Poem by Kevin Coval. Dancer Litebulb. Directed by Alex Myung. Produced by Tara Mahadevan. In celebration of Kevin Coval’s new book, A People’s History of Chicago, which you can preorder right here, Kev and crew brought the poem “Baby Come On: An Ode to Footwork.” to life with this vibrant visual celebrating one of Chicago’s most…
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Nicholaus Kane channels Percy Miller on “Ice Cream Man”
Produced by Atom Grey Nick Kane is playing to my weaknesses on this one here. On “Ice Cream Man” he resurrects Percy Miller’s 1996 classic album and song, Mr. Ice Cream Man. There are so many dope ass No Limit references here that I don’t even know where to begin. Only TRU Tank Dawgs will…
Supa Bwe’s still got Judo on “Bruce Lee”
Produced by JXHNSCXTT It’s that time. Just a few days after dropping the dope Black Aladdin with Kembe X, and being announced as a guest on Taylor Bennett’s new project, He Who’s Got Magic returns with presumably the new single from his Finally Dead tape. Not that he ever really has been, but Freddy seems…
Chris Brown’s ‘The Party Tour’ with 50 Cent hits Allstate Arena on April 28, pre-sale tix AVAILABLE NOW
Chris Brown’s The Party Tour hits the Chicagoland area on April 28th, and the lineup is stacked. Joining Chris is the G-Unit boss himself, 50 Cent, as well as Fabolous, O.T. Genasis and Kap G. The tour will descend upon the Allstate Arena on 4/28. It’s an all ages affair and doors open at 7:30pm….
The track list for Taylor Bennett’s ‘Restoration of an American Idol’ looks crazy
Taylor Bennett’s new album, Restoration of an American Idol, is set to drop this Friday, February 24th. And from the looks of things, this is set to be his biggest release to date. Not only does he have Mike Will Made It and Ludlow handling production, he also landed some massive features, with big bro…
Supa Bwe & Kembe X collide on “Black Aladdin”
Produced by Hippie Sabotage You can’t kill him, he’s been dead. Supa and Kembe on the same track? It’s gotta be magic. “Black Aladdin” it is. Word is, Supa will be popping up on the road alongside Juicy J and Hippie Sabotage this spring on select dates. Different tours, though. Congrats to the Bwe. Take…
Femdot returns with the first drop off 20.20
Produced by Charles Lauste Will he ever slow down? Not likely. Fem comes back to our pages bearing new music, and it’s a heater. Apparently this acts as the first release from his upcoming 20.20 project. No word yet on when that’s coming to us, or if it’s a full-length or another EP, but you…
Ben One returns with a new video for “Black Shades”
Directed by Dark Mirror Videos Ben One has been a fixture on the Chicago scene for the past decade, popping in and out with fresh new music and positive vibes. And after a brief hiatus, Ben returns with his first new video in a while, “Black Shades.” Has he lost a step? Nah, never that….
Dally Auston and Qari merge for “Economics”
Words by Aaron Navarro Professor Auston and Professor Qari link up for this new lesson, which sets out to teach y’all some economics. And this is one class you don’t wanna miss. Over some straight-slapping production by Mulatto and CEO Beatz, the two do their absolute thing. Let’s hope for more joint lessons between the two….
Watch the visual for Panamera P’s “Dead Presidents”
Directed by Money Strong Presidents to represent me. A day after Presidents Day, P emerges with a new video dedicated to those crispy “Dead Presidents.” Stack, save and do it all over again. It’s his, he spends it. Watch him get to the bag below.