Finally, the long-awaited 2015 lineup for Riot Fest has been unveiled, and it’s another winner. Big names like No Doubt, Modest Mouse, Iggy Pop, Billy Idol and Faith No More land on the bill. But I must say, the Riot Fest crew killed it with the hip-hop headliners this year: Snoop Dogg (who will be…
Author: Andrew Barber
DMX Hits Chicago’s Portage Theater This Saturday, May 30
Arf! The Dark Man X returns to his second home of Chicago this Saturday, May 30th at Portage Theater. In the early 00s, DMX was a mainstay in Chicago, even living in Lincoln Park at one time. He returns to Chi City this week for a rare appearance and performance. Doors for X’s set open…
Kembe X f/ Danny Brown – Hereditary (2 B*tches)
Produced by Opi Tayler What’s love got to do with a little menage? Once said the famous poet, Joe Crack Da Don. Kembe Xcellence and Danny Brown? Now that’s an award winning combo. And they collide on this addictive new release titled “Hereditary (2 B*tches).” Too many twos, indeed. Hey. It’s in their lineage. Can’t…
Video: KD Young Cocky – Nasty
Directed by Cholly KD gets “Nasty” over this monstrous T-Wayne instrumental. Mr. Young Cocky made his own anthem with this one, and proves that he can hold his own alongside any industry heavyweight or up and comer. Check KD get as nasty as he wants to be up top, with Cholly behind the lens.
Video: Kembe X – Loosie
Directed by Jon Walkup & Kenneth Beckerdite. Produced by Hippie Sabotage. Kembe dropped a loosie from his upcoming project, Talk Back, titled “Loosie.” And today the video is here. He even spends most of the clip hanging upside down. No “Southern Hospitality.” So be sure to get dizzy with the dizzying emcee in the clip…
New Project: Rich Jones – Pigeons & Waffles
Chicago emcee, Rich Jones, has been chipping away at national notoriety with his pretty great releases from his latest project, Pigeons & Waffles. Thankfully, the outside world is now paying attention. At seven tracks deep, Pigeons & Waffles, features Rich doing his thing alongside the likes of Supa Bwe, ADaD and Defcee. It’s now available for stream…
New Project: W3NDCH3LL 2: Space
On Monday, Ben Niespodziany and Mishka Records gave us the first installment of this three part W3NDCH3LL trilogy. Soul kicked it off, while Space takes us to another galaxy. It’s an outer-body experience of sorts. This one features instrumentals from BoatHouse, Netherfriends, Roman Flowrs and SolarFive. It’s now available for public consumption below. While Soul remains stuck in…
What’s Going On With King Louie & Birdman?
That’s the million dollar question. Ahem, the Cash Money Million(aire) dollar question. Jo Jo Capone, the connector of all things Chicago, recently upped some flicks of himself, Birdman and King Louie in the lab down in Miami — the Hit Factory to be exact. As you know, Jo Jo is down with Birdman and the…
Check Out Add-2 Performing “Stop Play Rewind” on The Loni Swain Show
If you hadn’t heard, Chicago media powerhouse, Loni Swain, has a new weekly show on CLTV called, what else, The Loni Swain Show. She’s a few episodes in at this point, and during the episode that ran this past weekend, she featured a segment on Chicago emcee, Add-2. Add then performed his track “Stop Play Rewind”…
Video: Mick Jenkins – P’s & Q’s
Directed by Nathan R. Smith. Produced by Kaytranada. We gave you the song just moments ago, but now the video is here and it’s next level per usual. Mick continues to raise the bar and elevate the buzz for Wave[s] with this super official video for “P’s & Q’s.” This joint is too vivid. Get…