Author: Andrew Barber

A throwback song from The Aaron Levi Experience EP.  In addition, “Full Of Fun” took the top spot over 500 entries in a recent Demo Contest held by The Chicago Chapter of The Recording Academy in partnership with ASCAP. Aaron Levi – “Full of Fun”

And I say company, only because I wouldn’t be able to type everyone’s name in the title box with out it being five lines. Phil G, Que BILLAH, Big Wiz, Mike 100s, Tony Baines and Agacee (of Ivy League) travel like soldiers down to the Taste of Chicago SXSW to rep for the ‘Go.

SXSW Asher Roth & The Cool Kids- Black Mags x I Love College Doing “I Love College” and “Black Mags”

Earatik Statik’s The Good, The Bad & The Ugly quietly dropped last week on Gravel Records.  Make sure you pick up the album and support indie Chicago hip hop.  Here’s a remix from the album that was done by the legendary Large Professor. Earatik Statik – “No Problems” (Extra P Remix)

Look Ma, new pics! Here’s a fresh one from YP a.k.a. The Lottery Pick entitled “Beware” (No Beware). Also, be sure to head over to Timbuck2’s site to vote for YP (at the very bottom of the page) to keep YP’s “I Hustle” in rotation on Tim’s Go ILL Radio.  Speaking of “I Hustle”, YP…

M-Eighty of the group The Almighty (formerly with Babygrande) and A&R for the Seattle-based indie label Sound Records, was in Chicago on Sunday to meet with various producers as he’s scouting tracks for an upcoming Canibus/Keith Murray collabo album as well as various projects for Sound.  Here you can catch M-Eighty at Cayex Illah’s studio…

I’ve been wearing out Nipsey Hussle’s track “Hussle In The House” over the past few weeks, and I was hoping an FSD all-star would jump on and murk it.  Well, Naledge, fresh from SXSW must’ve heard my wishes as he just blessed me with the track. Naledge – “Naledge In The House (Freestyle)” This is…

One day, two separate Wisconsin x Illinois collabos. On this one Twista hooks up with the WI’s Jo Flo, Topix and Tuna.  BFochs hit me with this earlier but I was sleeping.  Shouts to Tyler Jo FloWroshus feat. Twista, Topix & 2 Raw – “Can’t Nobody Do It Like This”

Is Kanye the new cameo king? This feels like 2004 all over again. I’m not complaining, though.

The first leak from Ludacris and Shawnna’s Battle of the Sexes, due out this summer.  It’s actually coming out!  Definitely happy to hear that. Ludacris & Shawnna – “Everybody Drunk As Fuck”