D.C. hip-hop artist Trilla recently dropped her The F.U.N Tape project, which features her lyrics over mainstream instrumentals. On Monday, she dropped the video for “F.U.N.,” which is a remix of DaBaby’s “Suge.” Trilla has fun in the clip, which features her riding through a Target at an unspecified location (they originally were going to shoot […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Shaman King and Alan Z Talk Emotional Abuse in "How Many Times"
Alan Z is an awesome artist who always draws from his personal experiences to create great music. From dealing with racial discrimination to going through a toxic relationship, he always brings the reality in his music. It’s greatly appreciated. He’s not always doom and gloom, but he does bring realism into his music. Today’s track […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Cayan and Obii Say Drop "FR2X"
Cover art from Cayan’s Jungle Gems EP This one is nostalgic AF, as Cayan and Obii Say had glorious runs during the early blog-rap era. They linked up for this one and, for a brief second, I was transported to UMD, writing this on the long-defunct site JDotSpeed.com. However, that’s where the old school feels […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Sinitus Tempo Recruits an All-Star Roster for "Pathways"
Sinitus Tempo has been one of my favorite artists for a minute. Last week, he dropped “Pathways,” a track featuring Mick Jenkins, Don, and Add-2. A hopeful-but-real track, “Pathways” discusses ways to make it out of the rut we find ourselves in during our lives. However, it also talks about getting stuck in those ruts, […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Dre Wave$ Talks "Sugar" with Kyle Clark and AA
D.C. hip-hop artist Dre Wave$ hit my inbox with this one with a pretty humble introduction. He mentioned his streams numbers (that’s good) and requested I check the track out instead of saying “yo you have to post me” (that’s also good). So, I’m sitting here like… And then the track hit. He described it as […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Just Plain Jones Channels Gil-Scott Heron on "Find Your Peace"
I’ve followed Just Plain Jones for the better part of the past decade, back when he dropped his mixtape Freshman 15. It’s amazing to see an artist’s growth over a long period of time, and Jones’ latest project Foie Gras is definitely impressive considering Jones, while always a sound artist, came from just dropping bars […]
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