Produced by SMKA. Str8 Slammin’ and Gary, IN’s own G-Scott finds himself alongside the artists formerly known as Rock City and Shawn Chrystopher for the latest offering from SMKA and The Flush’s Stankonia Sessions: A3C Edition 2012. Atlanta production collectives, SMKA & The Flush, have once again partnered with the legendary Stankonia Studios to produce…
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Onis – The Time Is Now [Artwork + Tracklist]
It’s almost time for Onis’ The Time Is Now and today, O 2 Da reveals the artwork and trackisting. The DJ Burn One-hosted project features production and appearances from Nascent, S.C., Cormgea, The Boy Illinois, Ras Kass and many more. Check out the tracklist below and keep an ear out for the project, as it…
adidas Unveils D. Rose 3 ’Brenda’s’
On November 19th, adidas unleashes yet another colorway of the D. Rose 3s, this time inspired by Derrick’s favorite person in the world, his mother Brenda. The red nubuck upper represents her favorite color, and the crackled grainy finish represents Derrick’s upbringing in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. The inside of each tongue has a…
On The Set: Chief Keef f/ 50 Cent & Wiz Khalifa – Hate Bein’ Sober
Yesterday, Fifty and Wiz hit Vegas to cook up the visual for track five from Keef’s Finally Rich. Problem is, Keef never showed up for reasons unknown. @chiefkeef didn’t show up to his own video. I never saw anything like this on the first song. SMSaudio — 50cent (@50cent) November 16, 2012 Also, is 50…
Chance The Rapper – YOLO
Produced by Stefan Ponce. Chance’s Santigold-sampling “YOLO” finally hit the e-streets via volume one of illRoots’ Radio, but the mix featured the edited version. Chance decided to go ahead and liberate the dirty version through YouTube. Acid Rap is on the way, so make sure you cop your tickets for Acid Rap Live at Metro…
Thello Jay – Warning
“They use to call me Batman cause the flow Gotham. Yeah, the flow got them” Before hitting us with another track from his forthcoming Tower Lights project, Thello decided to drop a few bars over a backdrop courtesy of Kane Beatz.
Video: Nas & Lauryn Hill Live @ Congress Theater
Last night, Nas and Ms. Lauryn Hill’s Life Is Good/Black Rage tour made it’s way to the Windy for a stop at Congress Theater. Word has it that Nas didn’t disappoint, but Ms. Hill did (check out what the Tribune had to say here). Up top, you can catch Nasir performing the No I.D.-produced “Loco-Motive”….
Video: Artz f/ ShowYouSuck – Bacci’s
Shot and chopped by KillTheFill. Show takes it to Brooklyn to assist Artz for his latest visual. Remember — One Man Pizza Party 3: Rest In Pizza is on the way.
Phero – II
Produced by Ta-ku It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from Phero, but he’s back in a major way with the second offering from his upcoming project The Five Columns. The EP will be a compilation of five tracks (I, II, III, IV, V) that will lead up to to his album slated to drop…
Mixtape: Tree & 110% Pure – Trillin’
Mixed by Boogz, Alex ‘Papi’ Beatz & Tree. As promised, MC Tree’s collaborative effort with producer 110% Pure is here for your listening pleasure. We were treated to a preview last week, but now the project is available for download. Trust me — this isn’t something to sleep on. Hit the jump to check out…