#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 Issue Of My Heart (or "Why Speed Sounds The Way He Does")
I always knew I was different. One of my legs was slightly shorter than the other, but I still kicked ass in baseball and soccer. OK, not really soccer, but that’s besides the point. I’m five-foot-seven (on a good day) with size 12 feet. I have a larger tongue than most–which is great for some […]
Read moreOne Year Later Official Artwork
Ok, so here it is. Now, I know a few people (or all of you) are wondering what the fudging fuck does this shit mean in the grand scheme of things. First, the actual thought process of the cover. Originally, I sought to create a minimalist cover art for the re-release of #RR. True and […]
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 […]
Read moreThe Great American Bash and How It Relates to DAR
Happy Independence Day (or to some “Happy Day that America Became Powerful Enough to Start Colonizing Other Countries, Thus Continuing the Tyranny that They Just Escaped From”). Last night, I watched the Great American Bash. WCW slander aside (seriously, Vince. Did you have to put the “WCW Nitro never rated higher than Monday Night Raw” title card in during […]
Read moreDOA and Ten Reasons Why You Should Buy It
Quesadilla and nachos, hombres and chicas. So, as you probably don’t–but definitely should–know, my partner in rhyme my DAR compatriot True God releases his second full-length album, DOA, in a couple of weeks. And, just as I did with my no-fi opus RAQUEL RELOADED (The Devolution and Death of the Modern Male), here are some […]
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