Category: Chicago

via The LupEnd Blog Lupe reads Clint Hopson and Joe Martin’s AntiWar leaflet which they wrote after the twenty-three-year-old John D. Shaw (a black American GI) was killed in Vietnam. After that he raps a portion of “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy.

Fuel TV dropped by the Windy City to chat with Villie as part of their ‘Dewunderground Videos’ series. You can find Vyle in various locations around town including the United Center, in a freezer, performing on an overpass (dope), at the Tonic Room and at Debonair.

All I’ve got to say is WOW.  As part of Kaye Fox & Xtreme’s Interpretations series, Kaye takes a stab at Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature” and absolutely nails it.  And I’ll add that this is all acapella.  Well done, Kaye. Kaye Fox – “Human Nature”

Their new album The High Five Club is currently available on iTunes, so make sure you support their movement.  Also, their official release party is July 17th at the Green Dolphin, so check that out as well. Ben-Sity – “Chillin” (Prod. by Xcel)

That was fast. They just filmed this last Wednesday! Church is on the move I guess, and Twista is in turbo-speed prior to the release of Category F5 next week. I will add this:  Twista is really doing it for the Chi on this one.  Some dope shots of the West Side as well as…

Yes, you read the headline correctly – Sir Mix-A-Lot, the Sir Mix-A-Lot will will be featured on this monster of a single from GLC’s upcoming album, Love, Life & Loyalty.  Well, kind of.  Originally, a sample of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s voice from “Posse on Broadway” (“Clockin’ lots of dollars, we all got gold”) was being used…

Here’s an old and previously unreleased track from Kamilah Sumner, prior to her upcoming release, Heart of a Lion.  She recorded this one with No ID back in 2004, and a few people may have it, but it’s now making it’s FSD debut. Kamilah Sumner – “Hear My Cry” (Prod. by No ID)

What?  You didn’t think YP was gonna jump on this one?  Wrong. Even though “D.O.A.” is the new “A Millie” “Swagga Like Us”, I still welcome some bars from YP over one of No ID’s best beats. YP’s mixtape, Authorized, hosted by Jay iLLa, drops next week.  While, his debut LP, Classified, drops on July…

Produced by Glow. The first leak from J-Hollow’s upcoming mixtape, The Man, The God, The Myth.  Coming soon. “And everybody scared to let the Chi in…” J-Hollow feat. Mikkey Halsted, True Enuff & Heaven – “Chicago Sh*t”

New RaShawnna!  Although, I do think I’m late on this one.  Whatever. Shawnna – “Right, Left”