The Christmas insanity (in a good way) keeps coming with this recently-released EP of trappy-like Christmas instrumentals from legendary producer !LLMIND. It’s a nice little alternative to hearing “All I Want For Christmas Is You” for the million-and-first time. Plus, who can say no to speaker-rattling trap anthems styled in the form of Christmas carols? […]
Read moreNew Music: T.E.A.O’ – L.A. Nights EP
New Zealand-born producer T.E.A.O’ hit my email with this one last night/this morning. First off, a huge shoutout to him for coming correct with the submission. He was humble and introduced himself to the point I was like “alright, lemme check this EP out” especially because of my love for dope instrumentals. The L.A.-inspired EP […]
Read moreNew Music: RDGLDGRN – Doing The Most (JDVBBS Remix)
Virginia native JDVBBS (pronounced Jay-Dubbs) is a SpeedontheBeat.com rookie. If this rework of the RDGLDGRN song “Doing The Most” is any indication, you should expect to see more of this young man’s work on the site. He took the jam band-y feel of the original, smoothed it out, and turned it on its side. Adding […]
Read moreA Q&A With Illa J
Today’s interviewee on SpeedontheBeat.com probably needs no introduction. He’s one of the most-recognizable names I’ve had the pleasure of linking up with. And his brother has done pretty damn well for himself, too, in case you don’t know (if you don’t, for shame. Go bury your head in sand somewhere). I’m talking about no other […]
Read moreSinitus Tempo retires?
Seems like DMV superproducer and avant-garde artist Sinitus Tempo may be hanging it up. I’m not trying to start anything, but if it’s true, this is big news for his fans and observers of the DMV music scene. Always the humble type of guy (even in possible retirement), Nathan “Sinitus Tempo” Peters burst onto the […]
Read moreThe Beat-Making Thought Process of Speed on the Beat
(RAQUEL RELOADED on iTunes) Greetings and Saliva, dawgs. Over the past couple months, I’ve been asked two things: 1) Why do your beats sound the way they do? (Sometimes, that’s positive. Sometimes, that’s negative. Sometimes, that’s just pure hatred. Either way, it’s a valid question.) 2) How do you make your beats? Well, first and […]
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