I have a penchant for including my kids in my music, however I’ve never really spoke on them being a motivating force for me to better myself and pull myself out of dark places. Even after including them on albums such as The Sorest Loser, I never really spoke on how they helped me become […]
Read moreYou Don’t Bring Kids Into It: Diss Etiquette
Rant time. Ok, now we know that, within the world of disses and battles and the like, just about nothing is off-limits. You can clown someone’s fashion choices to their ex-lovers to their not-so-vanilla sexual practices. Pretty much, if a person’s come out about something, it’s fair game and ammunition in a battle or a […]
Read more"Do I Really Hate Him?": Thoughts About Fatherly Love
A couple years ago, I wrote a piece on “Let Nas Down” and the absent father. The piece mentioned my resentments towards my father. But, as with some aspects of the Speed on the Beat backstory, I usually keep quiet about my father and my feelings towards him. Because of this, I’ve never actually went into […]
Read moreFive Reasons Why We Can’t Have Sex: National HIV Testing Day Edition
(Ed. Note: This segment originally went by a more ribald name, but, due to pressure from “advertisers,” Mr. SoTB decided to go for a slightly more family-friendly approach.) Here are some reasons why we could never have any type of sex, including a handjob. 1) You don’t know your status. Seriously, people. It’s 2012. Just […]
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