Today has seen some pretty sweet jams come out (and a few meh moments). But, J.I.D.’s debut, The Never Story, falls into the category of pretty sweet tuneage. The recent Dreamville signee comes correct on this one. Featuring tracks like “D/vision” (featured on SOTB earlier this month), “EdEddnEddy,” the boombap/jazz rap-heavy “Somebody,” and the 6LACK-aided […]
Read moreSOTBMusic Presents: An Ode to Run The Jewels – @getCorinaCorina’s Soundtrack for DIY Touring
SOTBMusic is for the kids. So, we (read: I) decided to give more of my floor to indie artists to let them speak on their experiences. This first popped up with Brain Rapp’s “Life as an Indie Artist” piece. Since then, I’ve been evolving the premise and have asked some of my indie artist friends/acquantinces […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @FreeTheOptimus – Family Tree
Free The Optimus lyricists C.Shreve the Professor and Mike L!VE just dropped a new single from their forthcoming album FTOLive. On “Family Tree” Shreve and L!VE contrast a laid back soundscape (courtesy of Japanese producer minthaze) with the razor-sharp lyricism that has become their trademark. The track has bars on top of bars and the […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @ItsTheCons x @Kehlani – Keep On (Remix)
The rap remix of an R&B song is a lost art in these days. Most songs just blend the two together non-stop and have singers who can rap and rappers who can (at times) sing. But, do you remember the days of the “So So Def” remixes of tracks such as “Somebody’s Sleeping in My […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @ItsTOPE x @CashCampain – The Man (Prod. @StewartVillain)
Tope hit me this morning with some fire and a shit story behind it. Tope had his album completed on a laptop and it got stolen during a show in San Francisco. Because of this, “The Man” is the only surviving track that was mixed and mastered from the project that he had access to. […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @thejuelzsantana x @jimjonesCAPO x @Migos – D-Up
What do you get when you mix Migos and parts of Dipset? You get a hype track that blends the Migos flow with Dipset bars, simple as that. While it would’ve been great to hear Cam spit a verse on this one, we’re not at that point just yet. However, there’s always room for a […]
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