H/T to @JUKEBOXDC for posting the song. Shy Glizzy states on the new track “Very Rare” featuring Lightshow that “it’s very rare you see two niggas come from here [with their] names buzzin’ everywhere.” It’s true, possibly because of the crabs-in-a-barrel mentality spoken on by other DMV-raised artists, that it’s on some Halley’s Comet shit […]
Read moreSoutheast Goonie x Wamp Boyz – "DC"
“Put da piece on dey back like Metta,” goes a line from Southeast Goonie’s follow-up to “Southeast,” the aptly titled “DC” featuring Wamp Boyz. Right out the gate, you’ll notice that the song sounds a lot crisper than “Southeast,” showing that my thoughts don’t fall on deaf ears. In addition, the song, while similar in […]
Read moreJ. Nolan, "Fortified MC"
(I submitted this review to another hip-hop blog earlier this week; might as well share the love with my viewers/readers over here, too.) Let me (re)introduce myself–I’m Speed on the Beat and I am a relatively unknown–but still pretty accomplished–rapper/music critic. I feel that that must be said to qualify what I’m going to tell […]
Read moreDear Internet Rappers, Part Three (or "Why I Can Tell You This")
Always great to start a post off with candy. As long as it’s not nose candy. That’s bad. Anyhow (I know, it’s hard to take your eyes of Naya Rivera and put them back here), let us begin. I apologize in advance about the potential tone of this letter. I’m not trying to bitch, but […]
Read moreTrue God, Part Two
Morning (to all of those that still have power). As many of you may know, my DAR compatriot True God is gearing up for two things this week. First of all, he’s prepping for the birth of his baby daughter. Second, Mr. “#TrueGodisAHeel” is dropping his second release, DOA, on 7/7/12. Just as True caught […]
Read moreSome Music Facts…In Meme Form
*As of 6/27/12 Billboard numbers …You’re welcome.
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