I know, I know. These Beats of Mine 2 probably has you on the edge of your seat to see how I flipped “Sono Chi No Sadame” or “Great Days.” In due time, in due time. Today, we get some new (old?) SOTB in the form of the first The J Dot Era Vol. 2 single, […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Sinitus Tempo Recruits an All-Star Roster for "Pathways"
Sinitus Tempo has been one of my favorite artists for a minute. Last week, he dropped “Pathways,” a track featuring Mick Jenkins, Don, and Add-2. A hopeful-but-real track, “Pathways” discusses ways to make it out of the rut we find ourselves in during our lives. However, it also talks about getting stuck in those ruts, […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: THISISMARLOW Gets the "Money" in New Freestyle
THISISMARLOW, in new visuals for his “Money” freestyle, says that, instead of Ruth’s Chris, he’s going to take the woman he just got it in with to Checkers. Now, fast food choices aside–Checkers is trash, aside from the fries to me–MARLOW keeps it pretty grimy on this track (as a matter of fact, treating a […]
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 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 moreNew SOTBMusic: @stvnlmnt Is Stoning The Competition to Death on Hit Factory Vol. 2
I’ll keep this one brief. Why? Well, sometimes it’s better to let the bars speak for themselves and just wash over you. Now, Steven Lamont (#lamonte) has been on an evolutionary pace since he first appeared on SOTB via a loosie and some Profound Assholes discussion on his shit. He’s always had bars and the […]
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