Here’s a brand new one from Mr. Halsted.  Word on the street is that Mikk is going to be giving away a whole slew of new material in preparation of Chicago: The Photo Album, which is now scheduled to drop in November.  More details on that to come. Mikkey Halsted feat. Ayana – “Story Untold”…

This past weekend, red hot producers J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League were in Chicago for the Global Mixx music conference. After their panel on music publishing and production, I spoke with them about their upcoming projects (Alicia Keys, Plies, etc.) and you know I had to ask them about the double placement of one of their beats on…

I just got my hands on the tracklisting for Vic Spencers upcoming project, Vic Magorium: Hip Hop Emporium, brought to you by Brainiac Society and FSD.  It drops this Friday, October 9th.  Stay tuned. 1. Naledge Emporium (Intro.)2. Victormized3. B’s Up!!4. The Thoroest Freestyle5. Party6. Til Infinity Freestyle7. Naledge Emporium (Interlude..)8. My Human Ipod9. Im…

A lot of times I think CNN’s Don Lemon is kind of an asshole, but he’s done a great job building awareness of Chicago’s recent problem’s on the CNN special ‘Chicago’s Deadly Streets’.  Here he speaks with Nas regarding his ‘Open Letter to Young Warriors of Chicago’ and the effects that his lyrics, namely “Shoot Em Up”…

4-Ize links with Gangsta L and The Cannon (the-the-the-the CANNON) for an ode to how they do most things better than us normal folk do it.  I see a lot of good work is going down in the A. 4-Ize feat. GLC – “Ridin In The Best” (Prod. by Don Cannon)

A new leak from F.A.B.’s upcoming project: This is a new joint from yours truly and it is produced by Yellowmask Music’s Projeck. Me and Projeck have been working on an LP for about 10 months now and we still have a ways to go. We decided to go the Gang Starr route where I…

After a brief hiatus, Lotter Pick TV returns with a quick update from the Lottery Pick, himself. He’s live in the lab with Hu$tle of Glacier City, so by simply connecting the dots it would appear that he’s working on something with Lungz. Did I win the Grand Prize Game? Also, RH has a dope…

“Pardon” was just voted the #1 song on Timbuck2’s GO ILL Radio over the weekend, so props for that.  A nice little remix courtesy of Chaise Marcel. Dave Coresh – “Pardon (Chaise Marcel Remix)”

Vinny (of Naughty By Nature): “Like 10 years ago we couldn’t even come to the Chi.  These guys wanted to kill us!” History was made Saturday as The Legendary Traxster and the boys from Illtown, Naughty By Nature, sat on a panel together at the Global Mixx music conference in Chicago.  Both parties acknowledged each…

Wow.  Newsense (of Psychodrama) hops on the Salty Train and puts Twista, R. Kelly, Common, Shawnna and Lupe Fiasco on blast for their lack of participation and guidance of Chicago’s youth.  Apparently she asked all of the aforementioned artists to help (in one way or another) at her youth center, and none of them came to action. …