Photo Credit: Tobias Nielsen I’m not going to get up here and write a long memorial for Prodigy. Many others have done that and have probably done so more eloquently than I could. I mean, to be honest, I’m still shook by the fact that he’s dead at 42. That hits close to home, since […]
Read moreMini SOTBMusic Review: @JoynerLucas – 5085072209
Joyner Lucas dropped his first official project a new mixtape that–according to him–isn’t his debut album, 508-507-2209, this week. I could do two things here. I could break down every track and dive into tracks and try to expunge shit that isn’t really there on some RapGenius fan annotation shit. I could also just say that the […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @STEALFSOULJA – The Stoned Introvert
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: @STEALFSOULJA – Young Rebel
Over a booming and harsh beat, Stealf Soulja speaks on being a young man dedicated to change, however he can bring it about. Stealf puts some extra bass in his voice on this one and speaks on the craziness we go through. From label politics and crazy exes and everywhere in between, Stealf makes a […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @Jay_Wyse – Dedicated
Selling out has always been a topic in hip-hop music. Should artists go pop/mainstream and give up their grit just for a few moments in the spotlight or should they remain dedicated to what’s gotten them this far and grow from there? While selling out, in some ways, isn’t inherently bad, Baltimore’s Jay Wyse is […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @LupeFiasco – DROGAS Light
I told you yesterday that I’m not doing a real review for DROGAS Light. Just go buy the album or stream it. Either way, you need this album in your lives. It’s like Lupe took the concept of “Dumb It Down,” added in some TPAB-like messages and imagery, mixed in some trap sensibilities, got “lit […]
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