to the foolishness he’s surrounded […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Flashback Friday — TeamDAR’s Exodus
About four years ago, Team DAR released its first project as a quartet, Genesis. We were okay with the end result, but we knew we needed to do a proper release with all four of us in the studio at the same time. But, things were in a flux. Our engineer at the time was […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: DARiousBuller Combine to Bring LFE and Team DAR Together on The Revolution Will B Trill
Dugee F. Buller recently collected the tracks he did with Shokus Apollo and True God over the past year or so and dropped them as a whole project. It’s LFE meets DAR and it’s a thing of beauty. Yes, you may’ve heard some of the tracks before. However, hearing them again in this collection adds […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: The Story Behind "I’m A King"
About ten years ago, I recorded a song, as J dot Speed, called “I’m A King.” I was tired of people seeing me as less than them for whatever reason. I wanted to make an anthem for people to rock with and showcase, lyrically, why I stayed heads and shoulders above some of the people […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @SpeedontheBeat Presents Mama Young’s Son
This is my untitled unmasted meets 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time in some ways. I mean, most of the stuff was recorded via a couple of high-end phone apps, ran through Soundtrap and MAZTR for mixing and whatnot, and pressed out for the world to see. No other hands have touched this, for better or […]
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