Something new from Ras Rok’s collective, Certified Block Boys.  They let this one fly in rememberance of Derrion Albert and the rest of the fallen soldiers. Certified Block Boys – “Angel”

And you guys wonder why Gibbs is one of my favorite emcees breathing right now.  Not only does he have a great ear for beats, he also picks dope, unconquered (or rarely conquered) ‘industry’ instrumentals to rock over.  Not just the standard “hot” song of the moment, that 4,000 other people have also remade.  And…

Da Phedz, a group consisting of Mic Terror, Million $ Mano, Hollywood Holt, John James and a whole slew of others, took the stage during Mic T’s set the other night at Sub-T.  They premiered their triggaman-infused collaboration “Freak Ass Playa”, which I hear is an absolute monster.  I’m looking forward to this joint leaking….

Produced by Solitaire.  Off Voyce’s mixtape, Follow The Leader Voyce G.I. Go – “Chase Bank”

Off Rita J’s Artist Workshop, dropping on November 3rd.  I just got my copy in the mail yesterday.  Pow! ADaD is featured on the track, with production from K-Kruz.  Also, lookout for Rita who will be performing at Atlanta’s AC3 Festival on Friday, October 2nd Rita J feat. ADaD – “No Regrets”

More unfortunate news for the crib. Today Terrence Boykin, also known as Bump J, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.  However, as bad as this news sounds, he received the minimum sentence for both charges, 7 years for the gun and 37 months for the bank robbery. By law, these two terms have to…

From the upcoming project from Mike Flo & Jeff Jones, Lucid, The LP.  Coming in 4Q09. Mike Flo & Jeff Jones feat. Boog Brown – “Backbone”

I was just remarking to a friend the other day how Chicago needed some kind of anthem like Jay’s “Empire State Of Mind”, as that song seems to be one of the absolute breakout hits from Blueprint 3.  Because before you know it, everyone in the country is going to be singing that tune.  Well, sure enough, Sly…

3D Da Yungsta is a rising force in the local rap scene. He meshes his Little Rock, Arkansas upbringing with his experience as a Northwestern University student, giving him tons of versatility. On 9/26 he began his “Better in 3D” campus tour at home in Evanston, where he performed several tracks from his latest mixtape,…

The press over the Derrion Albert murder has exploded in the last few days. I saw coverage of the incident on CNN and Sly Fox last night. It’s just a shame in took a videotaped killing to get mass media to at least act interested in the condition of black and brown kids. Longshot dug…