You’ve got to have balls and bars to hop on a Skyzoo track. The way that he flows and breathes life into beats and lyrics is top-notch. In other words, ain’t no half-steppin’. Thankfully, for our listening pleasure, DC artist WE$ of the collective 53 DEEP has both the chutzpah and the lyrical intuition to […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @Nas Album Done and Nasir is Among Us
So, we all know two things about Kanye West. One, he’s a talented producer. Two, he’s dealing with some stuff that only he really knows what’s going on. But, when he taps into that darkness and brings light from it, we’ll get stuff like his production on Daytona or his work on Nas’ latest album. In […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @JayRock and @KendrickLamar Drop a Wow Freestyle
Yes, I know Nas dropped. I’ll probably get to that at some point, as I’m still kind of “meh” about these seven-track projects, dope or not. Yes, I know I said that Daytona was good, but my feelings still stand. However, Jay Rock also has a new project out and it’s heat. One of the pieces of […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @D2X__ Links Up with @ThaKidDJL For "Calling"
I got this one over the weekend from D2X. The Chicago native lets his soul spill over the DJ L-produced beat, speaking on the violence in his city, the desire to make a change, and his calling to music. It’s a soulful track that features news reports from Chicago to show that the city is […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @russdiemon Drops "Since I Was Broke"
I’ll be the first to admit that I wasn’t on the Russ hype train when he first came onto the scene. I mean, sure, the brother could make a dope song. But, I don’t know, there was just something about it all that I couldn’t vibe with completely. Fast forward a few years–and a few […]
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