Photos by Mike Rich. Courtesy of Red Eye. Last Thursday, Fake Shore Drive joined forces with Red Bull for 120 Hours In Austin, which took place during the now mandatory festival for musicians, South By Southwest. The lineup featured many of Chicago’s heaviest hitters including ShowYouSuck, Chance The Rapper, Spenzo, L.E.P. Bogus Boys and The…
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Mixtape: Al Dilla – The Soul Controller
Hosted by DJ Sean Mac As promised, Al Dilla drops off his The Soul Controller project. At 24 tracks deep, Al introduces new records featuring the likes of The Kid Daytona, Mikkey Halsted and Kembe X. The project is super stacked, so click below to see what The Soul Controller did behind the control panel.
Video: Trina Brings Out Chella H For “Poke It Out”
Last night, Trina had a show somewhere in the city of wind, and during her set she brought out Chicago’s own Chella H for a rendition of her local favorite, “Poke It Out.” I’m sure the fellas in the crowd loved this one. Watch these two ladies do their thing for the audience in the…
Video: Dorsey Kydd – STM, DTM
Directed by Roper Rope. Produced by BarNone. Dorsey’s “STM, DTM” made our list of 100 Great Chicago Rap Songs Of 2012, and now he finally drops an accompanying video. What exactly does STM DTM mean? Well, watch the video for a better idea.
Winners Circle f/ Rockie Fresh – Hail To The King
Produced by Sinima Winners Circle are a part of Stalley’s BCG clique, and their debut mixtape features appearances from Stalley, Nipsey Hussle, Currensy, Rockie Fresh, Kendrick Lamar, Boldy James and is hosted by DJ Hi-Tek. Sounds like serious B-I to me. Here’s their first leak featuring Stalley’s MMG cohort Rockie Fresh. All hail the king.
Video: I.L Will f/ Rico Recklezz – Wilin’
Directed by Big Homie The latest visual from I.L’s Tattz & Flattz project. They take it out West to wild out on this one. No Nick Cannon’s were harmed in the filming of this video.
Video: Lil Durk – Oh My God
Shot and chopped by Hi-Def. While in Austin for SXSW, Lil Durk called a few friends and cooked up a visual for “Oh My God”. The Paris Beuller-produced record is the latest offering from Durk’s forthcoming project, Signed To The Streets. Sidenote: Is that an Ellie Goulding sample I hear? “Lights”?
Video: Bo Deal – Skeletons In My Closet
Directed by Alvin Elmore. Bo drops off the official clip for the title track of his upcoming project. Skeletons In My Closet drops later this spring.
King Louie f/ Lokey – Money, Power, Respect
Is it just me or are these King Louie March Madness leaks dropping at an alarming rate? I feel like I’ve posted three songs from him today already? Well, the onslaught continues. And nah, this isn’t Louie going in over the Lox classic. But it’s still what you need in life.
Chance The Rapper’s Acid Rap Gets A Release Date
After taking SXSW by storm and becoming quite possibly the most talked about new artist of the week, Chance The Rapper announced the release date for his sophomore mixtape, Acid Rap. Chance’s first project, 10 Day, is widely recognized as one of the best mixtapes of 2012, and so far, Chance is three for three with leaks…