I have a penchant for including my kids in my music, however I’ve never really spoke on them being a motivating force for me to better myself and pull myself out of dark places. Even after including them on albums such as The Sorest Loser, I never really spoke on how they helped me become […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @JM_Vercetti Welcomes Listeners to Family Game Night
Coming to us from the Bay Area by way of Delaware, JM Vercetti’s Family Game Night is, just as the cover suggests, a look into the life and upbringing of the indie artist. Bringing a mix between East and West Coast sensibilities, Vercetti gives listeners danceable tracks while still imparting knowledge and lyrical tracks that never […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @BaileyStraughn – "A Lot of Things Have Changed"
Bailey Straughn comes back after his Free-P with a tribute to his mom. As someone who loves his own mama (RIP Mama Young), I can vibe with this one. Sentimental value aside, the track bangs in an older-school, “Growing Pains” sort of way. And as 2016 comes to a close, while things have changed, it’s important […]
Read more"Do I Really Hate Him?": Thoughts About Fatherly Love
A couple years ago, I wrote a piece on “Let Nas Down” and the absent father. The piece mentioned my resentments towards my father. But, as with some aspects of the Speed on the Beat backstory, I usually keep quiet about my father and my feelings towards him. Because of this, I’ve never actually went into […]
Read moreAn SOTB!!! Q&A with @TooMuchCharlie (f/k/a Charlie the Coldest)
A couple weeks back, I went to Looney’s Pub in College Park to a performance by local artists for charity, on a tip from Brain Rapp. Upon sitting down, photobombing Brain, and chatting it up with the audience, I heard a young man get on the stage. Full of energy, but still humble, this young […]
Read more"Chroma Cues" (or "Baltimore Commercial Break")
Ed. Note: Today, I came across an old poem I wrote around the time my father passed. Part eulogy, part questioning my father’s relationship with my mother, “Chroma Cues” is based around a time where I actually asked my parents why they weren’t together, before I knew what “bastard” meant (or, at least, before I knew […]
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