Remember y’all: even when you feel pissed off at someone, it’s 95% of the time not deep enough to inflict physical harm on someone. Izayuh reminds us of this on his take of “Stories About My Brother.”
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SOTBMusic: Let’s Talk "The London"
Young Thug, musically, aged like a decent-to-halfway fine wine. Controversial yet brave words, like I’m Eric Andre, especially considering I originally thought that the dude wasn’t all that good as an artist. In fact, I called him an appropriation of Heavy Auto-Tune-era Lil’ Wayne. But when I thought that, I was on some close-minded “I […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Discussing Lupe Fiasco’s DROGAS Wave
Lupe Fiasco walked in a game of shady dealings, label execs, and fan demands so other artists could fly. Take any “conscious” rapper that’s come out strong over the past ten or so years since Lupe’s Food & Liquor dropped and you’ll see Lupe’s fingerprints all on their DNA. Yes, that includes down to Kendrick […]
Read moreNew Music Review – @JayIDK: #Subtrap
Now, usually, with reviews, I’d condense everything down to three hundred words. But, today? We’ve got something a bit different. Today, we’ve been blessed with some Subtrap as DMV native, SpeedontheBeat.com alum, and all-around rocket-jetpack-possessing artist Jay-IDK drops his debut. Subtrap (suburban, but substance-driven trap music) is all about embracing the ignorance while still delivering knowledge, […]
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