In the early 2000s, there were certain things in hip-hop that were taken to be truths. For instance, Eminem was a vulgar-ass white guy, but he was one of the best lyricists people’d seen. Tupac was still bound to drop an album or two, even though he’d been dead since 1996. And, of course, Jay […]
Read moreAn Interview with D.King
Last week, I got an email from an artist originally out of Baltimore, D.King, asking me to check his stuff out. The former Jay-Z protege has taken what Hova taught him and has ran with it, racking up looks from Sway and others. As with most SpeedontheBeat.com interviews, I jumped at the opportunity to link […]
Read moreThe "Death" of Marshall
Once upon a time, there was a man. He was a simple man, from simple beginnings in a section of Detroit known as 8 Mile. The man, Marshall as most called him, had an ability with words that made even his melanin-possessing brethren take notice. See, Marshall was a rapper named Eminem who said almost […]
Read moreSpeed’s Mini-Reviews: The Sh*t I Guess I Missed (Volume One)
Greetings, all (time to bring that back here). So, seemingly, in the past couple weeks, I’ve missed a few submissions. My bad, guys and girls. So, with that said, I’m going to speak on a few of them. This is “The Shit I Guess I Missed.” Just a disclaimer, this one is gonna be a […]
Read moreDugee F Buller – "Serenity"
@DugeeLFE, who based off his tweets and replies, is also a teacher and a multi-layered individual, released a new track over the “I’m So Appalled” instrumental today. Now, we all know what I think of remixes of “industry” songs. But, Dugee breathes new life into the now-three-year-old beat with a thought-provoking rant. Said rant is accompanied […]
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 […]
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