No shots @ Bernard Freeman or Chad Butler.  Obviously.  Just pure verbal assault from J-U. This is the first leak off Grant’s upcoming project, Net Weight (get it?), which features all new material produced by Mr. Parks.  This is 8th compilation of this type.  Give this man a round of applause.  All tracks are produced by…

Pic via BS I’ve been waiting on some new Vic Mensah for a while now.  This kid is in high school and is nicer than some of your favorites (for real).   This joint is from his band Kids These Days, who I saw live at the Every Drop Counts Haiti Benefit a few months back. …

Mr. Thanksgiving and La The Dark dropped by 107.5 WGCI to chat with DJ MoonDawg over the weekend and discussed a whole slew of topics: -T.I.-Gangsta Grillz The Album 3-Fabolous & Chris Brown Gangsta Grillz mixtapes-Long Lost Brothers!?-Willie The Kid Got Next-How to get a Gangsta Grillz mixtape with Drama-Advice to new artists Bloggers Note:…

Here’s a snippet of Drew’s official single off her Slip-N-Side Records debut.  The single will be available in full on April 6th.  Just juke. Drew Sidora – “Juke It” [Snippet]

The “official” list for Lollapalooza 2010 leaked this evening, and it’s looking pretty ass for the music I hold near and dear to my heart.  Yes, I know this isn’t a “hip hop” festival, per se, but in years passed they’ve at least had a handful of dope hip-hop acts, including Chicago talent.  Heck, I…

A short film by Shorty Capone, directed by Alvin Elmore. This short reminds of a urban legend my RA told me in college. Don’t go chasin’ waterfalls, people.

Chicago was named as one of Hip-Hop’s nine “Hottest Cities of 2010” in Benzino and Dave Mays’ new publication (do they still own it?) Hip Hop Weekly. Also within the issue, they hand pick 5 of the Chi’s rising stars and label them next to blow.  The winners are: John Blu, Co Still, MarVo, Bo…

All they do is this.  All they do is this. This video got the premiere treatment on Pitchfork

After a couple weeks off, you knew Voyce would be back with a new mixtape.  Business is business. Best things N Life R Free Vol. 4 and 5 will be released in may. Next week Voyce will begin leaking a few songs off his official album Natural Born Khemistry which is set to drop towards…

Unfortunately, Lupe’s mentor and FNF label head, Charles “Chilly” Patton, has just been denied an appeal by the U.S. Supreme Court stemming from his 2007 conviction on drug conspiracy charges. XXL Reports: Charles “Chilly” Patton, Lupe Fiasco’s incarcerated mentor and business partner, will not leaving jail any time soon. According to the Associated Press, earlier…