Shokus Apollo opted to ring in his thirtieth (we’re getting old) with a new project. The Sun in Scorpio is nothing like Tresvant. Instead of an exploration of melody and 90s R&B homages, we’re given more of an attacking Apollo over dreamy instrumentation in a journey through the cosmos, stopping off throughout lands of astrology and […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Ikey Drops "Billie" Visuals
A few months back, I discussed Ikey’s “Billie” track. This week, we finally got the visuals in full for the song and they don’t disappoint. The visuals start off with Ikey surrounded by goats, fitting since he’s trying to be the GOAT. From here, we get taken to a corner store chill session, full of […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Ciscero and Black Fortune Talk Vices on Bite Down
Is giving in to your demons worth it? Is drinking that one last shot of Henny worth the headache? Is getting with that one girl in your phone worth potentially losing it all? Is hitting the block when you know you could be doing something else, something more productive and less destructive, with your time worth […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Discussing Lupe Fiasco’s DROGAS Wave
Lupe Fiasco walked in a game of shady dealings, label execs, and fan demands so other artists could fly. Take any “conscious” rapper that’s come out strong over the past ten or so years since Lupe’s Food & Liquor dropped and you’ll see Lupe’s fingerprints all on their DNA. Yes, that includes down to Kendrick […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Ghostface Killah Drops The Lost Tapes
A little-known Speed on the Beat fact: my fiancée bought me a copy of The Big Doe Rehab in 2007 after it dropped because she knew that I loved lyrical hip-hop and I rocked heavy with Ghostface Killah’s music. It was one of the first gifts she gave me and I treasure that album for everything it […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Jay Wonder Channels Radiohead on "Tunnel Vision"
Jay Wonder found an instrumental loop of the backwards version of Radiohead’s “Like Spinning Plates,” and he let his soul spill for a bit. Equal parts “spooky szn” and contemplative bar barrage, Wonder leaves no stone untouched in this short track about some of the darkness he’s dealing with right now. “Tunnel Vision” may not […]
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