Today marks the one year mark of the passing of storied Chicago producer and artist, Smylez. He’s definitely very missed in the local scene. Today, his friend and longtime collaborator, Hittz, celebrates his memory with his new project, The End Is Near. At 17 songs deep, Hittz drops new music and does a great job…
After surviving a near-fatal car accident, Lud is fully recuperated, and is ready to reclaim his spot. And he’s looking and sounding great with his brand new 20-song project, No Hooks II. The lengthy endeavor proves that he may have been sidelined on the injured reserve for a few months, but he hasn’t missed a…
As you probably know, Jizzle is huge in the D. Has been for years. In fact, there was some chart years ago that showed that Jeezy was, in fact, the most popular artist in the entire state. You can Google it if you don’t believe me. Anyhoo, he joined forces with the new prince of…
Damn, just caught wind that my man Mic T just dropped a new record via your favorite streaming sites. It’s something laid back to smoke and vibe to, with the back drop handled by blckwndr. Isn’t it ironic? Don’t you think.
Lu takes Jay & No ID’s “Marcy Me” beat and flips it into his very own. The result? He shreds it to pieces per usual. But that’s nothing new. In 11+ years I’ve never heard a wack Lu verse. But I digress. Today he blesses us with “All While Doing A Rubik’s Cube One-Handed,” which…
Produced by AKA Trae On a recent tour stop in the City of Angels, F L A C O found some down time to film a new video for his bubbling “Necessary.” You can watch him do his thing atop LA in the clip below.
Words by Jabari Carter @1DJFirstClass We have a lyrical assassination on our hands here. Both Royce and Crooked are some of the strongest lyricists in the game, and this track finds them spitting venomous lines aimed squarely at the conservative party. “Truth” is the first single off Crooked’s upcoming album Good Vs Evil 2, which…
Durk has been working. Seriously. Since his move to ATL, he’s dropped numerous projects, songs and videos. He actually might be the most prolific Chicago artist at the moment. He’s been going crazy. Even Dame Dash is in this video. Yeah, I don’t know either, but that’s insane. Today, he keeps it moving with his…
Directed by Benny Flashh Something new from the Yungest in charge: the boy Stakks. In his latest clip, he proves that you do what you want when you’re poppin. See for yourself below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgaPp8dBwUA&feature=youtu.be
Chicago’s flying moth creature gets a theme song today, courtesy of the homie Rich Jones. What? You haven’t heard about the mysterious bat-like creature flying the friendly skies all over the Chicagoland area? Well, if you haven’t you can read up on the Chicago Mothman here. Or just press play on Jones’ new tune, which…