While SOTBMusic is slowly, but surely, being phased out in this corner of the interwebs, there’re still flickers that keep me writing about dope music in all its forms. Largo, Maryland duo FREE Party is one of those embers. The first track from their Grey project, “LIMBO” sets the tone for the entire project. Both artists […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Brain Rapp Lets the "Light" In on New Visuals
Brain Rapp’s captioned the release of his video “Light” with the phrase “the biggest middle finger is a smile.” That definitely plays into the energy exuded from the track and its parent project, Bloom, due out next week. While talking to Brain about the release, I made mention that the entire thing has a lot […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: THISISMARLOW Gets the "Money" in New Freestyle
THISISMARLOW, in new visuals for his “Money” freestyle, says that, instead of Ruth’s Chris, he’s going to take the woman he just got it in with to Checkers. Now, fast food choices aside–Checkers is trash, aside from the fries to me–MARLOW keeps it pretty grimy on this track (as a matter of fact, treating a […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Verze Drops Verze Vol. 2
The EP is the way to go for many artists these days. People want quick hits of music more and more and long-form albums, while still appreciated, don’t always find their ways onto playlists in their entirety. It’s not a bad thing, just a sign of the ever-changing way we consume music. In fact, I’d […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Olumide Becomes "Jump Man" on Latest Release
First things first, happy belated birthday to Olumide. The P.G. County native has always brought flames to whatever he touches, so it’s only right that I talk about his latest release. Olumide is back on SOTBMusic with a song that seemingly channels trap and H-Town rap in the same breath. “Jump Man” is powered by […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: thisismarlow Drops Keep The Same Energy
thisismarlow returns to SOTBMusic with “Keep The Same Energy.” The track reminds me a bit of J. Cole’s KOD in that it’s lyrical, but still has a menacing turn-up vibe about it. The accompanying video features that same energy (pun intended) and showcases Marlow as a criminal mastermind who doesn’t fold to the foolishness he’s surrounded […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @Jewel__Boss Drops "All Good" and The Kickback EP
There’s just something about “All Good” from Maryland artist Jewel. that had me run it back several times. It’s probably the kicked-back vibe while still delivering confident hip-hop-tinged music. That and “All Good” is, well, just a good track for my ears. The lead single from Jewel.’s recently-released The Kickback EP, “All Good” captures a lot of […]
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