(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 moreBork Laser and the Sunshine Band (or "How The Weeknd [Potentially] Ruined Contemporary R&B")
Let me start out by saying that I didn’t start out as a Weeknd fan. Are they called Weeknders? Is that a thing? If a “Weeknder” is a thing,is it also created by Disney? Anyway, due to some suggestions from high school acquaintance (and social revolutionary) Nick Brady, the homie Drizzle and, ironically enough, Dezeray, I gave The […]
Read moreDon’t Beg Me to Listen, "Dawg!": A Request (Or "Dear Internet Rappers, Part Two")
Dear Internet Rappers, I think I left something out in my last letter to you. I mean, as a artist-turned-blogger/critic-turned-artist/critic, it is my mission to help you all, to the best of my capabilities. I’m a man for the people, by the people, and of the pe–wait, where was I? Ah, yes, the missing element […]
Read moreI’m Going to a House Show
Greetings, peeps (no Captain Charisma) Today, I’m going to my first WWE house show (ed. note–yes, Speed on the Beat is a WWE fan. So what? I can still kick your ass for reals) and I’m pretty excited. Why? Because, apparently, house shows are the equivalent of the DBZ gif that’s “playing” next to this. Full […]
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