Kanye West & Frex, 1991. ‘Dead Poets To Society’ An extremely detailed and comprehensive history of Chicago Hip-Hop spanning from 1990-1995 has recently hit Facebook. With the tagline “HIP-HOP originated in South Bronx, New York City. Chicago made it Ill,” the Chicago Hip-Hop Archive features rare pictures, pluggers and videos from the early days of…
Author: Andrew Barber
On The Set: Lil Durk – 52 Bars
Lil Durk is currently on location with director Will Gates, shooting the clip for a new record from Last Of A Dying Breed entitled “52 Bars.” Durk is finally free, but dons an orange jumpsuit for this new video. Looking forward to catching this one. Related: Cover art for Last Of A Dying Breed Hit…
Yale Lucciani x Chris Mille – OVA
A DJ Hustlenomics exclusive… Yeah, it’s over for the comp, and this “Ova” has nothing to do with the Gibbs and Reesie record of the same name. The fat lady has sung… Is a collabo project on the way from these two? We shall see. Yale Lucciani & Chris Mille – Ova
Video: J.Hollins f/ Twone Gabz – Just Wanna Love You
We posted the Mp3 for this all of the way back in 2009 — It seemed like it dropped within the last twelve months. Wow, time flies. This one still holds up, though. Hollins and Gabz go in over this upbeat joint that is reminiscent of Pac’s “What’s Ya Phone #”
Video: Spike Lee Visits The Morning Riot
Spike Lee stops by WGCI’s Tony Sculfield and the Morning Riot to discuss which one of his films had the greatest impact, the state of black film, President Obama and why he won’t support the Brooklyn Nets. Spike also hit the station solo, with no security or handlers. Watch what happened above.
Video: Get Gwop x GLC – Pagers
Directed by Wild Beats Team If it’s major, hit them on the pager. We dropped the Mp3 back in June, now Gwop and GL let the visual fly for the first single off their upcoming collabo project. Beep that.
DaVinci f/ Freddie Gibbs – MYOB
DaVinci, repping that Bay Area, has recruited Fred for his latest single. You should be minding your own business, and on “MYOB” Gangsta Gibbs and DaVinci explain why. This Filmore to G.I. connection will appear on DaVinci’s MOEna Lisa project, due out this fall. 38th
Video: Trey Songz Talks Squashing R. Kelly Beef on Morning Riot
Trey Songz was a guest co-host on WGCI’s The Morning Riot today, and he discussed a wide array of topics including squashing his beef with R. Kelly, his new album Chapter V and his growth as an artist. He drops a lot of gems on this one. He also joined us on the After Party,…
FSD Events: Kendrick Lamar @ Congress Theater – 9/23
On September 23, Kendrick Lamar, with special guests Ab-Soul and Jay Rock hit Chicago’s Congress Theater. Kendrick’s last appearance in the Chi was at Pitchfork, but now he has a massive venue to rock — something you won’t want to miss. Better get tickets quickly. Cop ’em here now.
Video: Noelz Vedere – Timeless
The artist formerly known as simply Noelz, unleashes this timeless new video. This is the unplugged, semi-Acapulco version of the original version that appeared on ‘Elz’ The Popular Kid. Class it up above.