Editor’s Note: This is a rant; I wrote this as I thought it. My apologies if it doesn’t fully flow or what have you. While I did not know him personally, based on what I saw and heard, XXXTentacion was a highly flawed, very controversial individual. While he was messed up, I won’t use a […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: NJ’s @Deal_TheVillain Flows Over a Flying Lotus Beat for Autumn Leaves
What do you get when you combine an homage to some of the fallen greats with lo-fi production and a lo-fi delivery, served up on a plate that’s hot and ready to be devoured by earholes everywhere? I think you’d get something along the lines of New Jersey artist Deal The Villain’s “Autumn Fables.” Floating […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: RIP Prodigy
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 moreRetrospective: Some of Speed’s Favorite Left Eye Verses
Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes is an underrated artist. When people usually mention some of the best “female MCs,” they’ll mention Nicki, they’ll mention L. Boogie, they’ll mention Eve. Essentially, people will mention a wide variety of artists. But, not too often will you hear people mention Left Eye’s contribution to women gaining recognition in hip-hop […]
Read moreNew Music: @RickyRozay X @THATSSHAWTYLO – "I’m Da Man" (Remix)
New Rozay remix paying tribute to the late Shawty Lo (h/t HHS1987). This takes me back! RIP Shawty Lo.
Read moreGoodnight, Sweet Prince
I’m going to talk about this more with my Team DAR fam. But, I figured I’d talk a bit about the legendary Prince over on SOTB as well. You can never have too much Prince in your life, especially since, let’s be real, the guy’s a legend and is still somewhat underrated (“underratedness” seems to be […]
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