Performed and produced by brandUn DeShay This song is special to me because its the last SOLO effort I’ll be releasing for awhile. Yall kno I produced for Curren$y, Von Pea, Dom Kennedy, Casey Veggies, and a BUNCH of other artists.. I wanna add bigger artists to my role call and keep focusin on gettin…
Author: Andrew Barber
Mixtape: Deeder – The Preface
In preparation for the release of his Shoebox Chronicles mixtape, Maserati Deeder drops this six song EP, featuring tracks that will not make the cut for the aforementioned project. Download after the jump.
Jaycee x FSD Present: Chicago Street Project
Fake Shore Drive & Jaycee return with this latest Chicago Street Project. Most of this music is from street sales, but since purchasing these efforts, spanning many years, some of these artists may have done “major” work within the local Chicago music scene, but at the time of purchase it was off of the street…
Mixtape: Billion Dollar Ballers – iPack
The Billion Dollar conglomerate unleashes their latest project, iPack, as a New Year freebie. This 15 song opus features guest appearances from Paul Wall, Nikki Lynette, Henny B and Marz. Check the tracklisting and download after the hop.
Mixtape: Jay-J – Zero Tolerance
Hosted by Sean Mac & DJ Twin His “Letter To Bump” is pretty serious. Check out the project after the cut.
Sly Polaroid – The Bad Guy
Produced by Emmaculate “The streets love Sly cause all these rappers is fake, they hit the stage, and start dancin’ ’round like Drake” One of my favorite rappers has returned. After a far-too-long hiatus, The Bad Guy has returned to take what’s rightfully his. In 2011, I don’t see too many rappers messing with Sly….
Video: Common x Twista – The Light [Live on NYE]
Chicago’s Hip Hop Godfather’s shared the stage last night at Vibe in Chicago, during Common’s hosted NYE party. I’m sure these two have appeared together somewhere at some point, but this is a very, very rare occurrence. Now, if we could just get these two on a song together. All hail the Kings. No word…
Video: Lil Wayne’s 2011 NYE Appearance In Chicago
For the past few weeks, people wondered if Lil Wayne’s scheduled NYE appearance/performance at Adrianna’s in the South Burbs was actual facts. Was Weezy F going to show? In what capacity? Once the Dipset (Cam, Jimmy and Juelz) were added to the bill, the interest reached fever pitch. Rumors begin to swirl last night that…
Brian “All Day” Miller – The Chicago Job
If you don’t know the name Brian “All Day” Miller, well you should, because you’ve definitely heard his music. From Kanye’s “Champions” to Cam’s “Down & Out”, B. Miller has crafted some of the best and most soultastic (word?) productions to impact within the last decade. Coming up under the tutelage of Kanye West and…
Visual – Chicago Hip Hop History Ep. 1
Vis kicks off 2011 with his weekly Chicago Hip-Hop History series, and these every-7 installments will chronicle Visual’s journey’s as a budding emcee in Chicago’s scene. From Common and No ID fighting crowds at the Congress, to recording in basement studios with the rapping Alderman, Rhymest; Vis really gives listeners the low down through his…