Last night was a very, very special edition of our weekly SiriusXM radio show, The Drive on Shade 45, as we welcomed the living legend, Traxster as our guest DJ. Traxster’s stripes and resume speak for themselves, so it was only right to invite the Legendary one to take part in our weekly show. The…
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Video: Lil Durk Gives A Tour of Englewood
I’ve known Durk for four+ years now, and watching his growth has been amazing. Inspiring even. He’s come a long way in this short time, and his notoriety only continues to grow. That said, he recently linked up with Complex to give fans and viewers a detailed look into the neighborhood he grew up in:…
Video: Netherfriends – You Should Stop Dating All These Fuck Boys
Some dating advice from the new Dr. Love a.k.a. Netherfriends. But for real, though, you should stop dating all those F boys. Nether’s Don’t Be a Fuck Boy album drops 3.31.16.
Tink – Home
Produced by Dr3amForever Whoa. Now this is my speed. This is the second dope record in two weeks for Tink, and this one is even more of a problem than the last (which was also crazy.) A big problem. From my careful observations of Tink over the past few years, it’s these records from her that…
Virgil Abloh Opening Restaurant in West Loop
There’s been chatter about this endeavor for months, but it appears it has now been officially announced: Virgil Abloh is opening a new restaurant in the West Loop called Honey’s. Virgil, who is best known as Kanye’s creative director and the man behind Off White, is joining forces with DJ White Shadow and a handful…
Kweku Collins – Death Of A Salesman
Produced by Odd Couple Closed Sessions frontrunner, Kweku Collins, is back with some new goodness called “Death Of A Salesman,” it’s some feel good type tunes, exquisitely chopped by Odd Couple. This is lifted from his Nat Love album, which is dropping on April 8th. It’s below and it’s still 187 on an undercover salesman….
Supa Bwe & Taylor Bennett – Show Me
Produced by Home Is SupaTay on the way? It looks that way. And what is SupaTay exactly? Well, it’s the rumored collabo project from Supa Bwe and Taylor Bennett. Now, I’m not sure if this project is really happening, but from the sound of “Show Me,” there’s some chemistry. Listen to their first outing below,…
Phor – Sleep On Me
Produced by Lehday and Year Beatz Most of you know Phor as one of the breakout stars on VH1’s hit show, Black Ink Chicago, but many of you know him as a talented emcee, who has been a force with the music before he broke out as a nationally known ink artist. Today, he returns…
Video: Lud Foe – Cuttin Up
Directed by Toinne and Kevin for Elevator As Lud Foe continues to make noise out West and citywide throughout Chicago, he’s decided to bless his rabid fanbase with a brand new gritty clip for “Cuttin Up.” Kidwond3rbeatz handles the beat. Head out West with Mr. Foe below.
New Project: Trpl Blk – Oldest Profession
Happy Detroit Day to all of my peoples in the 313. It’s a very special day up there, indeed. So special, that a handful of Motor City artists are cutting loose new music and content today. One of those is Trpl Blk, who gives us his new endeavor: Oldest Profession. And yes, you know what…