I magically got my hands on a track from the upcoming GLC x RTC mixtape, Similar to the Letters, which drops next week.  I’ve heard the mix and it’s tougher than leather – it features a slew of unreleased GLC tracks (with some live performance material!) with DJ RTC on the cuts.  This one features Soulstice… GLC feat….

In honor of the Holidays, I’m going to be liberating some rare and unreleased music from the Chicago vaults.  I have some real special stuff coming, so stay tuned. Here’s a hard-to-find banger (zing!) from Bumpy Johnson.  Bump J – “Keep My Banger”

Ummm… N.A.S.A. feat. Kanye West & Lykke Li – “Gifted” Shouts to everyone who sent this over, most importantly, Smokeyyy

School in session so close to Holiday break?  I wound’t mind a Holiday break right about now, but that thought just reminded me of how I haven’t had one in 5 years (yikes!).  You kids out there take advantage of that. Here’s the debut EP from Chicago-duo Nick Jr. and QBeans also known as Nick-N-Beans. Nick-N-Beans –…

Not to be confused with this.  (I know you hate when I do that) Swiped from DJ Benzi and 10 Deeps mixtape, The New Deal, which features new music from Hollywood Holt, Kid Sister, Kid Cudi and more.  Kidz In The Hall feat. Jay Electronica – “Cool, Relax” Download the mixtape after the jump…10 Deep…

VIMBY – Mikkey Halsted Halsted! Shouts to Noah and Zos @ Vimby. Well executed!

New music from Project Mayhem.  I just got word that they have a new album on the horizon entitled, Middle of America.  Shouts to Lennon for the info and heads up. Project Mayhem – “Ain’t Shit Funny”

Chicago Producer Grant Parks is dropping a new, free, album on January 20th, 2009, fittingly titled Thall Shall Not Hate: A Change Has Come (Part III), on Coalmine Music. All tracks are produced by Grant and feature a wide array of artists such as KRS-One, Sadat X, Pugs Atomz and more. The album also features…

I figured some of you would have some serious interest in checking out this project. DJ Concept writes: With the release of the movie “Cadillac Records”, I felt it was time to pay tribute to one of the greatest Blues labels of all times, Chess Records. This is just a very small sampling of the…