#FreeTateKobang

https://twitter.com/itsdjflow/status/1025495889408929792?s=21 300 Entertainment is holding one of Baltimore's best artist hostage. After exploding in 2016 with his hit "Bank Rolls," Tate Kobang signed a deal to the label founded by Lyor…

Travis Scott For Dummies

Today, Travis Scott released his long-awaited third studio album ASTROWORLD. The release serves as the latest offering in an impressive catalog that includes Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, Rodeo, and a handful of singles like "Don't Play"…

Mac Miller For Dummies

As I was curating this playlist of essential Mac Miller songs, I looked up and thought "damn, there's songs on here from 2010 - I've been listening to Mac Miller for nearly a decade." The young kid from Pittsburgh who released gems of my…

Ella Mai For Dummies

Ella Mai has been the singer of the summer with her hit single "Boo'd Up." While it's now in the Billboard Hot 100, "Boo'd Up" was a late bloomer. The single is featured on her 2017 project Ready, alongside "Breakfast In Bed" and "Anymore."…

50 Lor Scoota Essentials

This time two summers ago, Baltimore City was still mourning the death of rapper Lor Scoota. He was shot and killed leaving a charity basketball game in June of 2016, promoting peace and an end to violence in his hometown. Two years later,…

Dom Kennedy For Dummies

If summer was a rapper, it would be Dom Kennedy. I can always judge how well a Saturday afternoon in July is gonna play out by how well From the Westside With Love II sounds in the whip. I'm forever indebted to Dom for the soundtracks to my…

The Demo Tape Presents: Playlist Wars

If you haven't noticed, here at The Demo Tape, we're super competitive. Whether it be writing, content, or playlist curation, we have some very talented individuals that do it all, and very well at that. One of the things the staff here…