Let’s keep the UMD vibes going. It seems that musically-inclined UMD alumni make songs around the same time. Before you try saying that five times fast, stop yourself and listen to this track. Wayne Watts adopts some K.O.D. vibes and mixes them with some Chance flows over a simple piano melody. He got back to his […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Lex Rush and Mister JT Remind Us "Closed Mouths" Don’t Get Fed
Lex Rush and Mister JT drop a grimy hustler’s anthem. The DDub-produced track features Lex and JT dropping verses that remind us that Lex isn’t just in touch with her feelings and millennial tendencies; she’s also a sick wordsmith who is always down to spit. Not to be outdone, JT drops a Kendric-meets-Eminem sort of […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: A Broke Ass White Boy drops A Beat is Worth a Thousand Words
Producer A Broke Ass White Boy recently dropped the project A Beat is Worth a Thousand Words, a beat tape that has various feelings throughout its tracks. However, one thing is for sure. The beats knock. From Kanye-like soul samples to trunk rattlers, the Orlando native knows is way around a production. There doesn’t seem […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Jacobi Ryan Has Tears of Joy Coming Soon in New Visuals
Jacobi Ryan has another #52in365 track out this week. This one “Tears of Joy (Coming Soon),” features Jacobi telling listeners about his past persona and how that’s helped shape his current situations. He’s been patiently waiting for the right moment to re-enter the fold. Now that it’s here, he’s not stopping until he achieves greatness […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: C.Shreve is "Gone" on New Track
Finding one’s place in hip-hop is a journey of self-discovery mixed with, at times, a bit of self-doubt. C.Shreve’s latest track, a jazzy rap track titled “Gone,” delves into this journey and the tunnel vision that sometimes results because of it. We get so focused on getting people to rock with us that we block […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: KT Firehouse Freestyles over "Tia Tamera" and We’re Twinnin’
DMV artist KT Firehouse hit my line with this one, a freestyle over the Doja Cat/Rico Nasty collaboration “Tia Tamera.” Childhood crushes on the Mowry twins aside, I gave it a listen to see what KT would do with this beat. The often-harmonious Firehouse decided to mess around and give us about two minutes of […]
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