About ten years ago, I recorded a song, as J dot Speed, called “I’m A King.” I was tired of people seeing me as less than them for whatever reason. I wanted to make an anthem for people to rock with and showcase, lyrically, why I stayed heads and shoulders above some of the people […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @BmoreSupplier Wants You To Fuck It Up and Lose Control
So I decided to dust the Baltimore Supplier hat off for a bit for some “mellow club music,” flipping and chopping The Weeknd’s “Live For.” This is not the track that’ll appear on Mama Young’s Son, but is a club loosie. Check it out below and if you’re rocking with it, support dope music in all […]
Read moreA Brief SOTBMusic Rant About The Sorest Loser
Today is the one-year anniversary of my last album. Apologies for the rants in advance. I often get asked if I regret leaving music behind as an artist following The Sorest Loser. The cries aren’t as strong as they were; I guess folks have resigned to take my “retirement” as fact. However, they still exist. To […]
Read moreRevisiting The J Dot Era
Over the years, I’ve gone back through my older tracks, circa my time at the University of Maryland. These so-called “J Dot Era” tracks were, in some ways, ahead of their time. They set up the basis of some of the mentalities I’ve revisited as Speed on the Beat and things I’ve seen pop up […]
Read moreSpeed on the Beat Retrospective: The SOTB!(!!) Discography 2012-2016
Yep, it’s about that time for someone (anyone, really) to talk about the namesake of this here site’s musical “career.” Spawned from a combination of a mental breakdown and a desire to spit “dat hot fiyahhhh” once more, meek producer Mister Speed on the Beat decided to get back into the “booth,” create some no-fidelity […]
Read moreA Bit About #Unhinged
I wanted Baltimore Commercial Break: From Juke Joints to Greatness to be my last album. When I finished recording the last actual song for the album, “Hello Baltimore (Re-Visitation Rights),” there was a feeling of completion. I’d finally worked on a Baltimore-tinged album which interpolated and flipped Baltimore commercial jingles and whatnot, something I’d been trying to […]
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