Produced by Josh The Goon & Speakerbomb I’m happy to announce that Freddie Gibbs will be dropping his Str8 Killa No Filla mixtape on July 29th. Followed shortly thereafter with the Str8 Killa EP, an 8 song opus that is being relased and distributed by Decon and will be available in stores as well as…
Category: Chicago
Video: Forbes Talks Kanye’s Finances, House
‘Ye is coming in at #3 on the 2009 Forbes Hip-Hop “cash king” list. Forbes.com reporting that the Chicago rapper raked in $25 million dollars over the last calendar – $5 million less than last year. They go on to discuss his Hollywood home which he recently put on the market and later took off….
Video: Jennifer Hudson’s VH1 Behind The Music
I watched this last night – a very good story with plenty of ups, downs and ups again. Inspirational to say the least. Props Yardie
Kanye West Sued Over Lyrics To “Stronger”
It appears Kanye West and John Monopoly have gotten themselves in a bit of a pickle with an obscure Virginia rapper by the name of Vince P. Chicago Breaking Business is reporting that Kanye is accused of stealing the lyrics of his hit song “Stronger” from a track Vince P gave to John Monopoly back…
NaPalm – What’s Yo Name
NaPalm drops the first single from his upcoming project, which features 20 new tracks and is set to impact on July 20th. Most notably, he linked up with Prolyfic for three joints which will be featured on said project. After the mixtape drops Palm will embark on a 30 city tour in support of the…
BBU Accused Of Beating Up Bouncer In Wicker Park
I had a few people send me links to this story and I was *dead* at the headline. A blog called From Midnight To Six is reporting this as if it’s a real story you might read on Fox Chicago or something. Allegedly, a bar bouncer in Wicker Park took an L the other night…
Video: Sidney Samson feat. Twista – Riverside
Dutch DJ Sid Samson links with T for the vid and track “Riverside”. Definitely an unlikely pairing. Spotted at NahRight
Video: Nick Jr. (of Nick-N-Beans) – The Makings Of A Dynasty
Directed by Fly Kite Media I’m not a rapper or anything, but if I was, I don’t think I’d touch Hov’s “Dynasty (Intro)”. That’s just one of those beats that needs to be left alone, in my opinion. However, in this clip Nick Jr. scoffs at the beat and makes it his own. Their mixtape…
dead prez feat. Mike Flo – G In Me [No DJ]
Some of you may not know that Chicago’s own Mike Flo serves as dead prez’s tour DJ and unofficial third member. He actually executive produced and A&R’d the DJ Drama + dead prez mixtape Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz mixtape that dropped last week. Mike was featured on a handful of tracks including “G In Me”, which I…
Video: Jennifer Hudson’s VH1 Behind The Music Promo
Jennifer’s Behind The Music airs tonight (June 28th) on VH1 at 9pm central. This will be the first time she addresses the murders of her mother, brother and nephew in-depth.