Category: Chicago

Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA and Santi White Santogold Santigold, hooked up for an exclusive performance at the Hard Rock Hotel’s ‘Music Lounge’ Saturday night following Lollapalooza.  The show was dope albeit quite short, and despite a less-than-stellar sound system, it was a solid showing.  What you may not know, is that GZA gave Santigold one of…

This week, we get two installments of YP’s ‘Lottery Pick TV’. Bonus! YP’s “Lollapalooza” weekend as he does an open mic in the “hood”(84th & Green) then slides to the US Beer Co. for another set before ending up at “Mobapalooza!” (The official Lolla afterparty!)“Shout out to Bri, Bad Girl Tiff, Manny, 1st Lady, Lynette…

Here’s a nice premiere for you guys. Twista dedicates his latest video from Category F5, “Wanna See Em Buss”, featuring Liffy Stokes of the Speedknot Mobstaz, to the 37 Chicago Public School students who were slain in the 08-09 school year.  Some pretty sad visuals in this one; but hats off to Twista for stepping…

Kid Cudi – “Make Her Say” I don’t know what else to say besides Kid Cudi absolutely killed his set at Lollapalooza.  Seriously.  Despite being pitted up against the two major headliners of the evening, Kings of Leon and Depeche Mode, Cudi’s crowd was packed to capacity with a thousand white teens in tight jeans. …

Isn’t this the same cover as the Gangsta Grillz he just dropped?  He must be Superman High.  Zing! And what’s up with track 13? 1. Crazy Night (feat. Rock City) [Prod. by Lil’ Ronnie]2. Outta Tha Game [Prod. by Chris “Deep” Henderson]3. Exit [Prod. by Jazze Pha]4. Echo [Prod. by Infinity]5. Like I Do [Prod….

Here we have it, people.  The cover art and final tracklisting for Really Doe’s long-awaited debut LP, First Impressions.  Make sure you cop it on August 18th.  And look out for “Fabrics”, it’s banger.

Apologies are in order for Vic Spencer, because I mistakenly posted the wrong song in his post for “Believe Me” (boooo!), from Friday. Here’s the track I meant to post “Painting Pictures”, which is going to be featured on the FSD & Brainiac Society sponsored Vic Mogorium: Hip Hop Emporium.   Coming August 30th. Vic…

Obviously, my low post count is due to this being quite possibly Chicago’s craziest weekend of the year, Lollapalooza. Whatever. When I bring the goods, I bring the goods. Last night at Hard Rock Hotel’s ‘Music Lounge’ afterparty, trendsetting director GL Joe, let me watch the soon-to-be-released clip for The Cool Kids “Chmapions”, from their Gone…

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The Rhymesayers camp welcomes Chicagoan Psalm One into the fold. Track was engineered by Mulatto Patriot. Hailing from the Midwest region’s rising hotbed of talent, Psalm One has been named one of the next to blow up by the: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, The Onion and URB Magazine’s (then) Next 100. She’s a Chicago…