Chance continues to set trends and break records, and this week Chi’s hometown hero will make history (yet again) on the Billboard charts as the first-ever artist to chart off streams alone. HDD is reporting that Coloring Book, which was an Apple Music-only release, will debut with an album sales equivalent of 40-50k — enough…
Category: Chicago
Video: Chin Chilla Meek – Intro
Directed by SheHeartsTevin Chin Chilla Meek has been in and out of the game for the past 4-5 years, but promises a full return to form in 2016. Merk Murphy tells me she’s going to be unloading new content each and every Monday for the foreseeable future, so color us excited. Today, she enters the…
Hittz – Cashin
Produced by Smylez. Hittz broke? Nah, never. On his latest offering, Hittz lets everyone know that nothing’s changed now that he’s “Cashin.” This joint’s tough. Check out what Hittz and Smylez cooked up for their latest collab below.
The Legendary Fya Man – Harry Potter
Fya Man, formerly of The Guys, has had a name change. Well, it’s more of a name addition, as his moniker has been lengthened to The Legendary Fya Man. A tall order from the rising Chicago artist. But hey, he’s been rolling with Malik Yusef recently, so what they’re working on must be something special…
Watch Mick Jenkins on The Interview Show
Mick Jenkins was a recent guest on Mark Bazer’s long-running talk show, The Interview Show, which was recently picked up by WTTW (a big congrats to Mark on that.) Anyhoo, Mick dropped by to talk about a slew of subjects including racist cops, his career, his art, society and much more. It’s a really dope chat. It…
Video: Ran$ah – Rumors
Directed by Bryan Zawlocki. Produced by Plu2o Nash. What’s the first rule of Fight Club? Man, who cares about rules. Rules are for the un-savage, and when you get Ran$ah and Plu2o on the same track it’s about as savage as it gets. But in this new clip for “Rumors,” Ran$ah takes it to the…
Zmoney – Westside
Produced by CiceroOnDaBeat Yo — ZMoney got his groove back with this one. And today, he takes it back to the side of town that raised him, made him and paid him — the Westside. Let’s go out West, and let ZMoola be our tour guide. Listen to him state his case for his favorite side…
Tia London – The Recipe
Produced by The Legendary Traxster What’s on the menu today? The latest weekly drop from Tia and Traxster, that’s what. So enjoy your main course below.
Video: Dreezy f/ Jeremih – Body
Directed by Erik White. Dreezy and Jeremih’s “Body” is a certified hit. Seriously. The record is everywhere right now, including our weekly show on Shade 45 Sirius XM radio, and you’re about to hear it even more with the release of the track’s official video. Great record, great video. Another win for Dreezy and ‘Mih….
Chief Keef – Outerspace Glo
Chief Keef Mozart takes one of my favorite Soulja Boy tracks, “Outerspace Flow,” as his own and goes all the way in. More Keef over Hollywood J beats, ok? Ok. Check out “Outerspace Glo” below. In Soulja Boy news, fans of the rapper should know that we’re bringing him to Chicaglo next week (Thursday, 5/19)…