Now, you all know that I usually reserve the weekend for friends and family and try not to be on social media and/or SpeedontheBeat.com that much. I love supporting dope music in all its forms and help putting people onto new waves and movements. However, I need a break. That said, the homie NighLawn (who […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: NighLawn Readies New EP with "DRIP"
SOTBMusic favorite NighLawn returns with some new music, her first official release in a while (to read why that’s the case, check out my interview with her here), in preparation for her upcoming EP. “Drip,” produced by O.T. Beats, is a high-energy track that still allows us to know NighLawn, especially her plans and aspirations […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: An Interview with Nighlawn
Over two years ago, I came in contact with Virginia’s Nighlawn and her Purple Elixir project. It was, to put it mildly, one of my favorite projects of 2016. Over the next few years, I heard rumblings about the follow-up and other moves she had coming down the pipeline. As with anything, you can’t rush […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Revisiting NighLawn’s Purple Elixir
Almost two years ago, DMV (emphasis on the V) artist NighLawn dropped Purple Elixir, a project that I described as being “an emotional project that takes us on a ride through some of NighLawn’s darkest and brightest times.” Her vibe was before its time, as now you hear artists like Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, […]
Read moreNew Music: @NighLawn – Purple Elixir
NighLawn starts Purple Elixir off with “Compulsive,” a syrupy ditty focusing on someone who she’s questioning their intentions and potentially being a compulsive liar. Laid over an instrumental that provides NighLawn with the instrument needed to vocalize her emotions and frustration on this situation, “Compulsive” is the summary of the project in some ways. It’s […]
Read moreNew Music: @nighlawn x @natureboimusic – "CRUZZ"
I’ve always been a sucker for Willie Hutch. The man was a genius and such an underrated talent. One of my favorite tracks of his is “Mack’s Stroll,” from The Mack OST. It’s just the epitome of funk, of pimping, of everything right with music from the 70s (and, possibly, wrong with society). It helped make one […]
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