The Hood Internet bring in BBU and Annie Hart to assist them on the first single from their forthcoming project, FEAT. “‘Won’t Fuck Us Over’ started out as a cover of The National’s ‘Mr. November.’ We went to Brooklyn and had Annie Hart record the choruses. Her baby son was in the studio, and a…
Category: Chicago
Video: YP f/ Rockie Fresh – Insane
Directed by GL Joe. Produced by Seyf Life. Both YP and Rockie Fresh have had stellar 2012’s thus far, having both inked major label deals since the top of the year. Pretty insane, right? Well, this video is bonkers. Straight jacket material. Off YP’s Sleepwalking project.
Pics: Lady Gaga Admiring Kendrick Lamar @ Pitchfork
Pics courtesy of Scott Strazzante/Chicago Tribune Hip-Hop fans were abuzz all weekend about Kendrick Lamar’s set on Sunday. With all the hype surrounding the Cali MC, he was obviously on most fans and critics “must see” lists. When he finally hit the stage on Sunday afternoon, the press/VIP box was at capacity. All eyes were on…
Video: Danny Brown Live @ Pitchfork Music Fest
First and foremost, I have to tip my hat to Pitchfork for putting together such a solid lineup of hip-hop acts at a music festival. A lot of times, rap at these shows is super suspect. But this year the good folks at Pitchfork rangled up a diverse group of rappers, and on Saturday night,…
Naledge f/ Giftz – Greetings From Over East
Produced by The Fr3shmen. Naledge and Giftz connect for the first offering from Naledge’s forthcoming #bestbrain mixtape. This is tough. Greetings From Over East
Video: Schoolboy Q Live @ Pitchfork Music Fest
Saturday afternoon, Cali’s Schoolboy Q smashed Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival. As far as hip-hop is concerned, TDE kind of owned Pitchfork with both Schoolboy and Kendrick Lamar performing. Schoolboy played a rather long set, running through hits including “Hands on the Wheel,” and “Blessed,” which you can watch above.
Video: R. Kelly – Feelin’ Single
Kells’ latest single gets the visual treatment. His new album, Write Me Back, is available on iTunes and in stores now. Cop a copy or two.
Video: Lil Reese – Us (Live @ Pitchfork Music Fest)
Courtesy of Hollywood Holt. Before the end of AraabMuzik’s set at Pitchfork yesterday, Duke Da God brought out Chief Keef & Lil Reese. Joined on stage by Young Chop, the two performed “I Don’t Like”. After that, GBE and Sir Michael Rocks made their way to the stage while Lil Reese performed track numero uno…
On The Set: Calliko f/ Giftz – Everywhere
This past weekend, Calliko and the artist formerly known as Young Giftz linked to cook up the video for their collaboration, “Everywhere”. Shot and directed by Q Hefna, the visual is set to impact later this week. Check out some flicks from the shoot below.
Video: Broadway – Posted In The Kitchen
Directed by Cholly of High Vision Films. Grab the mp3 here. Eastside Story 3 coming soon.