As hard as it is to believe, Aaliyah passed away 12 years ago yesterday. It’s been over a decade since her passing — and we’re slowly creeping up on 15 years, which is just crazy. In dedication, Traxster Inc. songstress Tia London got with Trax to flip some Aaliyah favorites in her memory. R.I.P. Give…
Category: Chicago
Ju’ Malone – Let Me Go
New name alert: Ju’ Malone. That’s how he should’ve started out this track, tbh. The ‘Lian took an L from Malone’s moniker late last night, as he laid to rest his old name. In celebration of the rechristening of his namesake, he’s decided to give us the cover art for his mixtape, Diff.Rnt, debut the…
Haitian Fresh f/ Waka Flocka & Lil Durk – All They Do Is Hate [Remix]
Produced by 808 Mafia. Lil Durk adds a solid verse to the remix of Haitian Fresh’s “All They Do Is Hate”, which also features Waka Flocka Flame. This joint can be found on Trap-A-Holics and GBE’s For Greater Glory 3.0 mixtape, which also includes a few new tracks from the GBE familia and another collaboration…
Scheme – YNT (Remake)
Scheme takes a swing at Prodigy and Domo’s “YNT” as part of his remake series with DJ Scend, Pocket Full of Pesos, which drops on 9/23. The project will be Scheme’s first where he flips back and forth between rapping in English and Spanish. Brush up on both languages before the project drops — you…
Lungz f/ Logic – 20/20
Produced by Cam from J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League Last week, we got a short snippet of this powerful pairing of Lungz and Logic, and today we’re happy to bring to you the full thing. “20/20” is the first official single from Lungz’s INEBRIATION project, which will be available on September 23rd. If you liked the snippet last…
Video: Stacks – 12AM
Directed by Sharpshootervizionz Off Stacks’ Bad Intensions mixtape. Something for that midnight hour.
Video: Kanye West “Blood On The Leaves” Live @ 2013 MTV VMAs
Kanye just performed “Blood On The Leaves” at the 2013 VMAs, which coincidentally happens to be my favorite track from Yeezus. Good choice, Yeezy.
Mixtape: Mic Vic – Epitome Of Lowkey
Today, O$G member Mic Vic drops off his debut mixtape, Epitome Of Lowkey. If you liked the rugged, other-wordly feel of Lucki’s Alternative Trap, then you’re going to love Vic’s Epitome of Lowkey. The sound these guys are creating is unlike anything else happening in the city — or hip-hop — at the moment. The…
Dally Auston – Through The Wire
Produced by OnGaud I know what you’re thinking, and no, this isn’t Dally just freestyling over Kanye’s “Through The Wire.” Other than sharing the namesake, these two joints have absolutely nothing in common. Dally’s The Wood is hands down one of the freshest releases of 2013, so we’re happy to announce that he has a…
Ballout f/ Yung Gleesh & Capo – Faster
Produced by Zaytoven. GBE’s Ballout dropped the retail/tagless version of his From The Streets project a few days ago on iTunes, but the Trap-A-Holics version of the project is now available for download via LiveMixtapes. Below, Capo and D.C.’s Yung Gleesh link with Ballout again for “Faster”.