When I told you a few days ago that Will Gates was the gatekeeper of the lost Chicago footage, I wasn’t playing around. As you may or may not know, Will used to make the Chicago Version DVDs that flooded the streets of Chicago in the mid-aughts. These DVD prominently featured the Goon…
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Longshot – Dead Presidents ’10
You know the motto and what you’d like to represent yourself. Long takes a shot (see how that works?) at the #Hellboy classic. Off Longshot’s Future of the Chi mixtape, dropping in November. Until then he’s gone… Longshot Dead Presidents 10 [Download]
Video: Jeremih – BET Rising Icon
Jeremih was recently part of BET’s Rising Icon series. Check it out and pick up the album next Tuesday. Courtesy of YK2
Agacee – Take Control (Prod. by Kanye West)
Looks like Ag found an old Kanye beat tape. Ruh-roh. Get control of yourself and check it out below… This vintage Ye beat sounds like it was made between the years of 2002-04. Thoughts? Agacee – Take Control (Prod. by Kanye West) Bonus: Agacee – On Da Couch (Prod. by Slot-A)
Video: Tragedy Tha Beast – Nobody
Directed by Writers Wednesday An ode to those who don’t support Trag’s craft. Lots of treatment in the above video as well. Previously: Tragedy Tha Beast – Premonition
Video: Mikkey Halsted – First Class
Directed by Noah Banks. Track produced by Prolyfic. Come Hell or high water, Mikkey’s The Dark Room will be dropping this Fall. I just got word that his first official single is a never-before-heard monster from No ID that I like to call the 2010 version of OC’s “Time’s Up”. Mikkey isn’t pulling any…
Kanye West – Touch It + Hustlaz [Unreleased]
So in the spirit of G.O.O.D. Friday’s, here we have two new Kanye instrumentals that were apparently meant for Rash. Per ReallHipHop, the first was to feature Common and Ludacris, but was never completed. Kanye is still on the hook as a reference. The second will probably sound familiar to you as it was also…
Marsha Ambrosius feat. Naledge – Hope She Cheats (Remix) [No DJ]
A tagged version of this popped up on Naledge’s Twentysomething mixtape a few weeks ago, so hey, today we have the untagged for you. This is remix number two of Marsha’s “Hope She Cheats”, the other featuring Fabolous and Maino. Download a zip including the dirty and clean below. Hope She Cheats Ft. Naledge [DJ…
Mixtape: Ben-Sity – Back To The Basics
Hosted by Tony Baines Look for their video for “So Simple”, directed by Ike Films, to drop on September 30th. Hit the jump for tracklist and DL link.
Video: Precise Interviews Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Two weeks ago, the legendary Pete Rock and CL Smooth were in Chicago for their first appearance together on stage in five years, for a set at The Shrine. Prior to the show, Chicago emcee Precise met up with Pete Rock and CL at their in store at AKIN for a nice little interview….