A leftover joint from AZ’s latest release, Undeniable. Not sure why this ended up on the cutting room floor. I’ll give to to Koch though, they do a good job of pairing up their labelmates, even though they may be stealing from them. Ouch? AZ feat. Twista – “Body Rock”via Eskay via Shake
Category: Chicago
DJ Benzi & The Cool Kids – “Oscar”
Yes, the influx of Cool Kids content continues. URB just posted this new track from DJ Benzi and The Cool Kids – not sure if it’s from the Cool Kids new mixtape or DJ Benzi’s next release (guessing the former). DJ Benzi & The Cool Kids – “Oscar”
Video: Yung Berg Freestyle from 2001
An Iceberg…er…Yung Berg freestyle from 2001, back when he was signed to DMX’s Bloodline Records. Semi-Related: DMX concert erupts in riot at Indiana University (the fine University that counts yours truly as an alumnus). They should have known better than to hire DMX for a concert that needed to end at 9:30. Dumbass penalty.
The Cool Kids – The Bake Sale EP Drops May 20th
Finally, a solid release date for The Cool Kids debut EP, The Bake Sale. Word from Chuck Inglish is that the EP will be available on May 20, and feature the hits “Black Mags”, “88”, plus some never-before-heard material. Chuck also announced that The Cool Kids will be releasing a new mixtape in two weeks…
Classic Mixtapes: Kanye West -Get Well Soon & I’m Good
I was perusing the web today, checking out my daily blogs and lo and behold I stumbled upon the old Kanye West Behind The Beats Mixtape (presented by Plain Pat and Ferris Bueller, of course) floating around and people seemed pretty excited about it. Behind the Beats dropped before Kanye was the global-super-megastar that he is…
Yung Berg feat. Trey Songz – “My Kinda Girl”
A new track from Yung Berg’s upcoming album, Look What You Made Me. Coming soon. Yung Berg feat. Trey Songz – “My Kinda Girl”
Fake Shore Drive feature on Thrillist.com
The good people at Thrillist.com did a nice little feature and write-up on Fake Shore Drive today. If you aren’t familiar with Thrillist.com, it’s a men’s lifestyle email newsletter that features the hottest new restaurants, bars, events, websites, gear, etc, in Chicago that reaches over 18,000 people each day. Big thanks to Dave over at…
Screencap from Lupe Fiasco’s “Paris, Tokyo” Video
Earlier today over at Mr. Fiasco’s blog, he posted this screencap from his upcoming “Paris, Tokyo” video, which is poised to be his next big single. This shot obviously depicts the whole “camel back across the desert sands” line, but Eskay likened it to a Marlboro ad, which is pretty much dead on. Sidenote: What’s…
Mixtape: Decay – Unlikely Villain
Decay from the Molemen crew just released his latest mixtape for FREE download, Unlikely Villain. Decay and his associates: Selfish, ToneLiv & DJ Monky go to town on some classic MF DOOM beats. Be on the lookout for Decay’s official album, which will be dropping very soon (more details on that to come). Enjoy. Decay…
Pugs Atomz – “You and Me”
It’s about time an emcee stepped up to address the school shootings that have plagued Chicago Public School students in 2008. As of April 8, 2008, their have been 23 Chicago Public School students murdered in cold blood. Taking things a step further, not only releasing this track, Pugs is performing alongside KRS-One, Astonish and…