“They got the Dropout keeping kids in the school” Today is the day. Hometown hero, Kanye West, is back in the Chi today to receive his Honorary Doctorate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago during their graduation. Kanye will be receiving the prestigious award alongside Eloise W. Martin, Douglas Druick, Rhona Hoffman,…
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Listen To Kanye West’s Full SAIC Lecture
Before receiving his honorary doctorate at SAIC later on today, Kanye lectured to students of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for a full hour. He touched on a number of subjects including his adidas deal, the fashion industry, violence in Chicago and much more. Check it out below via Complex.
Video: Icewear Vezzo – Bandz
Vezzo returns with a new video that he no doubt spent a few bandz on. Pun intended. Watch him collect and protect his stack with this ode to the almighty dollar, live from the Motor City. Bandz and bandz and more bands up top.
ShowYouSuck – Love PMA
Produced by MikeJaxx What’s love got to do with it? Positive Mental Attitude, that’s what. Listen to the homie Show with longtime collaborator MikeJaxx in tow, win that lifetime mental attitude award with this new release. How you love that?
Video: DJ Khaled f/ Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Big Sean – How Many Times
DJ Khaled is moving at super speed today. Wow. Just a few hours after cutting loose his new single (and ties to Cash Money), he unloads the official viedo featuring Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Big Sean. Watch “How Many Times” more than a few times up top.
Preview Jeremih’s New Record with Chief Keef & Lil Wayne
Back in April, Keef took to Twitter to ask Lil Wayne to feature on his upcoming album, The Cozart. And by early May, Keef got his wish. Well, sort of. Last week, we brought you pictures of Keef, Jeremih and Yung Berg in the studio working on some music, and it appears the track in…
Watch Kanye Predict The Future In This Unreleased 2003 Video
“I’m gonna be the f**** best” Someone unearthed this short and sweet Kanye clip from 2003, prior to the release of Ye’s debut, The College Dropout. In it, Kanye morphs into Yestradamus and looks into his crystal ball to predict the future. You may not have believed him then, but you surely do now. You…
New Project: Chavis Chandler – The Call Of The Wild
Today, rising Detroit star, Chavis Chandler, unleashes his brand new EP, The Call Of The Wild on the world. And when Chavis comes calling, you better stop what you’re doing and answer. The Call of the Wild may never call you back. DeJ Loaf, Harry Fraud, Icewear Vezzo and others show up to aid and…
Prince f/ Eryn Allen Kane – Baltimore
Damn, that was fast. Just a week or so after making waves with her latest release “Have Mercy,” Eryn Allen Kane was truly called up to the big leagues when the God Prince recruited her for his new single “Baltimore.” As the story goes, Prince flew Eryn up to Minnesota with very little notice to…
The O’My’s f/ Encyclopedia Brown – The Blunt
Produced by The O’My’s & Carter Lang Something super fresh and funky from The O’My’s squad, which will appear on the upcoming Chicago Sight and Sound compilation, which seemingly has all of the local heavy hitters participating in the project. That should be out at some point later this year, but for now check out…