Machine Entertainment Group, the indie Chicago label headed up by Mikkey Halsted and JB, best known for breaking and helping mold G Herbo, has expanded their roster. Already known for their magnificent work with Herbo, the label headed up north — Minnesota to be exact — to ink industry newcomer, SKNY. I’ve had the pleasure of hearing a…
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Mikkey Halsted Opens ‘Mikkey’s Retro Grill’ in Hyde Park
Congrats are in order to Mikkey Halsted, DJ Toure and Eric Nance on the opening of Mikkey’s Retro Grill, a new dining establishment in Hyde Park. Mikkey’s Retro Grill comes on the heels of the success Mikkey, Eric Nance and family have had with Litehouse, one of the premiere hot spots in the Hyde Park neighborhood….
DJ MoonDawg f/ Mikkey Halsted & Kid Marquis – A Friendly Face
Produced by Nascent MoonDawg cracks open his vaults today to bring us a joint that’s about a year and a half old. It was recorded for a MoonDawg project that never materialized, and it has been sitting away quietly locked in MD’s vault somewhere. The beat was eventually sold to 50 Cent for his Animal…
Mikkey Halsted – Web We Weave
Produced by Da Internz. Scratches by DJ ALO. Before 2014 comes to a close, Mikkey Halsted returns with the second official release from his forthcoming Bulletproof Dreams project. Mikk speaks from the perspective of the world wide web here and provides some much needed food for thought. Says Mikk: THE PAST YEAR, I’ve been focusing…
Dat Boy Hot f/ Mikkey Halsted – Real
Produced Jonny Yayo With Yayo on the beat, and Halsted on the feature, Dat Boy returns with yet another release from his #10For10 series. What’s real? What’s fake? Well, the real is here right now on Fake Shore Drive. Listen up below.
KD Young Cocky f/ Mikkey Halsted – Missing
Produced by D. Brooks Some introspective and thought-provoking street music from Mikkey Halsted and KD Young Cocky. KD’s been super consistent as of late, so we’re most definitely excited for his forthcoming project. D. Brooks on the beat yet again.
Mikkey Halsted f/ Tia London – What Love Is
Produced by The Legendary Traxster. Mikkey and Tia London try to figure out exactly what love is on this new joint that you can give a listen below. The single is also available for purchase on iTunes, so be sure to cop it if you need the mp3. Mikkey’s new project, Bulletproof Dreams, is due…
Mikkey Halsted – Salmon Crouquettes
Produced by No I.D. Scratches by Boogz Da Beast. Mikkey Halsted’s planning to drop not one, but two projects this year — one being the highly anticipated Bulletproof Dreams LP. Today, Halsted gives us the first official offering from Bulletproof Dreams titled “Salmon Crouquettes”, produced by none other than No I.D. Mikk and Dion never…
Mikkey Halsted Changes Name To Halsted, Announces Release Date For ‘Bulletproof Dreams’
In a rather revealing interview with The Source, storied Chicago emcee, Mikkey Halsted, discussed a plethora of topics, and among other things, announced that he’s dropping the Mikkey from his name and will now be known as simply Halsted. That’s a bold move for an established artist such as Mikk, but if anyone can pull…
Blanco Caine f/ Mikkey Halsted, Giftz & Broadway – Go [Prod. by Young Chop]
We warned you about this one yesterday, and now it’s go time. A posse cut of epic proportions. Blanco, Mikk, Chop, Giftz and B-Way. That’s a lot of power on one track. It goes all the way down on this one. For now, you can only stream this joint. If you want to download it,…