Chicago House music legend, Frankie Knuckles, regarded by some as the Godfather of Chicago House, has reportedly passed away. He was 59. Details remain scarce at this time, but a handful of trusted sources within the Chicago music community have confirmed his passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. 5Chicago, a blog…
Month: March 2014
Kanye West Postpones Australian Tour To Work On Album
No April Fools, but tonight the Lord Yeezus put his Australian tour dates on the back burner in order to finish his forthcoming album. Good news for us, bad news for the land down under. A statement released to Live Nation Australia reads: ”Due to unexpected timing requirements to finish his highly anticipated new studio…
Lucki Ecks – All Senses
Produced by Hot Sugar Lucki’s drops are few and far between, but when he tosses something out it always packs a lot of punch. No light jabs, strictly uppercuts. Every detail is carefully combed over, leaving no flaws exposed. Attention to detail is key. All senses must be in sync. A short while back, Lucki…
Wale f/ Rick Ross & Common – Sunshine (Remix)
Produced by Tone P and Stokley Williams. More new black soul. Com Sense kicks a verse alongside Ricky Rozay on the official remix of Wale’s “Sunshine”. Props to ‘Plex for the heads up.
Video: Ballout – I’m So With It
Shot and chopped by Zae. Something new from Ballout. You with it? Check out the full clip above.
Alex Wiley – Vibration
Some new vibes from Wiley on this fine spring day. Temp pops above 60, and the mood changes. Here Alex hopes to add even more happiness to your day with “Vibration.” Give it a spin below via Closed Sessions.
Spenzo – We Up
Produced by DJ L. Spenzo has a few things he wants to let everyone know and he does so with his latest drop, ‘We Up”. Expect a video for this one to impact soon as well. Press play and listen up below.
SeVen1 – Gina
Produced by Skate Bravo. Sev1’s been quietly working on his Cross My Heart LP and today, he comes through with another record you can expect to hear on the finished product. Sev says: To describe Gina all I can simply say is that life provides my inspiration to say the things I say and this…
FSD Feature: Lil Bibby Talks New EP ‘The Book’ & Handling Rise To Fame
Interview by Keith Reid-Cleveland (@kreid_c) Lil Bibby is the newest promising face to be attached to Chicago’s music scene. Free Crack, his first and only mixtape, was released at the end of November and has reached almost 800,000 views on LiveMixtapes.com since then. Showing some perfectionist tendencies, Bibby wasn’t satisfied with those numbers. Having received…
Video: Edai – Free Rondo
Directed by Rio Edai takes the “Danny Glover” instrumental and flips it into a dedication record to his currently incarcerated colleague, RondoNumbaNine.