Between 2015 and 2016, I released three albums, Baltimore Commercial Break, Unhinged, and my final SOTB project The Sorest Loser. I made mention of these projects belonging to a collection called “The Baltimore Trilogy,” as all three were deeply rooted in my time in Baltimore before, during, and after my mother’s death. These albums documented […]
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 […]
Read more#SEPT5SOTB and what it means.
So, you’ve been probably wondering what in the fuck does this #SEPT5SOTB nonsense have to do with anything. A lot. So, let me take you through some history. On September 5, 1920, my father was born. So, that’s why I want to announce these things on this date versus some random day. Everything that I […]
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