Pitchfork and Lollapalooza have both rolled out their festival lineups, so it’s only right that North Coast follows suit with their first wave of acts. On the rap side of things, Outkast’s Big Boi and Atmosphere were announced; as the rest of the lineup are electronic-based artists, including Chicago’s Felix Da Housecat and Pretty Lights….
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Chase N Dough – OBAA
Chase N Dough will be dropping new instrumentals every Tuesday through June 5th, as part of his iTuesday series. Today he brings “OBAA” to the table. Stream, download and rock below. OBAA
Mixtape: Spenzo – Ain’t U Spenzo
Hosted by DJ Hustlenomics. After countless drops, Windy city newcomer Spenzo finally drops his new project. Stream/download below.
Rello f/ BJ The Chicago Kid – Whatever
The Rello rollout continues, with “Whatever” featuring BJ The Chicago Kid. Rello’s rolodex is strong, and this feature is, too. Look for his joint with YP to drop within the next week or so as well. WHATEVER-Rello Feat. BJ the Chicago kid
Video: Spenzo on the Morning Riot After Party 4/16
Did Spenzo skip school today? Nah, this was filmed over the weekend. Sherm caught up with the rising star Spenzo, who will drop his mixtape Ain’t U Spenzo this evening. An interesting convo…
Pics: Common’s Common Ground Foundation Annual Gala & Fundraiser
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…
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.