A couple weeks back, I went to Looney’s Pub in College Park to a performance by local artists for charity, on a tip from Brain Rapp. Upon sitting down, photobombing Brain, and chatting it up with the audience, I heard a young man get on the stage. Full of energy, but still humble, this young […]
Read moreAn SOTB Interview with Awthentik
Remember when I said SpeedontheBeat.com was ending the year with a bang? Well, today, we’re continuing that. Today, I got the chance to catch up with Awthentik. The multi-faceted DMV artist chats with yours truly about his influences, the story behind the (somewhat) controversial Popular Misconception cover, his music, and how it feels to be a […]
Read moreAn SOTB Q&A with Brain Rapp
I’ve followed Brain Rapp for the past year or so, after Arteest recommended I check him out. Obviously, I’m glad I did, because the guy has talent. So, when I finally got the chance to catch up with him at this month’s Made in the DMV event, I had to link up and get his […]
Read moreRanking True God’s Discography
A couple days ago, True and I were talking about his discography and began debating how we’d rank the albums he’s put out over the past three years. I mean, why not? As an integral member of DAR, we talk about these sorts of things from time to time. He always says that One Year […]
Read moreBlack Messiah First Thoughts
Today, one of the most-talked about albums in recent memory from one of the most-reclusive artists in recent memory, D’Angelo’s Black Messiah dropped. A twelve-track album, Messiah does what you would want it to do: it gives you new D’Angelo and does so pretty damn well. However, it’s an album that’s both “politically-charged” and just straight psychedelically […]
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 […]
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