It looks like Rhymefest is about to take it back to his battle roots and take someone to task on a record. If you’ve heard or seen ‘Fest in a battle, then you know he’s a BEAST with it. via Che’s Twitter: I’m about to diss another rapper fir the first time ever on a…
Month: January 2009
Mick Luter – “FSD Freestyle”
The Champ of ’08 is back with a brand new, hot off the press, FSD freestyle. Mick goes ahead and tears Group Home’s “Supa Star” to shreds. There are way too many quotables on this one for me to even begin to start dropping the jewels on you, so do yourself a favor and check…
Mikkey Halsted – “Lie 2 Kick It”
The vaults are open today. Here’s one from Chicago’s hope, Mikkey Halsted. The track is old, but the title still holds validity to this day. People, without a doubt, enjoy lying to kick it. Don’t you? Mikkey Halsted – “Lie 2 Kick It” (Prod. by Needlz)
Phil G – “The Essence”
Some throwback Phil G. New to some, old to others, dope to all. Phil G – “The Essence”
Video: GLC in the Studio with J.Ivy, Keezo Kane & Tarre Torae
Here’s some footage from a session GLC hosted featuring Grammy Award winning spoken word artist J. Ivy, singer Tarre Torae (Talib Kweli) and producer Keezo Kane. I see Versatile lurking around as well.
Gerald Walker & Charles Hamilton – “Starchaser”
Here’s the original version of Charles Hamilton’s “Starchaser” which was featured on the It’s Charles Hamilton mixtape. When the mixtape dropped Gerald was no longer on the track, but he was nice enough to shoot this copy over. Gerald Walker & Charles Hamilton – “Starchaser”
The Legendary Traxster Voted Top Chicago Producer of 2008
The voice of choice has spoken and the people have selected The Legendary Traxster as the Top Chicago Producer of 2008 in this weeks poll. As usual, the poll sparked quite a bit of controversy from all angles, where I fielded many emails, phone calls and comments, so you can consider this the very last…
Video: DJ Sean Doe Mixtape Trailer
All Natural Inc’s DJ Sean Doe has a brand new mixtape on the horizon entitled, Midwest Grit, which features all new material from Midwest emcees and producers. Above is the artsy-ish trailer which features a preview of a remix to Astonish’s “Life Ain’t Sweet”. As an added bonus I’ve included a rare Astonish track for…
Jo FloWroshus feat. Twista – “Push Your Wig Back”
Madison, Wisconsin’s Joe FloWroshus hooked up with Twista to discuss pushing release dates back and making fun of people who drive Pontiac Sunfire’s. Jo FloWroshus feat. Twista – “Push Your Wig Back” via BFochs
Bump J feat. Sly Polaroid & G-Man – “Pull It” (Prod. by Boogz)
Yup, another hidden gem from the Bump vaults. This one comes courtesy of Boogz (who just so happened to be behind the boards on this), and features Sly Polaroid and G-Man. Bump J feat. Sly Polaroid & G-Man – “Pull It” (Prod. by Boogz) I mean, I have some music in my stash, but I…