Chicago’s own ProbCause and Elijah Alvarado have connected for a new animated short, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, dedicated to Bill Murray and Wu-Tang Clan stealing back their $2 million dollar album from Martin Shkreli. The plot line for this whole case has been better than a movie, so Prob and Elijah’s animates heist doesn’t…
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Wheatie – Told Ya
Produced by Y.F Beatz Today might be Wheatie’s born day, but he’s giving everyone a gift with “Told Ya” — his latest drop, which you can check out now below the jump.
New Project: Grand Total [Defcee & Benjamin Earl Turner] – Case Studies (A Novella)
Defcee has linked up with Benjamin Earl Turner to form the new duo, Grand Total, and they’ve just unveiled their new collabo EP, Case Studies (A Novella.) It’s now available for your streaming enjoyment. Peep the track list + production credits below.
Video: YB – Stick
Directed by Money Strong TV. Produced by Off The Wall. ChopSquad’s own, YB, gives us a new video from his Countin’ My Blessings project. Today, he goes off the wall on this Off The Wall-produced monster titled “Stick.” Stick to the script below.
New Project: JDott Trife – 3 Days Before Jesus
Produced entirely by Nascent Today would’ve been JDott Trife’s 32nd birthday. Sadly, he didn’t see it. But we will forever remember him and make sure his legacy lives on eternally. Cancer has hit Chicago’s rap community hard over the past few months. We’ve lost Trife. We’ve lost Timbuck2. It’s not easy, but we must make sure…
New Project: ACE B8gie – Hot Boy B8gie Project, Vol. 1
It’s Juvenile Jr. and he’s takin’ over from the 99 & the 2000s… As we warned you, B8gie’s Hot Boy B8gie project is here — for a very limited time only. December 29th to be exact. One week. And on this new EP, B8gie takes it back to 99 — and the 2000s. No, seriously….
Jayaire Woods f/ Offset (of Migos) – Illegal
QC family biz… As we told you last week, Quality Control Music has expanded their operations to the Midwest for their latest signing, Bellwood native, Jayaire Woods. And the newly inked star-in-the-making returns with “Illegal,” featuring his QC family member Offset from the Migos. Offset is fresh out, and sounds as sharp and rejuvenated as…
Video: Weasel Sims f/ Gittaa Thomas and Lacy West – Money Come To Me Now
Directed by Alexander King Weasel Sims is after the mula. The guap. But he’s not so much chasing it as it’s running to him. In this new clip, he washes it dry alongside Gittaa Thomas and Lacy West. Watch it below — live from the Westside of the Chi.
Chief Keef’s Label, FilmOn Ent, Files Suit Against Manager, Zaytoven, Metro Boomin & Others
All is not well in FilmOn land. Just six months after signing a lucrative record deal with Greek billionaire Alki David, Chief Keef and associates appear to be in hot water with the label. In recently obtained court documents, the bottling tycoon has filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages for bad business dealings from Keef’s management…
Video: Ty Money – Viet Cong
Directed by Laka Films. Produced by Rio Mac. 2015 is almost over and Ty Money’s Cinco De Money mixtape still remains one of the strongest and dopest projects to impact this year. Seriously. One of the many solid displays of what Ty is capable of in the booth is track two from the project, titled…