I originally flipped this track (Willie Hutch’s “Never Let You Be Without Love”) for The Sh*t I Shoulda Dropped for a track dealing with my relationship with Raquel and my first-born son. It’s a pretty deep song, and details where I was mentally and whatnot before Raquel and I reconciled after the original One Year Later and […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @TrueGodImmortal Presents His Lost Files
We’ve got some new True God and all I can say is “hell, yeah!” The project, composed of tracks recorded between 2015 and 2017, showcases different sides of True while also keeping people in tune with what to expect from his next project, The Miserable Beauty. Think of it something like his Lost Tapes 2. […]
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 moreNew SOTBMusic: @YoungAXELholic – Black Blood Cells
Team DAR’s young boy becomes a man with Black Blood Cells. Picking up right where 2015’s Coolin in AXEL World and various Team DAR appearances left off, Black Ax delivers hard-hitting lyrics over trill-ass beats. The project is one of maturation, as we’re finding a more-mature Ax delving into topics such as loyalty, responsibility, and the […]
Read moreSpeed on the Beat’s (Some of the) Ones To Watch in 2016
Like any self-respecting journalist worth his weight in salt (and, depending on when you ask me, that’s a slightly fluctuating weight), I’ve been out and about listening to artists and their music. Why? Because while I didn’t discover The Weeknd or Logic, I can help discover the next big thing. Some of these artists have […]
Read moreAn Honest Review of @TrueGodImmortal and @ShokusApollo’s #TheOutsiders
Disclosure: Please note that, while it’s always #DARBiz, I will be looking at this album objectively (read: looking at as if I didn’t know True, Apollo, or anything about Team DAR). Therefore, it won’t be straight-up 10s across the board if it doesn’t deserve it. This is my team, so as a member of said […]
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