Produced by Thelonious Martin. Naledge unleashes the opening track from his forthcoming project, Brain Power. Not sure who Arthur Agee is? Well, you may need to check out a documentary entitled Hoop Dreams. Brain Power drops next month.
Category: Chicago
Tree f/ Danny Brown – No Faces
Two Midwest titans, Tree and Danny Brown, link for the latest leak from Sunday School 2. It’s a Chicago/Detroit face off called “No Faces.” Face the truth: this is crazy. Tree’s Sunday School 2 drops next week (May 15) via Closed Sessions and Creative Control.
Video: Kembe X – Village Over Everything
Directed by Visual Mecca. Produced by Nez & Rio, Rozart Beats & Peter Cottontale. From Kembe’s Soundtrack II Armageddon EP, which you can check out here. Keep an eye out for Kembe’s Village777 EP, due out later this year.
Video: Giftz & Thelonious Martin In The Studio
Shot and chopped by Heart Of The City TV. Giftz has been hard at work on his next project, Position Of Power, and today HOTCTV provides everyone with a preview of what to expect. For the latest episode of their In The Lab series, we find Giftz and Thelonious Martin locked in Soundscape Studios working…
D2G – I-R.A.N.
Produced by DC No this isn’t an ode to Iranians, it’s actually an acronym from D2G, that I’m going to make you listen in to find out what it means exactly. No one likes a tattle tale. This is the first single from D2’s forthcoming album, JULY 9TH: A CANCER STORY. Look for that this…
Jeremih f/ Big Sean & Paul Wall – Ol’ Skool Pontiac
Bet you didn’t see this one coming, did you? Well, we didn’t either. Jeremih grabs Big Sean and Paul Wall for this ode to those old school whips (specifically Pontiacs). Jeremih’s currently working on his new album, but there’s no telling if this joint will make the final cut or not. Either way, this joint…
Common – Fine China [Remix]
Mixed by DJ Dummy and 9th Wonder. Com adds a verse to Chris Brown’s “Fine China” for this latest offering. DJ Dummy and 9th Wonder even add a little MJ in there too. From the sound of this one, I think Com should’ve been featured on the original. Spotted at Rap-Up.
New EP: eGo – Vicodin: The Prescription
After weeks of teasers and leaks, eGo fills our prescriptions with Vicodin. Pop them if you got them I guess. Here’s his take: eGo finally drops his second effort, Vicodin: The Prescription presented by GoWhereHipHop and RubyHornet. The EP includes 8 tracks and features other Chicago acts such as Chance The Rapper and Add-2. eGo made sure…
Video: YB – On One
Directed by Young Affishal. Produced by Young Chop. Over this bouncy Chopper beat, the 8TMG/OBS group member flexes and finesses about being on one. No second take needed.
Logic – Man Of The Year [Prod. by No I.D.]
Def Jam’s latest recruit and Def Jam’s Executive VP meet on “Man Of The Year”, the first collaboration from Logic and No I.D. This record is from the Maryland emcee’s freshly released Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever, which also features four tracks produced by Chicago’s own C-Sick. With No I.D. executive producing Logic’s Def Jam debut,…