Author: Andrew Barber

Toxic is back from behind the boards to attack the microphone for dolo. Here is his debut video entitled “I Wanna Rock”, which has nothing to do with the retardedly-popular Snoop Dogg song of the same name. He’s pushing rhymes like weight. No O’Shea.

Closed Sessions drops tomorrow at www.closedsessions.com Here we get the low down on how ‘Fest and ‘Zoo came together for this track. Props RH

Capital Killa is currently more famous than Kanye West. 24 hours after the Showdown at the Wild Hare, Merk Murphy caught up with Capital K to hear his side of the story. Aspiring rappers, please don’t try this at home. Update: Now with words from Hustle Simmons, via Bobby Rocwell, The World’s Most Dangerous Cameraman….

Voyce is showing no signs of slowing down with the videos and mixtapes. Here’s his latest, directed by Luck Luchie of Grand Total Inc. Next week be on the lookout for another new Voyce mixtape, Best Things In Life Are Free Vol. 3.  Slow down son, you’re killin’ em.

This guy is one of the biggest problems in Chicago.  Thumbs up. Directed by Roper <- (Great job.  Ha!)

While in town for a show last Friday, Wiz Khalifa held an in-store at Jugrnaut.  The Jug stays killing it with dope in-stores. Shouts to Fly Kite Media

A new breed of hustlers. Congrats to Gangsta Gibbs for landing on the cover of April’s XXL Magazine. Be sure to cop it when it hits newsstands on March 16th. via NR

The Suppliers, who seem to snatch up great features at the drop of a hat, recruited Sly P for this ode to your local suppliers.  You should be gettin’ it. The Suppliers feat. Sly Polaroid – “We Ya Suppliers” 

This is a dedication to the late, great Frank White, who passed away March 9th, 1997. I thought this was gonna be a remake of Big’s (er…Puff’s) remake of that one Duran Duran record.  Turns out it’s a brand new beat from QBeans. Reno Chinati feat. QBeans – “Notorious”

Friday night’s incident at the Wild Hare with Big Sean and the infamous Mic Snatcher is easily the most talked about event in Chicago right now.  For the past 48 hours all I’ve heard about is Hustle Simmons and his Goldberg-esque spear  of the Chicago Mic Snatcher , who has now been revealed as an artist…