Produced by Saint The Good Boy. Rising Chicago emcee Taylor Bennett is just getting his feet wet on the local scene, but his influence is quickly spreading as the high school senior just sold out his first-ever headlining show at Reggie’s Rock Club on December 20th. As you know, selling out any venue is no…
Author: Andrew Barber
Video: Roy French – #SaveAHoe
Directed by APJ Films. Produced by Bitoy Beatz. It’s 4:20, and as promised, we have a brand new video from Roy French titled “#SaveAHoe.” No Captain. This is another rude boy joint from Roy, and the latest leak from his Face God project. Seek salvation above.
YP – F*ck U
A DJ V-Dub Exclusive V-Dub has a brand new project on the way just in time for the holidays: Nation Bizness — Savage Lyrics, which is hosted by Lupe Fiasco and RondoNumbaNine. As we all know, V-Dub doesn’t play when it comes to the exclusives and today is no exception. For the second release of…
Maya Symone – Perfect
Produced by Trakkaddicts 18-year-old Chicago artist, Maya Symone, blesses us with her first release since this past summer’s “SummerTimeChi.” This follow up, “Perfect,” is a nice record. “Perfect” represents having one person that may have flaws, insecurities, and baggage but you see past it in search for genuine love, acceptance, & understanding! Her debut, MelodicEvolution,…
Video: Vic Mensa ‘Showoff Radio’ Freestyle
Vic goes off the dome and melts the mic live on Statik Selektah’s Showoff Radio show. One of the only dudes who truly freestyles for real, for real. The essence. NR
Video: Bebe O’Hare – Whoa
Directed by Matt Maloney Ms. O’Hare puts her own spin on Throwback Thursday by recreating a throwback from former Bad Boy, Black Rob. Bebe’s 2013 version? Well, it’s like “Whoa.” No Joey Lawrence.
Pics: Diamond Supply Co. Jasper Woven Pack
Ibn Jasper is back with a new drop with Diamond Supply Company for his incredibly popular Jasper line. His new Woven Pack comes in two different color options – black or grey — and will be available at select Diamond Supply locations and online. They retail for $120 and will be available on December 7th….
Chance The Rapper Named Spin Magazine’s ‘Rapper Of The Year’
After Spin Magazine named Acid Rap their second favorite album of 2013, it comes as no surprise that they’d crown Chance Le Rapper their 2013 Rapper Of The Year. The accolades continue to rack up as the Chance train becomes seemingly unstoppable. Here’s what Spin had to say about their reigning champ: On the cover…
Stunt Taylor – 1 Nite [Prod. by C-Sick]
With C-Sick on the beat, Stunt Taylor takes his bop-heavy sound to the next level with “1 Nite.” With “Fe Fe On The Block” still bubbling across the city, Stunt attempts to make lightening strike twice with this one, and from the sound of things he’s making some great decisions musically. To my knowledge, this…
Attitude f/ Twista & Timbaland – Stunt [Prod. by Timbaland]
Well, this is interesting. Per Attitude, who just cut loose this Timbaland Thursdays track, Twista was out in LA a while back working on *possibly* cutting a deal with Timbaland, where they linked and recorded 4-5 heaters. And from the story below, it was One Take T, as he did this in one shot and…