#SONGSFOR817 on Google#SONGSFOR817 on Amazon 8:30PMLaurel Regional Hospital, ER WardSunday, August 18th, 2013 A day removed from my 25th birthday and the release of Songs For…, I found myself in what had become a common sight for me over the past week or so: face up in a hospital bed with a IV of Ativan […]
Read moreThe Road to Songs For… (#OneTilFOR): Rehabilitation
#SONGSFOR817 is tomorrow. Check it out! If you’re reading this and I’ve been kind of quiet on the social media front, I’ve taken a step to rehabilitate myself even further. No, I didn’t finally succeed in killing myself. Wednesday, in the middle of writing about the reason I went “unhinged,” I began having panic attacks. […]
Read moreThe Road to Songs For… Part Four (#TwoTilFOR)
After my unhingedness began, I began going after everyone within earshot. Aside from #RAQUEL RELOADED/#ONEYEARLATER, I dropped a song entitled “Unhinged Speed.” This track was a diss of sorts, which was part Kendrick’s verse on “Control,” part-I’m-losing-my-mind-and-I’m on a few-and-I’m-pissed-off-at-everyone. Suffice to say, I lost a lot of supporters because of it. Months later, I made […]
Read moreThe Road to Songs For…, Part Three (#ThreeTilFOR): The Reason for Unhinged Speed
I’ve tried to kill myself a few times. The first time was probably in middle school. Twelve years of pretty much being the man of the house and having to do anything and everything needed to keep things going will do that to a person. So, one day, I decided to try to, as Eminem […]
Read moreThe Issue Of My Heart (or "Why Speed Sounds The Way He Does")
I always knew I was different. One of my legs was slightly shorter than the other, but I still kicked ass in baseball and soccer. OK, not really soccer, but that’s besides the point. I’m five-foot-seven (on a good day) with size 12 feet. I have a larger tongue than most–which is great for some […]
Read more"Just Can’t See Myself (Miss Music)" Now on iTunes (Updated)
(iTunes) Well, that was fast. Thanks CDBaby. As always, a portion of all proceeds from sales of “Just Can’t See Myself” will go to charities in the DMV area and to the Jovanni M. Speed College Fund. A bit more about “Just Can’t See Myself”–a bit that I didn’t cover in the first write-up about the track. […]
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