SOTBMusic looks at Baltimore-based composer Infinity Knives as he preps for his new project.
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SOTBMusic: Let’s Talk YTK’s ‘Berea’
YTK is a Baltimore-born-and-raised rapper’s rapper mixed with a lo-fi-like vibe. The young man provides lyricism for days, while also opening up in his music. He clearly understands hip-hop, especially since, according to a DJBooth interview, he’s been rapping since nine. Saying he’s “like XYZ” is a bit derogative, as he’s forged his own sound […]
Read moreSOTBNerdy: Shaman King
Back during the end of my middle school years, I started getting more into anime and manga. Granted, I always had anime fascinations; Dragon Ball Z‘s Ocean Dub, along with stuff like Pokemon and Gundam Wing kept me enthralled with their stories. However, it wasn’t until I hit puberty that my, to borrow a term from Bennett […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @AzealiaBanks Takes Listeners to Treasure Island
Guys, I’m conflicted. Azealia Banks has bars and can sing her hind regions off when need be. She makes solid music to dance your pain away while still getting a few thoughts in there. It’s just something about her troll-esque nature that always makes me second-guess checking her music–even if/when she’s speaking truths. It’s actually […]
Read moreSOTBMusic Retrospective: @BIGKRIT – Live From The Underground
A little over five years ago, Big K.R.I.T. dropped his first official release, Live From The Underground. I loved the album because, well, I’m a K.R.I.T. fan and I feel he can do no real wrong (rapping or producing). However, I felt that the album was a bit of a retread of his superior mixtapes, […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Jay-Z’s 4:44 – A Brief Review
Jay-Z (he put the hyphen back in, so you know it’s business time) recently dropped 4:44, the album that was partly conceived as a response to Lemonade and (possibly) partly because we hadn’t heard much from Jay aside from rando appearances in the last four years and he needed an exclusive release to get people to […]
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