Here are some dope picks for Bandcamp Friday.
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SOTBMusic: NellzGC Drops MoJo Visuals
NellzGC dropped the visuals to his track “MoJo” on Friday. The visuals are as frantic as they are mesmerizing in the nighttime-set video. Aided by a Pac sample, “MoJo” features Nellz attacking the beat and showcasing his style and versatility to detractors and fans alike. Colors switch and pop off the screen as we get […]
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The Mangaka That Will Pierce the Heavens! Meet HBCU Grad-DMV Native AnimeBae and the Black-Owned Manga/Anime, "Akai"
Original character design from AnimeBae’s manga/anime called Akai. *cue iconic opening song and narrator voice* This isn’t the story of how AnimeBae became the greatest hero alive, but this unlikely hero of Academia and undaunted determination has an enthralling story on the same scaling of your favorite manga/anime as he creates one of the […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Krystle Maria Has Her Melanin Poppin’ on New Track
I came across DMV artist Krystle Maria through a random dive into my DMs. I’d seen glimpses of her stuff here and there on, like, Elevator. However, I’d never featured her on SOTB (my bad). A few days ago, she submitted the visuals to her latest track, “Melanin,” and I happened to see them in […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Brain Rapp is In ‘Bloom’ with Latest Album
Brain Rapp subtitled his latest release Bloom as being “a story of growth.” Over the course of the project, we are definitely given a growth–and keys to growth. By relating the path a flower takes to become beautiful and mature to the growth of an artist coming into their own (or just a person in […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Catching Up with True God, Part Three
Because two parts weren’t enough, True and I started talking again about some of the craziness we’ve seen over the years, the DAR discography, and more. I wanted to leave it at two, but then realized that there was a lot of ground left uncovered in parts one and two. Reader discretion is advised, as things […]
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