Chicago native and Treated Crew repper, A.K., drops off his brand new four-song EP, Something to Say. And clearly, he has quite a few things to get off his chest. Listen to him get to it right now, directly below.
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Skooda Chose – Wendy Cooper’s (Fly Girl)
Produced by Mo & Velli Skooda Skooda keeps the Wonder Years theme alive with this ode to the flyest girl from the 80s (who played a girl in the 60s). And of course, this is another leak from Chose’s Wonder Years EP — which is due out very soon. He went Fred Savage on this…
New Project: Big Sean & Jhené Aiko – TWENTY88
Once only a pipe dream discussed in rap mags and barbershops, the collabo project has gone from fantasy to reality over the past few years, with random artists joining forces to give fans something different from the norm. You can thank the digital era for that. Sometimes the results are magnificent, others should’ve stayed on paper,…
New Project: $tacks & Eizzy Sahir – 4 More Missed Calls
What do you do when you continuously miss calls? Well, the logical answer is to just keep screening people, so you miss even more calls. And tonight, the calls continue to be screened as $tacks and Eizzy revamp their original project with a five-track EP. 4 More Missed Calls. Hey, if that’s what the public…
Video: Ice Cube & Common – Real People
“Verbal vegetarian, squash beef with Ice Cube…” Together at last. The video for Ice Cube and Common’s new single, “Real People,” is here just in time for the release of Barbershop 3: The Next Cut on April 15th.
FYI f/ Church – Real N****
Produced by Shawn Azzarelli Some new Detroit goodness from FYI and Church, featuring Shawn Azzarelli on the beat. This one is as real as it gets, and the backdrop is oh-so grimy. Sample the realness below. FYI’s 7 Track Theory album with Azzarelli will be out later this year.
Chicago Rappers Take to Trump Tower for Donald Trump Diss Song
Chicago’s battle with Donald Trump continues. From popular t-shirts to protests turned mini-riots, the Chi hasn’t been too welcoming of the Republican frontrunner. And today, a Chicago rapper by the name of Swagga has upped the ante all together with a new diss video/song simply titled “Donald Trump.” In the video, Swagga takes to the somewhat…
Mick Jenkins – Artful Dodger
Words by Aaron Navarro (@aaronlarnavarro) Produced by THEMPEOPLE and Kaytranada The Artful Dodger is a character from Charlie Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist, who is best known for being skillful and cunning. Mick Jenkins is a rapper from Chicago, best known for his skillful flow and cunning wordplay. Everything is connected. #staywoke Check out Mick’s latest…
Towkio and Joey Purps – Body Bags Freestyle
Produced by Smoko Ono While down in Austin for SXSW, Towkio and Purps got with DJ Booth/Audiomack for a studio session which lead to the freestyle track you can find below. Smoko Ono killed this beat — this joint absolutely slaps. There’s also an accompanying vide below. Get both now.
Snoh Aalegra – In Your River
Produced by Christian Rich Snoh is back with the second release from her Don’t Explain mini-album, which is due out on April 8th via Artium. Today’s release was produced by Chicago’s own Christian Rich, with some assistance from Badbadnotgood. Float on below.