By now we’re all familiar with King Louie, but do you know the MUBU Gang? On “I.M.U.B.U.” Lou introduces the rest of the crew, including Bobby Drake, Plaga and Yella – yeah they’re stacked. And oh yeah, Bobby Drake makes his rapping debut today. It’s a memorable occasion. Celebrate with “I M.U.B.U.” below. King Louie’s…
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King Louie – O.D.
King Louie’s Care Package series continues, and today’s offering is O.D. As in overdose. The MUBU captain pours up yet again, and you can expect to find this melodic joint as well as more like it, on his upcoming opus, Drilluminati. Proceed with caution. Previously: Flexin’ | Louie’s Trust Issues
King Louie – Louie’s Trust Issues
The recent surge of new Louie content continues, and he calls this one “Louie’s Trust Issues.” No matter friend or foe, male or female, Louie can’t truss it — and he waxes poetic about it here. For those who like that more “traditional” Louie sound, he takes it back to basics on “Trust Issues,” which…
Cover Art: King Louie – Drilluminati
Presented by Lawless Inc. Here’s the cover art for King Louie’s upcoming project, Drilluminati, which is due out in December. Look for this one to be number one with a bullet.
King Louie – Flexin’
With two new projects on the way (Drilluminati and Project X with Lil Durk), King L’s keeping busy and today he decides to liberate a new track from one of the projects. This track, entitled “Flexin’”, will be included on Lou’s Drilluminati mixtape. No word on when to expect Drilluminati, but it will definitely be…
The 30 Best Young Chop Beats Of 2012
Words by Bryant Bowens (@arete88) In 2012, Chicago emerged as the ‘it’ city in hip-hop. We’ve witnessed unknown-12-months-ago artists become household names, with many receiving critical acclaim for their mixtapes, and others landing the biggest prize of them all — major label record deals. With all of the accolades and praise Chicago rappers have garnered…
Fresco Kane f/ King Louie & Cashout – I Like Dat
Epic labelmates Fresco Kane, King L and Cashout connect for a bouncy posse cut entitled “I Like Dat.” True story: I was actually in the lab with these three when they recorded it at Quad Studios in NYC this past summer. All three were in the studio together writing and bouncing to the beat, and…
Video: King Louie f/ Lil Durk – Want It All
Directed by Hollywood Lenz. Produced by Young Chop. Finally, the video for my favorite song off Louie’s Showtime mixtape sees the light of day. Filmed throughout the city of Chicago, Louie and Durk take us on adventure of having it all, complete with helicopters, Phantoms and card games with Jim Jones and Chief Keef ….
Video: ItsTheReal Interviews King Louie
The Brothers Rosenthal caught up with King L during CMJ week in NYC for a pretty informative and hilarious interview. During the Q&A session, we find out how Lou prevents his parties from becoming sausage fests, what Dope & Shrimp really is and why exactly Chicago Hates You. Dope & Shrimp coming soon.
On The Set: Chella H & King Louie – Go Dumb
This weekend, the first lady Chella H linked with Mr. MUBU himself, King L, to shoot the clip for their “Go Dumb” track. “Go Dumb” was definitely a fan favorite, so it’s about time they linked to knock out the video. Today we have some behind the scenes pics of the video, which was shot…