Saturday night, Common held his annual Common Ground Foundation Gala & Fundraiser at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago. Guests included Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the event honored Harry Belafonte as well as Executive Vice President of the Boeing Corporation, James A. Bell; Chicago Bear, Israel Idonije; and CEO and founder of MillionDollar$cholar, Derrius Quarles. The…
Author: Andrew Barber
Naledge – Certified x Joey & Darryl
So Naledge is currently hard at work on (gasp!) three new projects: Night At The Elysian (with Tony Baines), Chicago Picasso 2 (with DJ RTC) and finally Naledge Is Power. That’s a lot of work on deck. Surprisingly enough, neither of these two leaks are to land on any of the aforementioned projects. Yep, Naledge…
Mixtape: Jay Stonez – A1 Fishscale
Stonez unleashed a video earlier this morning for the title track of the album, and now he drops the entire project. 14 new tracks including 2 Chainz and more. Download the full project, including the super dope back cover below the cut.
Video: Jay Stonez – A1 Fishscale
Directed by DGainz Stonez’ A1 Fishscale drops this week.
Video: Future Takes Chicago To “Pluto”
Andrew Straw and Alex Riley chronicle Future’s journey through Chicago while promoting his debut album Pluto, which drops on Tuesday (4/17). The vid follows Future as he does press at both WGCI and Power 92, hosts a listening party and caps off the evening at WGCI’s third year anniversary party for The Morning Riot.
New Album: Arlo – The Fifth Heartbeat
The Trailblazerz’ MPC’s Arlo drops of his new album, The Fifth Heartbeat, which includes what could be the most hilarious artwork of the year. 11 new tracks dedicated to the Westside of the Chi, and the Five Heartbeats. A little something for everyone, no? Hit the jump for the goods.
Lavoisier f/ GemStones – Hope You Miss Me
I hope you missed GemStones, because he’s back on a new track with Lavoisier. “Hope You Miss Me” is a leak from Lavo’s upcoming Rap Terrorist 2 project. What’s up with a new Gems project, though? Hit the jump to check & stream it…
Alderman, Congress Theater Under Fire For “Chief Keef” Show
Meet the 2012 scapegoat for everything: Chief Keef. Your buzz as a rapper is dwindling? Blame Chief Keef. An old lady gets robbed? It was probably Chief Keef. A fight breaks out at a concert? Yep, you guessed it — Chief Keef. The 16-year-old rapper is also likely responsible for the scud dud that flopped…
J. Hill – Livin’ Large
After a successful FSD Beats campaign earlier in the week, J. Hill returns with “Livin’ Large,” another free instrumental for the readers, rappers and fans. Another solid effort from the budding producer. Stream above, download below. livin large (1)
Video: Young Diesel f/ Ju Jilla – Keep Ballin’
Directed by Seuss Leroy