Directed by Brandon Holmes Dally Auston might’ve been sleeping for a bit, but that’s very clearly over. Dalí let’s loose the visual treatment for “These Days,” which he dropped a little while back — and it’s a perfectly dark match up. We’re being promised that Roses, Dally’s new project, won’t be like Detox (R.I.P.) so we can expect…
Category: Chicago
New Project: Netherfriends – Don’t Be a Fuckboy
Say what you will about Netherfriends, but don’t you ever accuse him of tolerating fuckboys. Chicago’s premier one-man-band seems like he’s always got a new project in the works, but this time he’s decided to direct that energy into putting a stop to the fuckboy epidemic we’re currently experiencing. Not all heroes wear capes. Go cop…
New Project: $tacks & Eizzy Sahir – 4 More Missed Calls
What do you do when you continuously miss calls? Well, the logical answer is to just keep screening people, so you miss even more calls. And tonight, the calls continue to be screened as $tacks and Eizzy revamp their original project with a five-track EP. 4 More Missed Calls. Hey, if that’s what the public…
Video: Chris Crack – Off My Line
Directed by Born Fly Films And he’s back again with the fire. Chris Crack has one of the most consistent work ethics in Chicago. He also doesn’t appreciate people wasting too much time on his line. The XXL Freshman candidate decided to take this fine day to drop this exceptional visual for the oldie but…
Kanye West f/ Sampha – Saint Pablo
With The Life of Pablo said to be hitting Apple Music and Spotify in just a matter of hours, Kanye’s “Saint Pablo” with Sampa hits the e-streets. If you recall, ‘Ye originally premiered this joint during Yo Gotti’s The Art Of Hustle release party at 1Oak a while ago. Glad we get to hear this one…
Video: Ice Cube & Common – Real People
“Verbal vegetarian, squash beef with Ice Cube…” Together at last. The video for Ice Cube and Common’s new single, “Real People,” is here just in time for the release of Barbershop 3: The Next Cut on April 15th.
Chicago Rappers Take to Trump Tower for Donald Trump Diss Song
Chicago’s battle with Donald Trump continues. From popular t-shirts to protests turned mini-riots, the Chi hasn’t been too welcoming of the Republican frontrunner. And today, a Chicago rapper by the name of Swagga has upped the ante all together with a new diss video/song simply titled “Donald Trump.” In the video, Swagga takes to the somewhat…
Mick Jenkins – Artful Dodger
Words by Aaron Navarro (@aaronlarnavarro) Produced by THEMPEOPLE and Kaytranada The Artful Dodger is a character from Charlie Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist, who is best known for being skillful and cunning. Mick Jenkins is a rapper from Chicago, best known for his skillful flow and cunning wordplay. Everything is connected. #staywoke Check out Mick’s latest…
Towkio and Joey Purps – Body Bags Freestyle
Produced by Smoko Ono While down in Austin for SXSW, Towkio and Purps got with DJ Booth/Audiomack for a studio session which lead to the freestyle track you can find below. Smoko Ono killed this beat — this joint absolutely slaps. There’s also an accompanying vide below. Get both now.
Snoh Aalegra – In Your River
Produced by Christian Rich Snoh is back with the second release from her Don’t Explain mini-album, which is due out on April 8th via Artium. Today’s release was produced by Chicago’s own Christian Rich, with some assistance from Badbadnotgood. Float on below.