A few weeks ago, I interviewed New York lyricist and former Terp Lex Rush. Yesterday, the EP in question, Unbridled Enthusiasm, released. The collection comes in at about twenty-one minutes, and is a collection of tracks Lex held in the stash (or remastered) over the years. It has a legitimate “90s” feel (think Joey Bada$$ meets […]
Read moreRe-Introducing…Lex Rush
Lex Rush is fucking dope. End of story.Alright, let me back up a bit, so I don’t seem biased. Lex Rush is a young woman from Queens who, simply put, has bars. She started rapping at 13, influenced, like many of us at the time, by artists such as Jay-Z, DMX, Nas, and late-1990s/early-2000s Cash […]
Read moreLumidee – Lumi Mini-Review
I’m trying to turn over a new leaf in music. I want to cast aside the days of acerbic wit and stinging commentary and replace them with a kinder, gentler Speed on the Beat. At least the cover art is cool, right? After hearing Lumidee’s newest mixtape, those kinder, gentler times will have to wait […]
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