Despite what social media and the rest of the internets would like you to believe, there are still plenty of great rappers rapping. And some of them weren’t even alive for the heralded “golden era.” One of the most lyrically dense pieces of work I’ve digested in some time comes from the 16 year-old Westsider,…
Author: Andrew Barber
Video: Video: DJ Oreo – One Day At A Time [Episode 2]
Directed by Trilla Troi One of Chicago’s rising talents, DJ Oreo, can be found handling the decks at live sets for the likes of Chance The Rapper, Calez and Julian Malone, but in his down time, he’s running around the country filming vlogs, giving an inside look into his life on the road. What’s his…
Jon Connor f/ Talib Kweli – Rise Up
Connor and Kweli rise to the occasion with the release of “Rise Up.” It’s something to give us a taste of what to expect from Jon’s new album, Unconscious State, which hits iTunes on the fourth of June.
Tokyo Shawn – Wonder
Produced by M&C Here’s something new from Save Money’s own Tokyo Shawn. Shawn currently has an album in the works with French record label, White Colours. Good news, however, as the project will be a free download. Wonder what that will sound like? Well, wonder no more with “Wonder,” one of the first wonderful leaks….
Video: Kanye West – Where The Lonely Kids Go When The Bell Rings [Doc]
Directed by James Workman Here’s a very dope fan-made documentary on Kanye West entitled, Where The Lonely Kids Go When The Bell Rings. The line, taken from the “Eyes Closed” lyric, follows Kanye through his days of being a college dropout, to his last solo release My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. It features live material, behind the scenes footage…
Video: VIRU – Assassin
Directed by TalentedAsKB VI’s MoonDawg hosted opus, Mr. Late Night, is coming very soon. Here’s another visual from the project. Keep it in your crosshairs.
E-Class Eppi f/ Money – Picture Me Rollin’
“Picture Me Rollin,” the phrase made popular by Pac has been dug up and rechristened for 2013 thanks to E-Class and Money. While this doesn’t share much with the sound of Pac’s 1996 original, it does feature some high Chicago energy. This joint comes courtesy of DJ Hustlenomics #MoneyTeamMayhem Monday music series.
Liffy Stokes – Hold Up
Stokes The Don is back with his Mobsta sound, and drops off the first leak from his Tipp’n Off project. Hold up, slow up, and check this newness out.
eGo – Good As Gone
Produced by Na$im Williams Fresh off the release of his Vicodin project, which dropped just last week, eGo is back with another joint he’s calling “Good As Gone.” So go ahead and download it before it’s good as gone from Soundcloud.
Video: TreStyle – Count Up
Produced by Rel Elite. Directed by Mariusz Walczuk. “Count Up” with TreStyle as we count down to the release of his forthcoming project, Joe Chalie. How Chicago-centric is that title? Look for that project his summer.