Author: Andrew Barber

“The whole hood is lost, G” – Mikkey Halsted Derrion Albert, a 16-year-old Fenger student, was murdered on Thursday in broad daylight. Three blocks from his school. This hits close to home for me – Fenger is about a 10-minute drive from the crib – but for more reasons than just proximity. Albert wasn’t involved…

Same Rebel, New Cause mixtape presented by 2DBz and Ruby Hornet due at the end of October. Scheme – “Labor of Love”

I don’t know if that’s a junkyard, a car, a Transformer, a purple snake, a spare tire [donut] – but I do see the skyline. The 5th City Bandits are: Versatile, Remedi and Bolster. 5th City Bandits – “Everybody Knows (Bang Bang)”

I had a chance to open up for Really Doe at The Wild Hare on Tuesday.  I took some footage of my performance, Enjoy. The lesson that I learned from this show is that I have to pay dues no matter how good  or bad the situation is.

Chicago-duo The Suppliers landed Gucci Mane for their debut single, “Wanda”. Not sure if “Wanda” has anything with In Living Color or not, but hey, they got a nice 16 from Gucci. The accompanying video has some footage of The Suppliers recent photo shoot with Nick Brazinsky.  Be on the lookout for more music from…

Today is your last chance to vote for the 2009 Truth Awards, which includes the Fake Shore Drive Artist of the Year Award.  If you haven’t voted for any of the categories yet, make sure to head over to the voting site to stuff the ballot boxes.  Kidding, of course.  But seriously, please go vote…

Okay, here we go.  Two rising stars on one track.  Reno + YP.  I’ve even got the clean and the dirty for you DJs out there.  Share your thoughts below. Reno Chinati feat. YP – “Money & Power”  [Dirty] Reno Chinati feat. YP – “Money & Power” [Clean]

Shot guerilla-style by the “By Any Means Necessary” boys over at Rap Radar. Cons premiered this last night at SOBs in NYC, while on stage with his special guest, John Legend. This is the Hype Williams I remember!

Wildstyle of the legendary Chicago hip hop quartet, Crucial Conflict, quietly dropped his debut solo album earlier this week, entitled That Was Then This Is Now.  It’s currently available on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody and other online retailers.  If you’re looking for a hard copy [II], you can head over to his website and purchase a disc…

I’m proud to announce a new project involving two of Chicago’s dopest talents: Mike Flo and SC.  It’s going to be on some ‘he’s the DJ producer, I’m the rapper’ type ish, but believe it will bring out the best in these two beasts. The project is currently untitled, and this is the first official leak….