Hosted by DJ Slugo A collection of Bennie’s classic verses, dopest features and a slew of unreleased joints to get the public prepared for his Before I Bow Out project. Cayex Illah had this to say: This Mixtape is just a collection of some of his dopest, most classic verses of his career, ranging from…
Lollapalooza Announces Full 2011 Lineup, Kids These Days On The Bill
Lollapalooza officially released their 2011 lineup early this morning, and as reported and predicted, it’s pretty subpar as far as hip-hop is concerned. I mean, I’m not complaining about Em or Cudi or Cee-Lo (as Bun pointed out, he travels with Big Gipp), but other than that it’s pretty dry and not so cutting edge. …
Josh Baze – Peroxide
This is a new artist from Griffen Guess’ Cartel Records, and this is his second soft single. He’s actually headed to both Hot 97 and MTV today, and has a video on the way with Hype Williams, so be on the lookout for more from Baze. Josh Baze_Peroxide
Lupe Fiasco’s May 2011 XXL Cover Story
XXL’s May issue doesn’t hit newsstands until Wednesday, but LupE.N.D. comes through with the scans of Lu’s cover story which you can check out below. Lu opens up about his struggle to release his last album Lasers and goes into details about the situation that we’ve become all too familiar with. Definitely a great read.
Malice’s Book Signing @ PHLI – Thursday, April 28th
Join us at The PHLI Store on Thursday night (4/28/11) for Malice of the Clipse’s official book signing for Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind & Naked – his writing debut. Malice will be on hand to sign copies of his book as well as participate in a Q&A with none other than Dave Jeff. Hey, Pusha…
ADaD x Tensei – Smoke It Out
MC ADaD links with producer Tensei Beats for this joint from their collaborative EP. Smoke It Out
L.E.P. Bogus Boys feat. Gucci Mane – Handlin’ My Bizness [Tags]
This joint landed on DJ V-Dub’s State & Madison: Heart of the City mixtape that dropped earlier today, but since everyone has been beating down my door for the Mp3, I figured the tagged version deserved a post. Right? Right. If you didn’t already know, “Handlin’ My Bizness” was produced by Hi-Tek, and look for…
DK – Can You Hear Me Now?
This is the lead single off DK’s upcoming project Shy State of Mind, dropping early this summer. Wrapping up his sophomore year, DK has built a solid movement over at DePaul. This specific joint got a spin from Timbuck2 over at WGCI this past weekend. [audio:https://www.fakeshoredrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/03-Can-You-Hear-Me-Now_.mp3|titles=DK – Can You Hear Me Now]
Video: Sir Michael Rocks feat. Phil Ade – Over & Over
Directed by 1st Impressions Studio Another visual off Michael’s The Rocks Report, this time with his DMV cohort Phil Ade. Previously: Sir Michael Rocks – Exing [O.G. Version] (Prod. by Tye Hill)
Mixtape: DJ V-Dub – State & Madison: Heart of the City
DJ V-Dub with some assistance from DJ Holiday unleash State & Madison: Heart of the City, a mixtape chock full of Chicago exclusives and representing every faction of the City: South, West, East and North. I got with V-Dub to tell me about the project and he had this to say: State & Madison: Heart of the…