DJ and production wiz Mano (who also serves as Kanye West’s official, official DJ) decided to let loose his very own remix of Kanye and Keef’s “Hold My Liquor” from Yeezus. Mano takes Yeezy’s bare bones approach in stride and beefs things up a bit with this uptempo-ish version. Mano’s been killing it on the…
Category: Chicago
Throw These Maybach Keys: On Rap, Minimalism, Kanye West and Steve Jobs
Words by Alex Gleckman (@andfeedingyou) Kanye West has been talking a lot about Steve Jobs lately. The late Apple leader is considered to have been a pioneer in minimalism, from the stripped-down design of Apple products to their iconic white-background commercials. Now is an interesting time for Apple as they move forward, and the debate…
T. Gaines – The American Dream
Produced by D.J. of The Innovatorz. Windy emcee T. Gaines makes his FSD debut with his brand new single, “The American Dream”. Expect this joint to land on Gaines’ upcoming project, which is scheduled to impact later this year. Props to IMF for the assist.
Tragedy Tha Beast – Young N*ggas
Produced by Architect Lordz Trag has a new project, The Manifestation LP, on the way and in the meantime he’s decided to drop this new joint. I’ll let him explain further: The city of Chicago, often referred to as Chiraq by native residents because of its “war zone” like inner city neighborhoods, reportedly had 60+ shootings…
Video: Giftz f/ Freddie Gibbs – Money Makin’ Mitch
Directed by Will Gates and Open World Films. Produced by Fatality. Gangsta Gibbs and Gangsta Giftz connect for “Money Makin’ Mitch”, the latest official drop from Giftz’ Position Of Power LP. Two of the Midwest’s top emcees on one record? I’ll let the clip speak for itself here. Click play above and follow Giftz and…
New Album: The Analyst – Life Is Hectic
SRNC’s own The Analyst drops off his third instrumental LP, titled Life Is Hectic. The project features eleven brand new beats crafted by none other than The Analyst. Hit the jump to stream/download.
Handle Your Business
Sometimes the simplest set of rules tend to be the most effective. Think about the Ten Commandments – there are only ten of them, but considered as a single entity, this code of conduct addresses most aspects of human life. You may be wondering what this has to do with financial practices and small businesses. As with anything,…
Video: Tha Pope – 6/9 Freestyle
Directed by Def Pop. Produced by DJ L. Pope links with L for this quick “6/9 Freestyle.”
Tia London – Live It Up [Prod. by The Legendary Traxster]
Tia London keeps the new music rolling with the drop of her latest offering, “Live It Up”. Hopefully, a new project is on the way. Stream “Live It Up” below.
Video: Ballout – Got Them Works
Directed by Kale Eickhof Off Ballout’s new mixtape, Ballin’ No NBA.