On July 24th, J. Cole’s highly-touted 4 Your Eyez Only world tour blows through Chicago, for a larger-than-life show at the United Center. Cole World, alongside his Dreamville squad, will surely sellout the UC, so we strongly suggest you grab tickets right here, right now. They just went on sale moments ago, so don’t snooze…
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Watch the “Ode To Footwork” Short Film with Kevin Coval
Poem by Kevin Coval. Dancer Litebulb. Directed by Alex Myung. Produced by Tara Mahadevan. In celebration of Kevin Coval’s new book, A People’s History of Chicago, which you can preorder right here, Kev and crew brought the poem “Baby Come On: An Ode to Footwork.” to life with this vibrant visual celebrating one of Chicago’s most…
Nicholaus Kane channels Percy Miller on “Ice Cream Man”
Produced by Atom Grey Nick Kane is playing to my weaknesses on this one here. On “Ice Cream Man” he resurrects Percy Miller’s 1996 classic album and song, Mr. Ice Cream Man. There are so many dope ass No Limit references here that I don’t even know where to begin. Only TRU Tank Dawgs will…
Chris Brown’s ‘The Party Tour’ with 50 Cent hits Allstate Arena on April 28, pre-sale tix AVAILABLE NOW
Chris Brown’s The Party Tour hits the Chicagoland area on April 28th, and the lineup is stacked. Joining Chris is the G-Unit boss himself, 50 Cent, as well as Fabolous, O.T. Genasis and Kap G. The tour will descend upon the Allstate Arena on 4/28. It’s an all ages affair and doors open at 7:30pm….
Listen to “New Doe” the latest from FowL
Produced by Fenom With Fenom on the beat, Detroit’s foulest of them all, FowL, returns with some “New Doe.” New year, new music, new doe. Cash out with him below — at the Greektown Casino or otherwise. Heck, I’ve been there, I know how it goes down there in downtown Detroit.
The track list for Taylor Bennett’s ‘Restoration of an American Idol’ looks crazy
Taylor Bennett’s new album, Restoration of an American Idol, is set to drop this Friday, February 24th. And from the looks of things, this is set to be his biggest release to date. Not only does he have Mike Will Made It and Ludlow handling production, he also landed some massive features, with big bro…
Supa Bwe & Kembe X collide on “Black Aladdin”
Produced by Hippie Sabotage You can’t kill him, he’s been dead. Supa and Kembe on the same track? It’s gotta be magic. “Black Aladdin” it is. Word is, Supa will be popping up on the road alongside Juicy J and Hippie Sabotage this spring on select dates. Different tours, though. Congrats to the Bwe. Take…
Listen to HBK’s ‘The Return of the Kid’ album
I’ve typed this numerous times, and by now you should already know HBK a.k.a. Kiddo is one of my favorite rappers out here right now. The Doughboyz Cashout representer FINALLY returns with a new solo album after an almost-3-year hiatus, fittingly titled The Return of the Kid. The kid is back and on this one…
Ben One returns with a new video for “Black Shades”
Directed by Dark Mirror Videos Ben One has been a fixture on the Chicago scene for the past decade, popping in and out with fresh new music and positive vibes. And after a brief hiatus, Ben returns with his first new video in a while, “Black Shades.” Has he lost a step? Nah, never that….
Dally Auston and Qari merge for “Economics”
Words by Aaron Navarro Professor Auston and Professor Qari link up for this new lesson, which sets out to teach y’all some economics. And this is one class you don’t wanna miss. Over some straight-slapping production by Mulatto and CEO Beatz, the two do their absolute thing. Let’s hope for more joint lessons between the two….