Chicago artist Jahzel, dropped his new project, Jet Lag: The Mixtape, today and it’s hosted by DJ Whoo Kid. I wanted to highlight one song in particular, and that’s “Open Arms,” featuring BJ The Chicago Kid. Yep, we welcome this one with open arms. Download Jahzel’s mixtape here, and check the BJ record below. 02…
Video: Nas & Pusha T Hit Chicago’s House of Blues
Shouts to David Cash As part of Heineken’s traveling #RedStarAccess tour that’s bouncing around the US right now, the concert kicked things off in Chicago this past Saturday with Pusha T and Nasty Nas. Here we have some footage of the top notch event, and select songs from each of their sets.
Kami de Chukwu f/ Vic Mensa, Chance The Rapper, Caleb James & Michael Anthony – Home
Produced by Samiyam. Kami’s debut project, Light, drops tomorrow, but he decided to liberate his favorite track from the project for everyone before it does. Vic Mensa, Chance, Caleb James and THEMPeople’s Michael Anthony assist on this one. This joint’s a problem. Hit the jump to peep the tracklist for Kami’s mixtape, Light, which drops…
Mixtape: Blanco Caine & Maserati Deeder – V-12 Muzik
Hosted by Supastar J. Kwik and DJ Victoriouz. After a few drops and a couple of delays, V-12‘s finally here. Not too familiar with Blanco and Deeder? Well, consider this project your formal introduction. Featuring production from Young Chop, Chase N Dough, Tony Flocko, J. Hill and more. Stream/download below and stay tuned for more…
Dawreck f/ Do Or Die, Crucial Conflict, E.C. Illa, Psychodrama, Snypaz – Too Krazy (Remix)
The original version just got turned up a few notches as E.C. Illa has added a crazy verse to “Too Krazy” remix. The track already featured a who’s who of Chicago rap legends, and after hearing it, EC decided to come out of retirement to do his thing once again. Hopefully this isn’t the last…
Buddapkan x Yale Lucciani – Purple Thoughts
A DJ Hustlenomics exclusive… Something new from Buddap and Yale. This one will land on Budda’s Antiweak mixtape, which is coming sooner than later. 05 Purple Thoughts
Video: Common Live @ Rock The Bells 2012
During his set at Rock The Bells yesterday, Com decided to kick a few bars before getting into “The Corner” and his own performance of Nas’ “NY State Of Mind”. I hope that Common and Nas collaborative project is still coming.
Lil Reese f/ Hell Rell – We Don’t Count Money
If you gave Reese’s Don’t Like mixtape a listen, then you surely remember Dipset affiliate Hell Rell’s unexpected appearance on the project’s closing track (Reese’s “Bad” video, too). Fast forward a bit and we have the track minus DJ Drama and Don Cannon’s tags. Young Chop on the beat. We Don’t Count Money
Video: Nas & Pusha T Live In Chicago
Shot and chopped by Heart Of The City TV. Last night, Heineken took over the House of Blues for the Chicago to kick off their 2o12 Red Star Access concert series. Featuring performances from DJ Kiss, Pusha T and Nas, the packed show definitely wasn’t one to miss out on. MTV’s own Sway and a…
The Chicago Hip-Hop Archive Hits Facebook
Kanye West & Frex, 1991. ‘Dead Poets To Society’ An extremely detailed and comprehensive history of Chicago Hip-Hop spanning from 1990-1995 has recently hit Facebook. With the tagline “HIP-HOP originated in South Bronx, New York City. Chicago made it Ill,” the Chicago Hip-Hop Archive features rare pictures, pluggers and videos from the early days of…