Big K.R.I.T. – It’s Better This Way The phrase “album/mixtape of the year” gets thrown around a lot in hip-hop, as does “instant classic.” Big K.R.I.T., however, usually manages to make projects that fall into both of those categories. Potential fanboyism aside, this week’s It’s Better This Way is the perfect mix of smooth Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (even […]
Read more#300WordsorLess Review: @Raury – All We Need
Genre-blending isn’t a new concept. So, I’ll skip the “OMG, this is the greatest album ever, even though I didn’t listen to it because it’s different” comments. However, Raury’s full-length debut All We Need is a pretty interesting album. It takes tropes from folk, folk-rap, alternative rock, Curtis Mayfield-era soul, underground rap, and industrial music–just to […]
Read more@iampizzaboy – Teanna Trump
Every so often, a song so ludicrous and borderline pornographic comes along that’s actually more of a song than just sex positions. This is one of those songs. I randomly stumbled upon it trying to see where my traffic was coming from for the search term “Teanna Trump,” who was featured on Team DAR Radio […]
Read more#300WordsorLess Review: Money Mark of @TeamMoMoneyENT – #Back2TheLabVol3
I love when artists seemingly sound out of place in today’s music scene, but still manage to carve their own niche and path within it. DMV artist Money Mark’s #Back2TheLabVol3 is a project that’s part middle-school (read: early 2000s) hip-hop with its Dipset-era boisterousness on production, part-“real rap,” and 100% honest. The twenty-track project (including skits, […]
Read moreAn Interview with @AWKWORDRap
Throughout the years and interviews on SpeedontheBeat.com, it’s somewhat obvious that I tend to highlight artists who are going about their paths differently than your typical artist. So, today’s interviewee should come as no surprise. AWKWORD is a rap veteran whose “unfiltered protest music” has made its way into many ears and has helped spark […]
Read more300 Words or Less Review – @BrainRapp and @PeachBaggies – Elevator Music
A couple months back, Brain Rapp indicated he was finishing his collaborative project with Nature Boi. Fast forward to today, and the “boombap with a little bit of trap” project Elevator Music debuts. From the intro “Hello,” we’re introduced (or re-introduced) to Brain and Nature, who approach the project with a quiet seriousness that’s supplemented by […]
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