Finding one’s place in hip-hop is a journey of self-discovery mixed with, at times, a bit of self-doubt. C.Shreve’s latest track, a jazzy rap track titled “Gone,” delves into this journey and the tunnel vision that sometimes results because of it. We get so focused on getting people to rock with us that we block […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @ItsABlaccOut Deals with Paint Water with @MalarieHoward and @CarpeDi_
Blaccout Garrison returns to SOTBMusic with a jazzy hip-hop track that deals with the ups and downs of life and how art helps us all get through it. We’re given a few different looks at how, even when we’re “stuck inside [the] paint water,” we can get our positive energy up. The Emani-produced track helps […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @SinitusTempo – Phantom Thieves
I may lose my nerd card for this, but I have yet to play many of the Persona games. Buddies tell me to check them out if I want dope RPG goodness, but I barely have time for a quick round of Madden these days. Nevertheless, we’ve got new music from Sinitus Tempo that pays homage […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @SinitusTempo – Lucid Dreams
Just when you think that 2017 will be nothing but Orlando Brown entering in rap beef he doesn’t even belong in (although spitting a dope couple of lines at Soulja) and rehashes of 2016 stylings, in comes Sinitus Tempo with his Lucid Dreams project. As I’ve said several times, Sinitus Tempo knows his way around the […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @itstope x @misserikkaj x @farnellnewton – "Thank You" (Prod. @StewartVillain)
Oakland-based emcee TOPE has been making some waves recently, producing a remix for Slum Village and working with artists such as Blu. Today, I got the chance to peep his homage to those who’ve supported him, doubted him, and those who are out there doing their own thing. I’m really feeling the gospel-esque vibes provided […]
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