It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (10/10) it’s eligible for the list. Now we aren’t saying these are the BEST songs of the week, but they are the staff’s faves and joints you can catch us bumping in the office.
Category: Chicago
Scotty ATL f/ Billard & Cap 1 – Whatever I Tell Her
Produced by Chophouze. Cap 1 and Cleveland native Billard join Scotty ATL on this new joint set to appear on DJ Mike Mars’ Just Landed 5 mixtape. This joint goes.
Lupe Fiasco f/ Sirah – Lilies
Produced by The Buchanans. Lupe’s gearing up to release a brand new project that he’s calling Lost In The Atlantic and today, he gives us the first official offering from it — “Lilies” featuring Sirah. Lost In The Atlantic is intended to hold everyone over until we get a new single from Lu’s Tetsuo &…
Saint Millie – Sirens
Produced by Atom Grey. I’ve been waiting on this one for a minute — since FSD’s Language Of Hip Hop event with Museum of Contemporary Art, to be exact. “Sirens” is the latest offering from Millie’s forthcoming project, Glory, and finds the young emcee touching on what life’s like in the city he calls home….
Kahrion – WOAH
Kahrion connects with producer Von Vuai for the solid “WOAH”, which you can give a spin or two below the jump. The Oak Park emcee’s AuraTape project is on the way, so be sure to keep your eyes and ears open.
Video: Ric Wilson f/ Re’ Louise – Penny Rants
Directed by Ric Wilson and CMD Shotz. Produced by Duke Lew. Rising emcee Ric Wilson gets a few things off his chest and helps raise awareness for his upcoming project with this new record and video, which he’s calling “Penny Rants.” Press play above and listen up. Ric’s new project, Penny Raps, drops next month.
Chance The Rapper & The Social Experiment – No Better Blues
Nah, this isn’t a Spike Lee joint, but a Chancellor Bennett directed clip, in association with Social Experiment — or Sox for short. Today, Chance and the band break us off with this brand new joint titled “No Better Blues.” But nah, this isn’t just sad boy raps. It’s new SOX, so tell a friend…
Giftz – Full Effect
Before joining Gangsta Gibbs on his upcoming Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival and Fun Fun Fun Fest tour stops, ESGN spitter Giftz drops off some new heat. In the spirit of #tbt, Giftz takes on Freeway and Young Gunz’ “Full Effect” and makes it his own as expected. Now that’s how you celebrate throwback thursday. Listen to…
Video: Benny Cassette f/ BJ The Chicago Kid – Bridges Over Babylon
You heard the song, now watch the video. Benny and BJ. BJ and Benny. “Bridges Over Babylon.” Check out the funky, funky sounds and visual above.
Video: Khori⁴ f/ Supa Bwe – Used To It
Directed by Austin Vesely I missed this joint the other day when it first dropped, but man this shit is hot. Austin snapped on the video, but Khori and Supa absolutely kill it. They definitely found their pocket here, and brought a lot out of this track. Get used to it, I guess.