The Brainiac boss reconnects with one of his earliest Brainiac soldiers, Vic Spencer. And do remember, Naledge’s early A&R skills definitely raised awareness of now-revered Chicago emcees such as Vic Spencer, Vic Mensa, Highlife and Bighomie DOE. Glad these guys still find time to work with one another. The Brainiac Crew was strong asl (as…
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Video: Martin $ky – Steam
Directed by Elevator Martin’s rap career is heating up. So much that it’s starting to steam. Hopefully it boils over in 2014. So to start off the year the right way, he drops the cloudy video for “Steam.” Inhale, exhale and grab the Mp3 here.
Mixtape: Cap 1 – Caviar Dreams
Presented by Bigga Rankin and DJ E. Sudd. Cap 1’s new project, Caviar Dreams, is finally here. The fourteen-track effort features contributions from 2 Chainz, Young Chop, Ty Dolla $ign, Zaytoven, Ace Hood, Young Dolph and more. Hit the jump to stream/download and find out just what caviar dreams are to Cap. Previously: Unreleased Footage…
Video: Fredo Santana – Ova Here
Shot and chopped by Andylous. Produced by Murda Beatz. From Fredo’s Trappin’ Ain’t Dead album, available on iTunes now. Fredo’s new LP, Walking Legend, is scheduled to impact this spring.
Video: Hot97 Interviews Lil Bibby
Lil Bibby paid a visit to Hot97 earlier today to chop it up with Ebro, Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg about a few things including Free Crack, his influences, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and what it’s like coming up in Chicago. Check out the full interview above and be sure to grab Bibby’s Free Crack mixtape…
Sincerely Yours – Go Dumb
Produced by Slot-A Sincerely Yours goes stupid alongside Slot-A for his latest single, “Go Dumb.” Do the dummy with these two directly below.
Ceytra f/ The Boy Illinois – I Work
Produced by P. Feliciano Ceytra and Illi get straight to work over this bouncy Feliciano instrumental. You’re gonna get this work. Want proof? Press play below.
Video: Saba Live @ Reggie’s
Last Saturday night, the young gun Saba rocked the Reggie’s stage as part of OnGaud’s showcase, which also featured live sets from Dally Auston, Mick Jenkins and Noname Gypsy. From the looks of things, Sab is quite the performer and absolutely crushed his set. High energy and a lot of fun. He blessed the crowd…
Video: Ace B8gie f/ Murph Watkins – F*** A Plan B
Directed by HOTC TV. Produced by Bobby Johnson. One of my absolute favorite tracks of late-2013 finally gets the video treatment — and it’s well deserved. Here, Ace B8gie and Murph Watkins collide for their ode to plan A working out. Because plan A is the only plan, obviously. All of the eggs in one…
Video: Ibn Inglor – Cold Storm
Directed and edited by Andre Muir for T.E.H.O. Media. Shot by Emmet Kilmer. Altgeld Gardens native Ibn Inglor unleashes his new visual for the Mhone Glor-produced “Cold Storm” via Noisey. “Cold Storm” can be found on Ibn’s New Wave project, which the emcee will be delivering a follow-up to later the year. Press play and…