Directed by Rickee Arts 3/4 of the now-defunct supergroup, W.W.A., get the band back together for their Chicago anthem, “Drill Queen.” Hey, every Drill King needs a Drill Queen, so let one of these ladies Escort in Toronto you to the next Drill Ball — whenever that is. Is there a Drill dating app? If…
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New Project: Sir Michael Rocks – Populair Part 2
Fans of Sir Michael Rocks can now enjoy thy new EP: Populair Part 2 — the follow up to last year’s exquisite Populair. It’s 7 songs deep and features some of Mike’s best work to date. Let PP2 set the mood for your weekend and the duration of your day. It’s going to take you there,…
New Project: Rockie Fresh – The Night I Went To…New York
The third and final installment of Rockie Fresh’s EP series, The Night I Went To…, impacts, with a trip to New York City. Rockie dropped his official Night I Went To… project a few weeks back, and in conjunction has dropped follow up EPs in the major cities he’s been doing shows in. The big…
Omen – Don’t Let Go Freestyle
Produced by Omen Dreamville’s Chicago captain, Omen, dropped by Audiomack Studios to record this new freestyle/song in conjunction with DJBooth called “Don’t Let Go.” Nah, we’re not gonna let go — especially if the outcome sounds like this. Watch the video below.
Details Emerge on Vic Mensa’s Debut Album, ‘Traffic’
Vic Mensa graces the cover of this month’s edition of Clash magazine, and gave them a rather in-depth interview. There’s some fabulous anecdotes in here about foot racing Diddy in his Miami mansion, and taking shots in his candy room, his first meeting with Jay Z and much more. However, as a long-time Mensa fan,…
Saba – 100
Today, Chicago composer Ira Antelis kicks off the third installment of his Gone But Not music series, this one executive produced by LPZ of LPZ Studios. The project, which is set to be released this month, features work alongside Saba, Joey Purple, Rockie Fresh and Sterling Hayes. So yes, this will likely be the biggest of…
Lil Bibby – Don’t Play With Me
Produced by Luca Viallli Lil Bibby and Luca Viallli have connected to bring us some ferocious new material — this one called “Don’t Play With Me.” Now, we’ve known for years that Bibby isn’t the one to be played with, so it’s only right that he asserts and reinforces that notion on this aggressive new…
New Project: Kweku Collins – Nat Love
It’s here. Nat Love. The new album from Kweku Collins. The producer/performer wunderkind blesses the world with this new 11-track opus, which is pretty much entirely self-produced and only includes two features (Taylor Bennett and Jamila Woods.) Fellow Closed Sessions artist oddCouple pops up to produce “Death of a Salesman.” Kweku has been gaining some…
Watch Chance The Rapper’s new video, “Angels”
It’s arrived. After months of teasing, Chance has finally released his new collaboration with longtime homie Austin Vesely and Chicago’s own Hebru Brantley. Ever since it was performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the Saba-featured joint has been huge for Chance, perhaps getting more radio play than any other record from him, so…
Ye Ali f/ Nessly – ATL/LAX
Produced by Justyn Waves Ye Ali is back, yet again, with something fresh, fly and funky — this time alongside Nessly. From ATL to LAX, ain’t a damn thing changed except the tail number on the flight. Fly the friendly skies directly below.