Category: Chicago

Not to be confused with this. Now, my Twista catalog is pretty extensive, so when I recently came across this track and had never heard of it, I was quite dumbfounded.  Not to mention the fact that I’m a hip hop nerd and the album in which this appeared pretty much never existed: The Union Presents…

Remember Danny Boy? Of course you remember Danny Boy; the other crooner on Death Row Records during their heydey in the mid-to-late 90s. You know, “Picture Me Rollin”, “I Ain’t Mad At Cha”, “Slide N Slide” ?  No? A lot of people forget that he was originally from the Westside of Chicago and came in the…

Okay, this is my speed right here.  New Vice Verse! “While you’re stuck in one gear talkin’ ’bout you’re gonna” Vice Verse – “Killa Verse”

In case you’ve been living under a rock (not the same one I’ve been under), Rock The Bells hits Chicago ON SATURDAY.  Yes, this Saturday.  This will be the last FSD contest, so if you don’t win the tickets here today, then you’ll need to pick them up here.  The good news is that all…

Just in time for Taste, BJ The Chicago Kid drops off his A Taste Of Chicago Mixtape.  I haven’t listened to it yet (sorry), but feel free to test the waters and share your feedback.  BJ The Chicago Kid – A Taste of Chicago Props to Mr. Laurice Trotter.  Hit the jump for the tracklist…01….

Here we go inside the listening session for YP’s upcoming album Classified. YP’s listening session for his album “CLASSIFIED”…..Pugs Atomz, Gutta, RasRok, Briahna G, The Outfitters, HipHopLivesStupid, ChiGround, Big E & BigHomie D.O.E. all slid thru! Catch YP performing tonight at the Budweiser joint at SubT and immediately after at the Darkroom!

From Austin, TX all the way back at SXSW. By the way, did anyone else hear about Big Wiz falling off stage during his performance the other night at Joe’s?  I guess he pulled a Trouble T-Roy (Ouch!) and cracked his head, requiring stitches.  But Wiz, being the soldier that he is, got back up…

Here’s an unreleased, never-before-seen video from Anton Genius’ 2005 album, Soul Of An M.C.

YP = steady snappin Here’s the first leak from YP’s Authorized mixtape, hosted by Mr. iLLaNoise himself, Jay iLLa.  Look for that to drop sometime next week. Check out YP tomorrow at Sub-T for the Battle for the Crown Showcase (details here ) and later at the Darkroom. YP – “In This Bitch”

Mic T & Mick Luter over some SC production LIVE at the Exit Fake Shore Drive Showcase last week. Shouts to The RED Inc.