Video by Thelonious Stokes Sure, SXSW was already a few weeks ago, but we’ve gotta bring you the coverage of Taylor Bennett’s first-ever trip. In the video above, we get to see behind-the-scenes footage of young Taylor on the streets of Austin, TX, hitting the best parties events and rocking shows. Press play to enter…
Video: Cap 1 – On My Soul
Directed by HDotRoss. Produced by Will-A-Fool. Cap revisits his Caviar Dreams project and delivers an official video for the opening track, “On My Soul”. Press play and peep the visual above.
TreStyle – Rebound
Produced by Coop Tre rebounds with this new joint from his forthcoming project, Dark Days, Bright Nights Pt. 2, which drops April 29th. Rewind on “Rebound” below.
Chase N Dough f/ Butta Da Great – Checkin
Rapper/producer Chase N Dough has been relatively quiet over the past few months, but today he’s back and rejuvenated after a brief hiatus. Like Too $hort, he can’t stay away. Today he checks a bag (among other things) with Butta Da Great riding shotgun. Check it out below.
Asaad f/ King Louie – Block Boy 2.0
Produced by Nascent. Didn’t see this one coming. Philly meets the Chi as Asaad and King Louie connect for “Block Boy 2.0”, from Asaad’s freshly released Flowers II mixtape. Louie delivers a solid verse here, so check out his collaboration with Asaad below and be sure to grab Flowers II right here.
DJ Cassidy f/ R. Kelly – Make The World Go Round
Kells joins DJ Cassidy on the DJ’s latest single and offering from his forthcoming LP, “Make The World Go Round”. This old school-esque record is sure to get the steppers stepping. Stream below via Fader. Look for Cassidy’s Paradise Royale album to impact this summer.
Details Emerge In Alleged Chief Keef House Shooting
Details on yesterday’s alleged shooting at Chief Keef’s house (or Chief Keef’s manager Dro’s house) are still pretty scarce, but the Chicago Tribune followed up this morning with some additional details. First, sources claim Keef was not a witness to the shooting, and in fact sat shotgun as the victim was driven to the hospital….
Smoke DZA f/ Cam’Ron – Ghost Of Dipset [Prod. by Thelonious Martin]
One of the more anticipated tracks from Smoke DZA’s forthcoming Dream.ZONE.Achieve LP, produced by Chicago’s own Thelonious Martin, surfaces via Rolling Stone. This is too cold. Listen for yourself below. Hopefully, Thelo laces DZA and Cam with more heat like this for their upcoming collaborative effort.
Video: Chance The Rapper On CNN’s Chicagoland
Tonight is the fourth episode of CNN’s new riveting series, Chicagoland, which documents the summer of 2013 in the city of Chicago. The first three episodes have garnered much critical acclaim for their coverage of Fenger High’s Liz Dozier and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. But in episode four, they take another turn and focus on Chicago…
Video: Lil Bibby – Water
Directed by Elevator Today we finally get Bibby’s video for “Water,” which is undoubtedly one of the best records from his debut mixtape, Free Crack. Sure Bibby was super popping in Chicago, but I truly believe this was the record that broke him to the masses. Look for our interview with Bibby coming next week,…