Bruno Mars really can’t miss. Every time he shows up he brings a hit with him, and “24k” continues his legacy. So much, in fact, that Bruno is blowing through Chicago on August 16 and 18th to bring his 24K tour to the United Center for two nights. The tour was announced this morning, along…
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Watch Astonish’s cinematic new video for “Get Away”
Directed Javier Villamil Since we began posting Astonish all the way back in 07/08, he’s always kept a dope video. Always crispy, unique and eye-catching. And today, he returns with arguably his best outing to date with the thrilling “Get Away.” Seriously, this joint feels like a movie, so much in fact I had to…
Premiere: Listen to Josh K’s New Single “Feeling Myself” featuring Fabolous
Josh K gets some assistance from C-Sick and Fab on “Feeling Myself,” the first official single from Josh’s Black Ballon project that’s set to drop November 18th. The joint actually made it’s debut on The Drive on Shade 45 a couple of weeks ago during my set (shameless plug), so it’s only right that I…
Listen to the world premiere of Sam Trump’s “Amazing”
Produced by Tensei Sam Trump has had quite the run in 2016. Everything he’s dropped has been incredibly well-received, creative, genre-bending and all-inclusive. He’s about the love. He’s about uplifting, and is a vibrant glimmer in hope in these dark times. That said, today he blesses us with the world premiere of his latest track…
Listen to Beats and Bars Vol. 2 ‘The Lawndale Project’
A year ago, we told you about the amazing work Scheme a.k.a. Navarro was doing with Beats and Bars, his after school program in Little Village at Lawndale High School. Scheme recruited a group of hard-working teens from the Southwest Side of Chicago, who have written, produced, recorded and performed the new EP, The Lawndale Project — which…
Listen to Jeremiah Jae’s new album ‘A Cold Night’
Jeremiah Jae just up and dropped a brand new mixtape/album called A Cold Night, featuring a slew of new, rare and previously unreleased records that have now been compiled into one neat project. The music appears to have been recorded in his hometown of Chicago. Try and buy below.
BackWood Jones returns with his “No Fuck” video
Directed by US Media BACK…WOOD…JONES You know him as YP, but you should get used to calling him Backwood Jones — if you aren’t already doing so. You know, it’s gonna be tough for me to make that transition in real life, but hey, what the man wants the man gets. Maybe I’ll just start…
Common grabs Gucci Mane, Pusha T & BJ The Chicago Kid for “Black America Again (Remix)”
Wow, this remix is great. Perhaps Com’s best remix since the long-forgotten and very rare remix of “The Corner” featuring Kanye and Mikkey. Anyhoo, for this official reworking of the original (new beat!), Com pulled out all the stops by enlisting features from Polar Bear La’Flare and Pusha Ton. Also, is that BJ on the…
Godspeed & Wes Restless drop “Bitter Sweet Home” video
Godspeed’s “Bitter Sweet Home” is the new single from The Lawndale Project, an album named after Scheme Navarro’s after school music program, which runs weekly in Lawndale. The album is set to drop tomorrow, but today we get a video from the project which features Chicago’s own Wes Restless. Nero did the beat while the clip…
Black Matt Connects with RMB Justize on “BloodSport”
You want that old Matty? Here you go. Black Matt does what he does best over production from RMB Justize on “Bloodsport,” which you can check out below the cut. Welcome back, Matty — don’t hurt ’em.