During a recent encounter in Los Angeles, two legends of Chicago Hip-Hop, John Monopoly and Jay Boogie, reminisce on the ‘golden era’ of rap music in the city. In fact, John John got his first opportunity in the biz back in the early 90s working with Jay Boogie and Da Brat. Here, the OGs loosely…
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Video: Guttaville Dough – Where Is My Mind
Directed by Bo G Gutta’ Hard To Kill mixtape, hosted by DJ V-Dub & DJ Citi drops on Black Friday. Here’s a heartfelt record to hold you over until then.
Tony Cartel f/ Mikkey Halsted – Money & Power
Chicago MC recruits Mikkey Halsted to craft on ode to the two things all humans crave: money and power. Newcomer Cartel more than handles his own, and Halsted obviously does his thing, too. Look for this joint to land on Tony’s The Takeover mixtape, due out in the next few months.
French Montana f/ Future & Chinx Drugz – Yayo [Prod. by Young Chop]
Here’s one more Chop-produced track from French’s Mac & Cheese 3, which just hit the e-streets. Super Future and Chinx Drugz assist this time around. End result? A banger. Word has it that French and Future are working on a collaborative project, so hopefully they enlist the talents of Chop for a few more tracks.
dope.boy.magic Unveil The ‘I Wanna F*** Rihanna’ Hat
You may want to tuck your kids into bed before you continue reading this post. If you follow the dope.boy.magic team or any of the various Chicago fashion mavens on Twitter, then you’ve surely seen chatter about #TheHat. Well, today those not in the know got to see just exactly what #TheHat was. Well, from…
The 30 Best Young Chop Beats Of 2012
Words by Bryant Bowens (@arete88) In 2012, Chicago emerged as the ‘it’ city in hip-hop. We’ve witnessed unknown-12-months-ago artists become household names, with many receiving critical acclaim for their mixtapes, and others landing the biggest prize of them all — major label record deals. With all of the accolades and praise Chicago rappers have garnered…
Video: Sir Michael Rocks Talks Deal w/ Curren$y, Favorite Clothing Lines & More
Sir Mike recently sat down with PATisDOPE to talk about his deal with Curren$y, his favorite clothing lines (and his own, Mariani), Chicago’s changing hip hop scene and more. Check what Mr. Rocks had to say above.
Lil Reese f/ Juelz Santana – Bodies
After hearing Reese’s collaboration with Hell Rell, we were wondering if he collaborate any other Diplomat/Dipset affiliates and it seems we’ve gotten our answer. Reese Money and Juelz connect for this new track, which has hit the e-streets via an unofficial mixtape released a bit earlier. No word on where this one will officially end up,…
Reese – Hi [Prod. by Nascent]
The latest release from Atlanta’s own Reese, Reese Vs. The World, is one of my favorite projects at the moment and the opening track is just one of my favorites from the mixtape. Entitled “Hi”, the record was credited as being produced by The Olympicks but the track was actually laced by Chicago’s own Nascent….
Sasha Go Hard – No Time
Produced by Tony Roach In 2012, we’ve seen Sasha rise to the top of her class as one of the Chi’s dominant new artists. From packed concerts in Manhattan and Chicago to critics drooling over her music (and looks), Sasha is having one hell of a 2012. And she keeps the ball rolling with “No…