As I mentioned yesterday, I hit the studio with Mikkey Halsted on Friday, as he was putting the finishing touches on his upcoming Unkrowned City mixtape. Here he was working on his rendition of “Dear Summer”. I’ll be posting the full MP3 later on in the week, and the fellas at RubyHornet will have some…
Month: June 2008
Payroll – “Never Change” (Prod. by Kanye West)
You know that I love sharing legendary and forgotten tales of Chicago Hip-Hop, right? Well this story was completely off the radar to anyone outside of Chicago at the time. It would later become known as the infamous “bottle incident”, where *allegedly*, Payroll attempted to hit Kanye in the head with a bottle. The beef…
Sly Polaroid – “Mother’s Son”
It’s been long overdue, but finally we have some Sly Polaroid from you. I’ve been pestering Boogz for months and finally he came through with something for me. Sly has some big things happening in the very near future, so stay tuned for that. Welcome home Sly! Sly Polaroid – “Mother’s Son” Props to…
Mikkey Halsted – “Rebel To America” (Snippet)
Here’s a snippet of the No ID-produced banger from Chicago: The Photo Album. Wow. You may recognize some of the lyrics from this. I had the opportunity to hit the studio with Mikk on Friday, and all I have to say is, from what I’ve heard, Chicago: The Photo Album is liable to shake up…
Video: Twone Gabz Rap City Feature
Twone’s “Spit Ya Game” feature on Rap City. Word to Chris Thomas. And who’s this new host, by the way? He sucks.
Mass Hysteria feat. Juice & Gravity – “Diamonds & Pearls”
Last night the Alchemist had a DJ set at Lava Lounge – a bunch of people were in the house (RTC, SC, Eugene, Milt, Juice, Dilated Peoples, Lungz, Hu$tle, Mica – you get the idea) and one person I was able to link up with was Mike Treese of the Chicag0-duo Mass Hysteria. Mike was…
Mixtape: GemStones – The Testimony of GemStones
Well no sooner do I post a track and the whole mixtape shows up in internets form. Oh well. I know you kids were excited for this one. Thanks to KayCee GemStones – The Testimony of GemStones
GemStones feat. Tungun Cannon – “Never Give Up”
From Gems The Testimony of GemStones mixtape, which I have a copy of, but haven’t had a chance to upload yet. Courtesy of the good fellas at The Attic. GemStones feat. Tungun Cannon – “Never Give Up”
Common Gets His Wig Pushed Back
Invincible Fall? Indeed. Looks like the powers that be knew Common was on some shit with this one, so they pushed the release date back to September. I guess they saw that “Universal Mind Control” was a real shit sandwich and did some damage control. What do you want to bet that by the time…
Ivy League – “Daddy”
I hope you peeped the Ivy League’s Country Club Chronicles (Episode 2) from last week, where the fellas hit the studio with Prolyfic. Well if you didn’t, go watch it now, and if you did, then you’re familiar with the track “Daddy” which ran at the very end. It’s basically showing the “D-Boys” that they…