(Ed. Note: As part of DefineaRevolution.com’s #DARMidwestWeek, expect to see some additional pieces on SpeedontheBeat.com. In this piece, I talk one of my influences, the legenDARy Tech N9ne) Tech N9ne is a legend. Controversial in some ways, but a legend. That much is given. I mean, hip-hop and otherwise, there haven’t been too many completely […]
Read moreAn Interview with @AWKWORDRap
Throughout the years and interviews on SpeedontheBeat.com, it’s somewhat obvious that I tend to highlight artists who are going about their paths differently than your typical artist. So, today’s interviewee should come as no surprise. AWKWORD is a rap veteran whose “unfiltered protest music” has made its way into many ears and has helped spark […]
Read moreDugee F Buller – Dreamin’ Visuals
From Dugee F Buller himself: DMV’s own Dugee F Buller brings to you yet another visual. On the eve of his newest project, “God Don’t Like Ugly: The Revival (#GDLU)”, Dugee F Buller gives us a new visual for a his song “Dreamin” With his new video “Dreamin’,” Dugee F. Buller makes his splash into […]
Read moreSpeed on the Beat Interviews: Shokus Apollo
As promised, I’ve gotten ahold of another one of my DAR brothers to ask some questions about his upcoming project. Today’s Speed Interviewee is a guy who’s been in the wings for a while, especially since he and True were a part of a rap duo years before I even came on the scene with […]
Read moreLex Rush – Unbridled Enthusiasm EP Review
A few weeks ago, I interviewed New York lyricist and former Terp Lex Rush. Yesterday, the EP in question, Unbridled Enthusiasm, released. The collection comes in at about twenty-one minutes, and is a collection of tracks Lex held in the stash (or remastered) over the years. It has a legitimate “90s” feel (think Joey Bada$$ meets […]
Read moreRe-Introducing…Lex Rush
Lex Rush is fucking dope. End of story.Alright, let me back up a bit, so I don’t seem biased. Lex Rush is a young woman from Queens who, simply put, has bars. She started rapping at 13, influenced, like many of us at the time, by artists such as Jay-Z, DMX, Nas, and late-1990s/early-2000s Cash […]
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