On the heels of “Refreshing,” Ye Ali drops his Passion & Patience project. Long story short, this one is a lot of flame emojis. Short story long, Ye possesses a way with his voice that he uses it as an additional weapon/instrument in announcing his feelings and emotions. For instance, on the intro/interlude, over a […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @dvsndvsn – Don’t Choose
dvsn returns with a sexy, bass-heavy ditty about a relationship that’s destined to fail, but still work (somehow). There’s not much else to say. I could go into the switches back and forth between sexy vibes and soulful questioning of the relationship. As I said, this one will probably be a pantywetter for some folks […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @sza – CTRL
You’re probably expecting a whole-ass review of CTRL, SZA’s full-length official debut album. You’re probably expecting me to put a bunch of witty quips together on a screen, type out my feels and say that this album is the greatest thing to happen from the TDE camp since DAMN. dropped a few months back. To […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @BrysonTiller – True To Self
You’re probably expecting a full-on review of Bryson Tiller’s new album True To Self. That’s not happening. For once, I had to get a bit of sleep when highly-anticipated albums dropped on the random. Therefore, I haven’t had time to digest it as well as, say, Everybody or DAMN. or even SHINE. Plus, there was that […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @ImJeRonelle – New Kid In Town
JeRonelle reflects on his journey of relocating to Los Angeles with this heartfelt ballad, full of stirring Gospel-tinged vocals and emotional storytelling. This track brings to mind, for me, moving from Baltimore to PG County to attend UMD. While my move wasn’t as long as JeRonelle’s, the sentiment still is there. Because of that, I […]
Read moreHow Chuck Brown Made Me Appreciate Go-Go
I was born and raised in Baltimore. I was also raised, musically, in a bubble. As eclectic as my mom was, musically, there were some genres she didn’t rock with in the house too much. Because of this, even with its somewhat funk roots, I saw go-go as “pots and pans” music because of its […]
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