Tony Baines Infinite Bars makes his return to the forefront of Chicago’s hip hop scene, in an exclusive, one of a kind freestyle in the park with Ruby Hornet. He’s got CRACK! We’ve featured many rappers in our Freestyle In The Park series, from Alchemist to Keith Murray, Dilated Peoples to Mikkey Halsted, but none…

And the award for song emailed to me the most times in one night goes to… *drumroll* …wait for it…. …keep waiting…. *opens envelope* AJ Crew and Rhymefest for “Destiny & Desire”!!!  [APPLAUSE] All jokes aside, though, the little homie AJ Crew has been perfecting this track for quite some time over at Soundscape Studios…

Bullet gets loose on the lastest from Jigga. “But these other cats can’t make it past Fake Shore” <– Ouch! Bullet – “Run This Town (Freestyle)”

Another Legendary Traxster Interview from the Heineken Redstar Soul Show from one week ago. Best known for his work with Twista, famous Chicago producer The Legendary Traxster came through as a special guest at last week’s Heineken Red Star Soul Event featuring performances from Ludacris, Melanie Fiona, and Don Cannon. Traxster, who has also produced…

Last night, I had the opportunity to hit the studio with Really Doe to get an early preview of his upcoming album, First Impressions, which drops next week (8-18-09) on Cartel Records. It’s really pretty amazing how this album was announced with a firm release date, a little over a month prior to hitting the…

You probably remember the super-hyped (and for good reason) Twista & Tech N9ne collaboration, “Problems”, which was absent from Twista’s recent release, Category F5, due to sample clearance issues. Well, I bet you didn’t know there was a Part II featuring a super talented singer by the name of Fanesha Fabre’?  Surprise, surprise! Her album will…

See full report… I realize this has nothing to do with Hip Hop, but I got a kick out of this. Cops have no love for fountain-climbing hippies, as evidenced here. Too bad the old “I’m sorry officer…I…didn’t know I couldn’t do that” trick didn’t work.

Here’s something new from Shugga and Toxic.  These two have enough material together to do a double disc, as if this was the mid-90s, or something.Shugga – “Dark” (Prod. by Toxic)

Because the streets is a short-stop… Amilcar – “If I Wasn’t” (Prod. by Lokey) Props Timbuck2

Speaking of summer, I can’t believe this shit is almost over.  This is the 2nd leak off of Mulatto Patriot’s Sonic Visuals Remix LP. The “Showtime” remix features close friends Prosper Jones & Mena and brings about the summertime vibes that is sometimes short lived in the city of Chicago. This remix by Mulatto Patriot…