Category: Chicago

Via Kanye University

I know these were floating around yesterday, but I just got around to watching them now. Dope interview. They discuss everything from the leak of the super-fake Totally Flossed Out EP, the Justin Timberlake cosign and how they don’t need any features on their debut.

Naledge – “Dey Know” (Freestyle) Jacked from Eskay

Ruh-roh! Looks like Yung Berg is headed back to the Chi to shoot the clip for his next video,“Do Dat”- and is hosting casting calls now. You can apply for the shoot here. They also give a brief description of the treatment which sounds like the most original video in the history of music videos…

Allhiphop.com has a somewhat thorough interview with Kid Sister that discusses her rise in the Chicago scene, how she hooked up with A-Trak and…jukin’ – among other things. AllHipHop.com: Your crew is pretty hot right now; how did you all link up? Kid Sister: [J2K and Autobot of Flosstradamus] started doing this party at a…

Chuck & Mikey teamed up with Bay-Area figure Starski to make yet another ode to Stunna Shades. Starski feat. The Cool Kids – “Stunnas On”Spotted via Nahright

The goodfellas at Chicago sneaker and streetwear boutique, Leaders 1354, are releasing these CRAZY Reebok Reverse Jams featuring colors from the various CTA lines that run throughout this beautiful city (Word to the Red Line). The best part: The CTA map on the bottom of the sole. Ridiculous. These gems are slated for an April…

Contrary to many reports from various blogs and message boards around the internets, the “Flashing Lights” video released last week is the official clip. Not a teaser. Not a trailer. I knew the whole “This is just a promo, the real clip will be featured on 106th & Park Tonight” rumor was Media Fakeout material,…

Local rapper and self-proclaimed “Prince of Chicago”, JNan, inked an exclusive deal with US Cellular to have his single “Rapperman” preloaded into cellular phones that have music compatible features. This is the first deal of its kind for a hip-hop artist – pretty interesting stuff. This brings a whole new meaning to the term “Ringtone…

Back with more mixtape goodness for you, this time from local DJ, journalist and Hip-Hop guru Roosevelt Treasurechest, titled A Poor Craftsman Always Blames His Tools, featuring Russell Simmons. The mix done in conjunction with Bandit Productions fuses excerpts of an interview Roosevelt did with Russell Simmons with material from such current and previous Def…