Chicago music industry vet John Monopoly has linked with Larro Wilson to launch a new record label, Lawless Inc., and have inked King Louie as their flagship artist. The indie label is currently finishing up a major distribution deal, and is planning to drop Louie’s Dope & Shrimp album in January. The first leak from…
Month: November 2011
Video: J. Ivy – War
If you have a television, you’ve probably seen J. Ivy each and every week on Sunday Night Football. But what you probably didn’t know is that J recently received an Emmy for his song “Off In Chicago,” which he’ll be releasing in January (more details on that soon). But in the meantime and in between…
Joneszilla f/ General Steele & stic.man – Think About It (The 99)
Chicago’s own Jeff Jones a.k.a. Joneszilla enlists his Smif-N-Wessun & dead prez comrades to occupy with the blogosphere with their ode to the 99%. Think about that…
New Album: Tia London – Love Junkie
When is the last time you were able to download a FREE album, entirely produced by The Legendary Traxster? Well, today is one of those special occasions. You’ve heard the leaks (all of which have been solid), now see Tia rock a whole project for dolo. The songstress unleashes 12 new songs, all handled by…
Video: Common On CNN’s Freedom Project
And you thought Common was only in Haiti to shoot the video for “Sweet?” Think again. Com has partnered up with CNN for “Common Dreams’ as part of their Freedom Project, which seeks to build awareness about modern day child slavery in Haiti. Very riveting stuff. MWP
Video: Bo Deal Talks Alleged Beef With L.E.P., Bringing Alley Boy To Chicago & More
Well, this is interesting. MyCityMyDream sat down with Bo to touch on the situation with L.E.P. and how there shouldn’t be an issue with Alley Boy visiting the Windy among other things. This is definitely worth a view or two. Hit the jump to check out the second part of the interview.
Video: Trainwreck Symphony f/ Scheme, Astonish & 3-60 Tha Mack – Thank You
Yeah, Turkey Day is over, but some of us are still giving thanks. The names in the title included. Ha!
Sway x Lupe Fiasco – Still Speedin’
UK artist Sway premiered his new single featuring Lupe Fiasco, “Still Speedin,” last night on DJ Semtex’s show. LupEnd caught it and upped it. Although this isn’t Lupe’s single, it’s evident that Lu’s sound is headed in a more electronic direction–evidenced by his latest mixtape. still-speedin-reloaded
Video: Jo Jo Capone x Maino x Pistol Pete – Boss Of My City [BTS]
The Global Gangsters and Maino sit in the lap of luxury live from their latest video for “Boss Of My City,” which serves as the first single from their upcoming album Earth Our Turf Vol. 2. Download said single now.
Mixtape: Hit Skrewface – Hitsville, USA Vol. 2
Hit Skrewface of Gary’s Str8 Slammin’ Click, drops his new mixtape, hosted by DJ Roc. Hitsville, USA Vol. 2 features the entire Str8 Slammin’ Click: Freddie Gibbs, D-Edge and many more. Hit the jump to download the entire project…