During a recent encounter in Los Angeles, two legends of Chicago Hip-Hop, John Monopoly and Jay Boogie, reminisce on the ‘golden era’ of rap music in the city. In fact, John John got his first opportunity in the biz back in the early 90s working with Jay Boogie and Da Brat. Here, the OGs loosely…
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Video: Guttaville Dough – Where Is My Mind
Directed by Bo G Gutta’ Hard To Kill mixtape, hosted by DJ V-Dub & DJ Citi drops on Black Friday. Here’s a heartfelt record to hold you over until then.
Tony Cartel f/ Mikkey Halsted – Money & Power
Chicago MC recruits Mikkey Halsted to craft on ode to the two things all humans crave: money and power. Newcomer Cartel more than handles his own, and Halsted obviously does his thing, too. Look for this joint to land on Tony’s The Takeover mixtape, due out in the next few months.
dope.boy.magic Unveil The ‘I Wanna F*** Rihanna’ Hat
You may want to tuck your kids into bed before you continue reading this post. If you follow the dope.boy.magic team or any of the various Chicago fashion mavens on Twitter, then you’ve surely seen chatter about #TheHat. Well, today those not in the know got to see just exactly what #TheHat was. Well, from…
Sasha Go Hard – No Time
Produced by Tony Roach In 2012, we’ve seen Sasha rise to the top of her class as one of the Chi’s dominant new artists. From packed concerts in Manhattan and Chicago to critics drooling over her music (and looks), Sasha is having one hell of a 2012. And she keeps the ball rolling with “No…
Video: Lupe Fiasco On NiteCap
Lupe was recently a guest on Peter Bailey’s NBC program NiteCap, where Lu sat down for an in-depth interview. Mr. Fiasco discusses the ups and downs of being an artist, commercial success and the business side of rap. It’s an interesting watch. Hit the jump for part two.
Video: Paperboy – Money Right
Produced by Cryptonite Paperboy is on the front lines of Bo Deal’s Killa Klan, and today he drops off his new video for “Money Right.” The beat was handled by Cryptonite, who brought a marching band to life. They even made the video, too. Turn up and tune in.
Chris Mille – Hardbody
Produced by Chase N Dough & Jay Beatz Another leak from Chris’ Work: The Mixtape, which is due out soon. This joint would classify as hardbody, for sure. See for yourself below.
New Album: Roy French – Amazing
Today we have the amazing new project from Roy French. Fourteen brand new tracks, including production and features from C-Sick, Odd Couple, J. Hill, Marko Montana and more. You can stream below, but to download you gotta cough up a few bucks. He’s deserving of that, right? Hit the jump to check it out. Purchase…
Update: Chief Keef Leaks Eight New Songs
Keef does R&B — and I believe this is a first. Here he links with R&B singer Chris James for “Head Games.” Get your noggin examined below. Keith just went crazy with the leaks. Within the past hour he dropped seven eight songs on his twitter page. Five Six snippets and two new songs. If you’re…