By now, you know the story of Charles Hamilton. He was a dope backpack rapper who was entranced into the Sonic the Hedgehog mythos. He was nerdy as hell, but people loved it. He gave internet rappers everywhere hope, though, because he got noticed and signed by Interscope. “Brooklyn Girls” was a fire-ass track. But, […]
Read moreNew (To Me) SOTBMusic: @TheWeeknd – "Crew Love (Demo)"
Photo Credit: People.com Now, “Crew Love” was one of my favorite tracks off of Take Care. Five years later, the Drake-less version of the track (finally) surfaces. It kinda feels like it could’ve fit pretty well on Starboy, with its bounciness and slinky, dirty bass. Plus, any new Weeknd is a great thing for the […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @JColeNC – "Everybody Dies" and "False Prophets"
Technically, these are a few days old, since they premiered via Cole’s Tidal-exclusive documentary (released in prep for the above photo’s related album). However, they just dropped on all platforms, so…they’re new enough. But, screw how new they are when Cole’s just eating the beats alive. It’s nice to hear the Dreamville honcho again, and even […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @CurrenSy_Spitta – "Andretti 11/30"
…it’s new Curren$y (a few days late, but it’s still fire enough to be straight newness). Do I really need to say more? Oh…wait, you want my actual opinion? Well, the 11-track mixtape (if that’s really fair to use these days, with some mixtapes over the past couple years besting most actual albums, is a […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @MistaWave – "Boss Moves"
I don’t know if it’s the sample, the truthful bars, or the chill chorus that has me putting this on repeat. Either way, it’s on repeat at the moment. Mista Wave, an OKC native, dropped something I can definitely ride out to and just cruise with. I’m always a fan of those sorts of tracks, […]
Read moreNew (To Me) SOTBMusic: @ToneEyeful – "The Glory"
I’m a sucker for jazzy instrumentals, especially those influenced by a touch of gospel harmonizing. I came into this track a month late, but better late than never. New Haven’s Tone Eyeful gives us his claim to the real. The Danny Dimo-produced track allows Tone to speak his peace on the state of things, but […]
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