DMV artist Stealf Soulja (currently residing in SE D.C., per Twitter) finally drops The Stoned Introvert. The project features the baritone-ranged rapper speaking on a plethora of topics, mostly revolving around his own personal growth. Through “robbin’ hoods” to dealing with a dad who told him “the only thing I can leave you is a good […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @Logic301 x @AlessiaCara x @thegreatkhalid – 1-800-273-8255
I’ll just let Logic speak on this one. There won’t be a track review for this one. I’m shutting up and letting you listen to this track. Everybody drops next week.
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @SwaPlaymaker – Power (Prod. @itsTOPE)
Miami artist Swa Playmaker drops the new single “Power” produced by Oakland/Portland artist TOPE. Swa drops knowledge over the soulful TOPE production, teasing fans with another taste of the new album 305 Nights coming soon. After working with DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, Akon and more under the name Benisour, Swa took some time off and […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @JIDsv x @EarthGang – D/Vision
Say what you will about J. Cole, there’s no denying that Cole can produce his ass off and can find dope artists like few others in the game these days. J.I.D. and Earth Gang get on a Cole track that feels pretty grimy boombap with late-2010s sensibilities and it’s a beautiful thing. There’s not much […]
Read moreNew To Me SOTBMusic: @DejuanWhaley – "Never Without Love"
New-to-me music from Dejuan Whaley. A smooth, UGK-esque flip of Willie Hutch’s “Never Let You Be Without Love” aids a positive energy-steeped track on this one. Overall, I found my head nodding and my ears perked up by Whaley’s switches back between a laidback flow and a double-time one, usually utilized to hammer the point […]
Read moreNew To Me SOTBMusic: @NickGrantMusic – Return of the Cool
A few years ago, I thought about doing an album called Return of The Cool. It’d be a take off on Lupe’s second album and talk about some more players of Lupe’s story while still being Speed on the Beat enough to not be a straight-up swagger jack. Thankfully, I killed off that idea and […]
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