Chance the Rapper made an appearance at a Chicago City Council meeting today meant to vote on the proposal to purchase 30.4 acres of land in West Garfield Park to build a public safety academy. Chance, along with 40 community organizers called the No Cop Academy Coalition, made a speech speaking out against the planned…
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Saba links up with Zack Villere and Adult Swim for “360”
Produced by Zack Villere As part of the new round of Adult Swim Singles, Saba links up with Louisiana artist Zack Villere for a 360 view on things (but never taking that deal). Saba says that the collab came from a standard “let’s work fam” interaction on Twitter. Ain’t the Internet crazy? This is just…
Saba and Mfn Melo unite for “How You Live”
Produced by Saba and Daoud Saba and Joe Chilliams are currently overseas for the European leg of his Bucket List Tour, but PIVOT continues the hotstreak as Sab and MFn Melo link up for a quick bar exchange. No matter how you choose to live out here, this one is not to be missed. PIVOT…
Mick Jenkins return with “Vampire In Brooklyn”
Produced by GreenSLLIME After an extended absence, Mick Jenkins returns with something to celebrate the spooky season. Linking up with his longtime DJ GreenSLLIME, Mick delivers some of the excellent raps we’ve come to expect. Spreading love, but like a vampire. Mick has expressed disappointment with how his last project, The Healing Component, was received,…
Producer Dougy releases solo “What’s Next” EP
Dougy is a name we’ve been seeing a bit of, mostly on Futura Bloom’s Honey project from earlier this year. Today, he enters the scene with his debut EP, What’s Next. Aside from hopping on vocals himself for a track, Doug also calls in Sly Luke and Aliforthego of Futura for some extra verses. This…
PREMIERE: Ambi Lyrics and theMIND return with visuals for “Miss Me”
Last week Ambi Lyrics and theMIND gave us “Miss Me”, the first release off of Ambi’s debut project, Study Hall. Today, they return with the world premiere of the video treatment for that track. Directed by Strip Mall, a video collective we’ve been seeing more and more of, the video is an atmospheric look at…
Lil Durk lets loose “Signed to the Streets 2.5” mixtape
Today marks a quarter century on Earth for Durk, and as promised, he’s celebrating by dropping a quick project on us. He’s tapped YFN Lucci, MoneyBagg Yo, and Derez DaShon to help with the festivities. Plus Young Thug on “Basically Fr” for some excellent adlib additions. This marks Durk’s 3rd project this year, which is crazy….
SqueakPIVOT teams up with Sunde for some “Good Water”
Produced by SqueakPIVOT SqueakPIVOT, has been going crazy recently. The westside soundsmith had DJ spots on our SiriusXM radio show and Fake Shore Dive pop up, both of which were highlights of the night. Today, he’s taken a break from his Choptober mix series to drop an original joint. For “Good Water” he links up with…
Phoelix takes us to Fox Valley on “Dirty63O”
Produced by Phoelix Phoelix emerges from the shadows for the first time since releasing his debut project, GSPL a few months back. He takes a slight departure from his usual melody to give us some bars telling us how it goes in his hometown of Fox Valley, IL. Phoelix remains one of the most exciting artists emerging…
AmbI Lyrics recruits theMIND for “Miss Me”
Producer AmbI Lyrics has been one of the city’s best kept secrets for awhile now. After working with artists like Mick Jenkins and DJing for Via Rosa for the last few years, plus being in safeNsound with L.A. VanGogh, she’s ready to drop Study Hall, her first solo project since 2014. The first drop from that…