Author: Andrew Barber

A dope new Konee Rok directed vid.  He asks every Chicago artist under the sun for their definition of hip hop.  Featuring appearance from Common, Kanye, ‘Fest, No ID, Traxster, Upski (!) and more.  

It’s here.  The super official remix from the Kidz The In Crowd, dropping May 13th. 1.) Naledge wins 1000 points for the “Brookfield Zoo” reference.  First time I’ve heard that in a rap song. 2.) The Cool Kids back-and-forth/tandem verse is sick. Kidz In The Hall feat. Pusha T, Bun-B & The Cool Kids –…

California crooner, TQ, quietly dropped his fifth album entitled Paradise at the top of April.  The former Cash Money recording artist hooked up with another CMR defectee and Chi City favorite, Mikkey Halsted, to cook up “Soulja”.   Looking at Cash Money’s roster from, like, 6 years ago, it’s really amazing how much talent they…

REFINED SWAGGER COMMERCIALAvailable via Phil’s myspace page on May 13th. 

Phil G and Que BILLAH Freestyling with Krs OneWell over two weeks since KRS was in town the material continues to pour in.  Here Que, Phil G and Prime go off the top with the Blastmaster.

EPMD – “So What Chu Sayin” As promised yesterday – here is the video from the EPMD show I attended on Thursday night. Do remember, I almost got the boot for filming these clips, so I hope you enjoy.  Either way, I don’t care, because I’m still going to film every show I attend.  …

I know this has been floating around for a minute, but for those that don’t have it, or have been sleeping on it, snooze at your own peril. Word from Vic is that the video should be dropping sometime next week. We’ll keep you posted on that one. Boardroom – “Turn It Out”

As I mentioned earlier in the week, Raphael & Leon (er…Naledge & Double O) were on the Hill this week as they tour the East Coast with Gym Class Heroes. They met with various congressmen to discuss their “digital freedom”, and rights in this day and age: The Kidz report: We live a very free…

Yes, another Lupe interview.

So first and foremost, if you didn’t already know this, I’m an idiot. I totally forgot to bring my camera with me today, so all of the footage of EPMD and Percee P (what up Percee?!), that I took last night, will have to wait until this weekend, or God forbid, Monday. Plus, I had…