Today, I sit down with #TeamDAR compatriot True God once again to make heads or tails of, pretty much, his life since his whole world ended. Things get real, even more so than usual in this one. So, sit back and let’s begin. It’s going to be a hell of a ride. SOTB: So True, […]
Read moreAfter Songs For…: The Aftermath
#SONGSFOR817 on Google#SONGSFOR817 on Amazon 8:30PMLaurel Regional Hospital, ER WardSunday, August 18th, 2013 A day removed from my 25th birthday and the release of Songs For…, I found myself in what had become a common sight for me over the past week or so: face up in a hospital bed with a IV of Ativan […]
Read moreThe Road to Songs For…, Part Two (#FourTilFOR)
(This is part two of a series of blogs leading up to the release of Songs For… on Saturday) Sometime in 1996Baltimore, MD My father beat me. My father in 1942. Yes, he was thatold. That’s not one of those things that’s too out of the ordinary. I’m “black” and my parents were older than most. […]
Read moreDK aka Wayne Watts – SomewhereInDenver
He’s back. UMD alum DK aka Wayne Watts drops a freestyle over Jay’s “SomewhereInAmerica” instrumental. I can’t even lie. Hearing Wayne curse on a track kind of took me off-guard, as he’s usually a pretty clean artist. I guess it’s like he said. He had to “to show [them he’s] still putting work in.” Overall, […]
Read moreAn Interview with @GageDC
The following is an exclusive interview I conducted with DMV artist Gage. In it, we discuss, among other topics, his latest release Victory Lap, his thoughts on music today, his thoughts on the DMV scene, and the story of his verification on Twitter. SOTB: What’s up, world? It is I, the No-Fi King, Speed on […]
Read moreThe Speed on the Beat GoFundMe
Greetings, all. So, as you may’ve seen, I started a GoFundMe for my “I want to donate to charity and raise money for Jovanni’s College Fund, but want to do it directly and kind of in a grassroots type-of-way” initiative. In short, I know that there are people out there that may want to aid […]
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