“Clocked” is one of those “you’ve gotta check this out” sorts of things. In other words, it’s a song that I’d post on SOTB regardless. It just so happens that this one is super dope.
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Josh The Author Transcends Generational Boundaries with His ‘Baja B-tches’ Album
Josh The Author’s ‘Baja B*tches’ project is not afraid to be positive even among downer moments. And for me? That sense of freedom and hope for the future is what keeps this one from being either too serious or too quirky. Give this album a listen.
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N3WYRKLA Contemplates a Drunken Hookup on “PLASTIC CUP”
N3WYRKLA’s “PLASTIC CUP” is a song about the potential of hooking up with an old flame while off the drank. The old flame is, as you’d expect, someone she probably shouldn’t reconsider. But the drinks’ve been flowing, the mood’s kind of set, and the urge is there.
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Take a Sip of “Ethiopian Coffee” with Cold Chinese Food
Overall, “Ethiopian Coffee” and its reflective vibes take me back to the early 2010s. If you joined onto the SOTBMusic bandwagon late (and are younger), that was the New Collective era. I’m sure that’s not what you called it, but late to post-blog rap era hip-hop had a lot of collectives.
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Bagboy Blu Presents the Honest “Chosen”
Honest lyrics, check.
Heartfelt storytelling, check.
Dope music, check.
Here’s Bagboy Blu’s “Chosen.”
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Moorshotz Doesn’t Want to Be “Without You”
This was just the song I needed this morning, one that’s full of love, positivity and the energy to get me up and moving while still keeping me calm and chill.
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