As promised, I’ve gotten ahold of another one of my DAR brothers to ask some questions about his upcoming project. Today’s Speed Interviewee is a guy who’s been in the wings for a while, especially since he and True were a part of a rap duo years before I even came on the scene with […]
Read morePursuing Happiness with True God: An Interview
In the second interview of the week, during a studio session with True God for some newer tracks, I asked some questions (some of which were submitted by awesome readers, most of who didn’t leave any return information. Hooray for anonymity) about the recently-released Pursuing Happiness (review here), family life, Ferguson, and more. Pursuing Happiness […]
Read moreA Q&A with DK (aka Wayne Watts)
Hot on the heels of my Q&A with Lex Rush, I’ve scored an interview with another Terp alumni, DK aka Wayne Watts. Making a name for himself through his homegrown label, Evergreen Music, UMD Juke Joints, and more, the Baltimore native released projects to acclaim in the DMV region, even reaching the ears of the […]
Read moreLex Rush – Unbridled Enthusiasm EP Review
A few weeks ago, I interviewed New York lyricist and former Terp Lex Rush. Yesterday, the EP in question, Unbridled Enthusiasm, released. The collection comes in at about twenty-one minutes, and is a collection of tracks Lex held in the stash (or remastered) over the years. It has a legitimate “90s” feel (think Joey Bada$$ meets […]
Read moreMe – "Truthful Revelations" (Remastered)
Truthful Revelations… by Speed on the Beat In addition to slashing the price on DOTK like a used car salesman (but less slimy, I’d like to think), I’ve done fucked around and remastered the first single from my #SongsForTrilogy, “Truthful Revelations.” If you may recall, this track, originally called “Truthful Revelations Encompassing Every Kaptivating Action” […]
Read moreRe-Introducing…Lex Rush
Lex Rush is fucking dope. End of story.Alright, let me back up a bit, so I don’t seem biased. Lex Rush is a young woman from Queens who, simply put, has bars. She started rapping at 13, influenced, like many of us at the time, by artists such as Jay-Z, DMX, Nas, and late-1990s/early-2000s Cash […]
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