Almost nine years ago, after waiting for two years, post-Release Therapy, fans across the world got Ludacris’ concept album Theater of The Mind. The fourteen-track album featured a sort of look into the life of Ludacris, presented as a movie of sorts. Spearheaded by somewhat “typical Luda” tracks such as “One More Drink” and “What […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @LupeFiasco – ANKH:HER
Lupe hops on a Michael Christmas track (“Everything Burrito”) and sets flames to an already fire track. “ANKH:HER,” per Lupe’s request, is only meant to live on Soundcloud (for now, I hope, because I’d really like to download this. But, wherever it lives, the track is Lupe just spitting bars about the complexities of life […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @CoreyLee610 – A Shot in the Dark
Philadelphia artist Corey Lee dropped this one in my email a few days back. A Shot in the Dark features the 27-year-old rapper switching flows like boxers, creating a “day in the life” sort of feel. With the project, you get to see who Corey is as a person and as an artist. We go from […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @YourOldDroog – PACKS
Remember when we thought that Your Old Droog was an alias of Nas? Well, in the time between that and now, Droog has built a pretty dope discography and a pretty vocal fan base of his own. That’s what happens when you give the people great music and have a bit of mystery to your […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @Loveat1stSound – Please Listen To My Demo
I’m a fan of people living through the indie struggle. I mean, when I was rapping as a lo-fi rapper, I dealt with it a lot. Passing out demos to folks, performing at open mics trying to get the sound out, DMing everyone to say “hey. I know you get a lot of ish, but […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @heyamine – REDMERCEDES
What do you get when you mix Aminé and The Cool Kids? You get a Missy Elliot-feeling track about, well, a Red Mercedes. It’s got some quotables, for sure. It’s catchy, just like “Caroline.” Overall, it’s a fun track. Check it out below.
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