In part one of our interview, True God and I discussed the possibility of Eyes on the Ring 2, the wrestling business, and his upcoming collaboration with Shokus Apollo, Less Is More. Today, we’re going to keep the same energy while also talking family, life, “stan culture,” and Kanye West. Speed: Alright, switching gears a […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Catching Up with True God, Part One
It’s been a while since I’ve had the chance to interview True God. We talk about life and music on a consistent basis, as friends and brothers do. However, I haven’t shared much with the world about the next moves. However, with the new year kicking into gear, it was time to catch up with […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: True God Delivers a Rap City Medley
In the 1990s and 2000s, not many shows were as influential on hip-hop as BET’s Rap City. True God, on his latest EP, pays homage to various legends from the series and the timeline as well, from Timbaland to The Neptures to G-Unit. Taking instrumentals that feel right out of the eras they’re paying homage […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: True God and Shokus Apollo Breathe in New Life in New Project
After talking about it/hinting about its existence for a while, True and Apollo come back to their HS roots and drop a project that’s more diverse, but still lyrically sound. It’s quite possibly their beat work as a duo, if I’m being honest. The phrase “something for everyone” is a bit cliched. However, just because […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Flashback Friday — TeamDAR’s Exodus
About four years ago, Team DAR released its first project as a quartet, Genesis. We were okay with the end result, but we knew we needed to do a proper release with all four of us in the studio at the same time. But, things were in a flux. Our engineer at the time was […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Shokus Apollo Releases Tresvant
My Team DAR brother Shokus Apollo returns to the mic to deliver his first album after an almost two-year hiatus from solo work. Tresvant, named after Apollo’s alter ego “Apollo Tresvant,” features a mix between smoker-friendly production and heavy emphasis on lyricism, even on the turn-up songs such as “High Tide.” Keeping true to the […]
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