(This series of blogs fleshes out some of the incidents that led to the creation and finalization of the no-fi masterpiece Songs For…) July 24, 2012Hyattsville Circuit CourtHyattsville, MD10:30 AM I just walked out of a courthouse in Hyattsville, family in tow. Holding a paper with the two words that secured my freedom, “Nolle Prosequi,” I […]
Read moreThe Speed on the Beat GoFundMe
Greetings, all. So, as you may’ve seen, I started a GoFundMe for my “I want to donate to charity and raise money for Jovanni’s College Fund, but want to do it directly and kind of in a grassroots type-of-way” initiative. In short, I know that there are people out there that may want to aid […]
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 moreThe Most Painful Beat I Ever Made (The Making of Soul Revival 2 – Part One)
Today, I begin disclosing some of the work that went into the creation of True God’s upcoming Soul Revival 2 album. This two-part series will examine elements of the album that will potentially allow audiences to understand where True’s coming from on this. Part one details the “most painful beat I’ve ever made,” a song that’s […]
Read moreBefore I Was SOTB
Before SOTB.com, there was “The Speed Report.” (After that, there was jdotspeed.com/speedonthebeat.com–the WordPress Edition, but we don’t talk about that–much) In it, an 18-Year-Old Speed on the Beat talked about a plethora of issues with the wit you’ve come to expect here. I also wore shades indoors; it was a dark time In a somewhat […]
Read more"Just Can’t See Myself (Miss Music)" Snippet
I’ll be honest with you, I can’t give you the whole song. Not yet, anyways. Why? Well, if I give you everything off the album for free, why in the hell would you want to buy anything from it (regardless of the good that’ll come from it. As with the original #RR pressing/release, a portion […]
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