Staasia Daniels is dope. Insecure is dope. So, what happens when you put their collective energies together? You get Staasia trying–and failing–to cook while getting to know a possible Mr. Right in “Peanut Butter.” From the opening through the ending of this “mini-sitcom,” I got so many Issa Dee vibes. The random horny-but-corny dude, the […]
Read moreNew (To Me) SOTBMusic: DMV Artist Recipe4Winning Discusses His Plight on Underrated
A few days ago, I received an email about DMV artist Recipe4Winning and his late-2018 project, Underrated. Being a guy who loves new music, I gave the project a listen. I mean, it was hyped up to the point that I’d feel like I deprived myself if I didn’t give it an honest listen. Recipe has […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: "The Vent" is Big K.R.I.T.’s Best Song (To Me)
Since being introduced to Big K.R.I.T. through “Country Shit,” I’ve been a fan. A huge fan. K.R.I.T. is one of the few artists who I always buy their latest work. I have his entire discography on my phone, through several music platforms (except All My Life, because just…no). If that makes me a stan, I […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Brain Rapp Flies on "Air"
A little while ago, Brain Rapp said that he was pushing his movement even further. Specifically, he stated he wanted/needed to push his music and movement outside of the DMV. Brain took on the role of a bird ready to venture out into the world. On “Air,” we get a continuation of that motif. Brain […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: A Discussion on Son of the Beast
It’s been three months since Son of the Beast and I realize that I haven’t done an official “look into the process” piece for it. Part of that is timing (the album released around the time of some personal upheaval, as discussed in my talk with True and Apollo a few weeks ago), part of […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: An Interview with BLACK AX
Maryland-born, VA-residing artist–and one of my DAR brothers–Jeff Axel, better known as BLACK AX, has been making music for over ten years. The twenty-six-year-old “energy gawd” has always been unique in his approach, mixing crunchy southern instrumentation, soulful vocalization, and enough sauce, percolation, and verbiage to make E-40 do a double take. Coolin in AXELWorld is […]
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