It’s April 2016 and I’m sitting on a couch in a basement studio talking to MFN Melo about his elusive project Melodramatics. Even then, a year and a half ago, it was something of a legend, only heard in whispers and huffs. Melo had shown promise in the 2013 PIVOT mixtape Jimmy, but hadn’t put…
Produced by Will A Fool Durkio is back with his weekly drop. It least it appears he drops weekly at the rate he’s been working. But don’t get too comfortable, his new project Signed To The Streets 3 is due out any day now. https://soundcloud.com/otflildurk/durkio-make-it-out-wav
Fat guy in a little coat? Sure, why not. It’s fuggin classy, you heard? A month or so ago, while down Indianapolis for Chreece, I was lucky enough to have a chance encounter with Nathan Arizona. In fact, he was so dope I had to stop what I was doing and seek him out. Like…
Otti back! It’s been a minute since Otti’s come through with some new music (unless you’ve been catching some of the unreleased heat from my Detroit homie that I’ve been playing on#TheDriveSXM), but today he returns with the RMB Justize-produced “Asshole.” Believe me when I tell you, there’s way more where this joint came from….
The relationship between the D and The Bay is like peanut butter and jelly. Growing up in Detroit, E-40 was and still is a major influence to the Detroit culture. 7 Mile’s own Reo Grand was definitely sprinkled with some of that 40 water game, sampling E-40’s “1 Love, “and putting that Detroit spin on…
Detroit is the new wave musically. This year alone artists like Tee Grizzley, Sada Baby, FMB DZ, along so many others have created their own lane within the industry. This next talent coming out of the D who goes by Cammy Bands, went crazy in his video for “Cammy F Baby.” Motown is back and…
Produced Cangelosi & Mulatto He’s looking for reeeeeeeeevenge. All second summer 17. Qari has an EP due out soon. This is the type of vibes you can expect. Revel in it.
Photos and cover by @FotoGenocide_ If you’re late to the party, we’d like to introduce you to Loren. Formerly known as Logan and Logan Cage the Chicago music vet is all set to make his reentrance unto your radar. The 23-year-old—born Loren Vargas Jr.—first came on the scene as Logan with a string of hard-hitting singles…
Lu and Soundtrakk back. And today, the killer combo connect to celebrate the five year anniversary of Food & Liquor 2, a personal favorite of the Lupe canon for me. Seriously, that album is fantastic. So in celebration, Lu has some timely music for this troublesome moment in time (not that it hasn’t always been…
Tonight, Chance further proved why he’s one in the best in the world right now. The top of his class, the top of his genre, and at the top of music. Chance recorded this track with Daniel Caesar this past Saturday (as in two days ago), and tonight they premiered it on The Late Show…