New music from Cali native AC Tatum.
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On “Flashback,” British Rapper Carasel Discusses His Love for the Old-School Vibes
The 1990s helped shape many artists, such as Carasel.
Read moreSOTBMusic: TBT – Cooley’s "Hallway"
DMV artist Cooley has popped on my radar a few times over the years. His 2017 project Hallway hit streaming platforms over the past few months and, since it’s TBT, it’s a good time to talk the title track of Hallway. It’s grimy and abrasive, almost like something from IDK. However, instead of just apeing IDK’s […]
Read moreSOTBNerdy: Shaman King
Back during the end of my middle school years, I started getting more into anime and manga. Granted, I always had anime fascinations; Dragon Ball Z‘s Ocean Dub, along with stuff like Pokemon and Gundam Wing kept me enthralled with their stories. However, it wasn’t until I hit puberty that my, to borrow a term from Bennett […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: An Open Letter To Hip-Hop from @FlowsForDays_
SpeedontheBeat.com is all about presenting real feelings about “real music.” That, and letting people see people, not personas. With that said, I recently got a text from Julie Stevens, a fellow writer who’s featured on SOTB a few times before, that said “I’ve got a piece for you.” Little did I know that this piece […]
Read moreSOTBMusic Throwback Mini: Is "A Milli" A Classic Track?
I’ll keep this short…ish. Some time ago, I came across a list that ranked Lil’ Wayne’s top songs. Among that list, somewhere at the top, was “A Milli.” So, I thought to myself and came up with this hypothesis: “A Milli” was one of Wayne’s worst songs (to me) and nowhere near a “classic track.” […]
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