B.J. The Chicago Kid grooves out over some live instrumentation in Los Angeles– where he was headlining at the Key Club. Shot and chopped by Davy Greenberg for Elephilms
Category: Chicago
Video: Cold Hard (of Crucial Conflict) – Get Away
Directed by Eric Villamonte for Midwest Live It’s probably been two years or so, but I did once hear the makings of a solo Cold Hard record and it was CRAZY. It was called the Yakkadoshish Atmosphere or some such. Cold Hard said he was holding on to it for the right time/deal, etc, but…
Video: Lupe Fiasco on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Performing “The Show Goes On” Lasers drops Tuesday. Pick it up. mwp Update: Lupe Fiasco, Jimmy Fallon, Kathy Bates & Chris Pratt Play Charades:
FSD Giveaway: Chip Tha Ripper @ Lincoln Hall – Sunday, March 6th
Another day, another sold out show for Chip Tha Rip. If you’re keeping score at home, you’ll know this is Chip’s third sold out gig in a row in Chicago. Solid business. Despite the show’s sellout, there will be a few LIMITED edition tickets available Sunday night at the box office at Lincoln Hall, so if…
Video: Soope – Shut Up
Directed by Nick Brazinsky A-ha, okay, what’s up? Shut up. A dedication to the haters from the 219’s own Soope, so shut your pie hole.
Video: Project Mayhem – Middle America Freestyle, Vol. 2
Project Mayhem: Middle America Freestyle Vol. 2 from NolisUniverse on Vimeo. Directed by Nolis Yesterday we caught the first enstallment and today they’re back with round two, featuring bars from Lennon, Paypa and Chris Crack.
Video: Sean Mac – City of Angels
Here we have DJ Sean Mac’s first short film, entitled City of Angels. It appears he’s under the Rosewood act for this one, and even puts his twist on the Kanye mullet. The short was written and produced by Sean Mac and was directed by Nic Collins & Ryan Farmer. Moral of the story? Look…
Odd Future & Curren$y To Headline Pitchfork Music Fest
Year after year, the Pitchfork Music Fest continues to trump Lollapalooza in terms of hip-hop performers, who are on the cutting edge of the genre . To be fair, we haven’t seen the full lineup for Lolla (with the exception of Eminem), but if I was a betting man I’d say Pitchfork will end up being far…
What’s Wrong: Chicago & The XXL Freshmen Cover
Two weeks ago XXL Magazine rolled out their highly controversial and heavily touted annual “Freshmen 10” (this year bumped to 11!) cover, which is supposed to be an indicator of the hottest young guns in hip-hop. This year’s cover was heavy on white rappers, kiddie rappers and rappers I’d never even heard material from. You…
Add-2 – Chicago Blues
A little history via the Wikipedia: The Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois, by taking the basic acoustic guitar and harmonica-based Delta blues, making the harmonica louder with a microphone and an instrument amplifier, and adding electrically amplified guitar, amplified bass guitar, drums, piano and sometimes saxophone and…