Over the classic Big L, Fat Joe and Primo record, Molemen kinfolk Astonish and Scheme show why they’re public enemy #1 and #2. Both emcees have projects dropping within the next two weeks, so keep your third eye peeled. Listen Columbo… RH
Category: Chicago
Mixtape: Gaggie – Politickin’ Wit Tha Politicianz
MC/producer double threat Gaggie drops off his new mixtape, Politickin’ Wit Tha Politicianz, which has been in the works for a year or so. J-Hood, Young Diesel, Skooda Chose, Co-Still all make appearances. Hit the jump for the goods.
Video: Ernest Wilkins Has A Beer With King Louie
Redeye Chicago’s Ernest Wilkins caught up with everyone’s favorite driller, King Louie, for season 2 of Redeye and Remix Chicago’s A Beer With series. The two discuss a few things including how Ernest became familiar with Louie (Word to Andrew. Ha!), Dope & Shrimp, the scene here in Chicago and who he plans to work…
Video: Common Vs. Nas – Life’s A B****
Directed by Court Dunn. For the latest installment of 2DopeBoyz & Restless Films’ VS. series, Com recites Nasir’s verse from “Life’s A Bitch”. The Dreamer, The Believer drops December 20th.
Pheave – Keep It Movin’
Produced by Xcel. If you were tuned in to WGCI over the holiday weekend, chances are you heard DJ Moondawg premier this joint. Well, now we have the joint for you in all of it’s MP3 glory. This is pretty tough. Keep It Movin’
Black Matt – Legion S***
FSD Freshman Black Matt’s at it again. After linking with Glass City Kid for “Tight Squeeze”, the two collide once again on this latest joint. If you haven’t done so yet, be sure to check out Matt’s Burn One For Me EP produced entirely by DJ Burn One. Definitely worth a listen or two. Legion…
L.E.P. Bogus Boys The Face Of Crooks & Castles Holiday Line
Count & Moonie were tapped by Crooks & Castles to be the face of their 2011 Holiday line. The above advertisement has been popping up in various magazines, including Respect, which is where the scan is from. Keep an eye out for additional work with Crooks & Castles in the coming weeks.
MarVo – I Really Do This [Prod. By Lokey]
I saw Twitter buzzing about this record being all over WGCI last weekend–now hear it for yourself. Also, there’s a new Vo project slated for the top of the year… Just in case you weren’t tuned into 107.5 WGCI over the extended Thanksgiving weekend, there was a “Chicago Artist MixShow Takeover” of sorts. DJ Moondawg,…
Onis – Est. 86
Stay Humble artist Onis drops yet another joint from his On The Contrary Vol. 2 mixtape, which is due out in two weeks. I’m a sucker for anything that samples Patrice Rushen’s “Where There Is Love,” most notably the Mobb’s “Temperatures Rising.” In other Onis news, the young MC has been gaining a lot of…
Tia London x Mikkey Halsted – Only One 4 Me [Prod. by Traxster]
Tia and Traxster dropped their collaborative Love Junkie project yesterday, but I felt one record in particular needed some extra shine, and that is “Only One 4 Me,” featuring Mr. Halsted. This record just further cements that there’s something serious going on with Trax and Mikkey right now. Looking forward to hearing what they’ve been…