A couple of weeks ago, I held my first interview with an upcoming artist hailing from the Baltimore area. The twenty-two year old JerMari arrived at my messy apartment and found a seat in my cluttered living room. We sparked up a blunt that I pre-rolled for us and caught up about his time away at school, North Carolina A&T, as well as other things … Continue reading Did You Notice Baltimore's Next Upcoming Artist JerMari?
If you haven’t noticed, summer is over. A lot of sites, including TDT, concluded the season by listing our favorite songs of the summer. One standout throughout the DMV was Bucky Malone’s “Wi$hlist.” The Virginia native’s song lusting over YezJulz, Keke Palmer, and others became a favorite in the DMV and one of the standout tracks from his “Orange Line $hawty project” released this July. I … Continue reading Orange Line $hawty | Meet Bucky Malone
Breaking away from Tribal Stress, Kiddartha decided to release his debut solo project “Too Much To Think About.” The Baltimore-based collective has seen success this year due in part to group hits like “Natural.” Kiddartha decided to take the solo route for a project in a tell-all confessional. The project title literally speaks for itself; there’s too much to think about, so Kiddartha decided to … Continue reading Too Much To Think About | Meet Kiddartha
I had the privilege of sitting down with Zachkary, the founder of Scumbag Boyz, this summer and interview him. I learned about Zachk, life growing up in Bowie, his passions, his vision for rapping in the future, and facing his biggest competition – himself. Rapping isn’t what Zachk expects in life…it’s his pathway to completing his goals. Life is more than rapping to Zachk, as … Continue reading Scum Forever | Meet ZachkarySkeeM
It goes without saying that life’s experiences, from times of joy to those of hardship, are what shape an artist’s development and their product. For 21-year-old Derrin Johnson, he has more than enough to build his debut project “When It Reigns.” Growing up, Johnson, known as Big Penny, says he was always a fan of music and had a love for creative writing as well. … Continue reading Take Dat, Take Dat | Meet Big Penny
“When we make tracks together, it’s like making magic,” says K.Ocaine of Tribal Stress. The five group members that make up the Baltimore collective would ironically turn a congregation of strangers at Five Guys into some of the smoothest songs like “Natural!” “I needed a group of people to vent to and I felt like other people needed it to, so why not put it … Continue reading Fuck A Runner, Run It Up | Meet Tribal Stress
I like people that aren’t boring. If I can guess the words coming out of your mouth or predict your next move chances are I don’t need you in my circle. Based off that criteria, YTK is cool in my book. At 17 years old, the Baltimore native is establishing himself as an artist, a producer, and so much more. The following interview is not … Continue reading The Greater Creator | Meet YTK
One of the best parts of my job is hearing stories. At The Demo Tape we get Soundcloud links, twitter links, Youtube links etc. 24/7, but when we get to actually talk to the artist about what inspired the music that’s when this job is the most exciting. It’s one thing to hear a song but it’s another to understand the trials and tribulations that went into making that song possible. This is why I feel like my conversation with score|swayze was such an interesting peak into his artistry.
A little over a week ago Swayze dropped LOVE! A Documentary. The 11 track project plays out like a feature film with the intro and outro appropriately titled “Opening Credits” and “Closing Credits” respectively. Taking a cue from Martin Scorsese, Score Swayze has created a score for his life’s journey. Continue reading “For the Love of the Game (Meet score|swayze)”
It’s because of poetry that Maurise Hawkins says he is who he has become today. From directing his attention away from the streets and taking his talent to Philadelphia, D.C., and even New York, Hawkins says he owes it to his love for poetry. “It feels great to get to perform at an open mic and someone says you so dope I wanna bring you … Continue reading Get The Message | Meet Poetic Reese
Atlanta’s Dae Dae is having a great summer. Even if you don’t recognize that name at first glance, I know you’ve heard this song right here. Or the remix of it with Young Dro on it. Or the other remix with Lil Yachty on it. Or the viral video below that was “allegedly” recorded of an Uber driver. hi @Uber my driver pulled into a … Continue reading No One Hit Wonder | Meet Dae Dae
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