Back in the mid-to-late ‘90’s, Chicago hip-hop production was arguably defined by two men: No ID and The Legendary Traxster. While No ID appealed to the hip-hop purist community, there was a man across town who was crafting some of the biggest street records to ever emerge from the Windy City. Whether it be Do…
Skillz feat. Common – “So Far So Good”
New joint from Skillz featuring Com Sense. From Skillz’ Million Dollar Backpack, coming soon. Skillz feat. Common – “So Far So Good” Via Mick Boogie
Kidz In the Hall – “The Blackout”
Another track from The In Crowd, now dropping May 13th. Featuring cuts from DJ G.I. Joe. Kidz In The Hall – The Blackout Jacked from Eskay
Screencaps from Kanye’s “Homecoming” Video
In typical Kanye fashion, he’s decided to tease us with some screencaps from his latest video, “Homecoming” featuring, you know, that guy from Coldplay. I must say I’m happy to see that ‘Ye brought it back to the ‘Go for the clip. And shooting in front of the Bean was so necessary. It’s about time…
Mixtape: Mush Millions – Tha Movie
Terror Squad affiliate Mush Millions just dropped his latest Mixtape, Tha Movie, which is exclusively hosted by DJ “We Da BESSST” Khaled. Tha Movie features appearances from Fat Joe, Bump J, Juice and more. I had a chance to sit down and speak with Mush Milly last night to discuss the mixtape, his relationship with…
MP3 Round Up
I’ve been meaning to post these for a while, but just got around to it now. My bad. The MP3 Round Up features Chicago artists that you may not be too familiar with, but you should definitely be checking for… First up, friends of FSD and definitely two artists who are making some serious noise…
Dirty Digital feat. GLC – “Sodapopinski”
Producer Silence and emcee Qwazaar got together to form the fresh-to-death duo of Dirty Digital. Check out their latest single featuring G.O.O.D. Music’s very own, GLC. Something totally different for the clubs. Dirty Digital feat. GLC – “Sodapopinski”
Spin Magazine’s “Chicago, ILL!” Feature
Damn, I definitely need my late pass on this one. Spin Magazine did a big feature and fashion spread on some of the “brightest stars of the Windy City” in their March 2008 issue. The feature highlights the Cool Kids, Kid Sister, Flosstradamus and Dude N Nem. Check: There’s a new hip-hop/dance hybrid blowing up…
Ben 1 feat. Shawnna – “I’ll Never Leave My Girl”
Um yeah, as you know, I’m not too heavy into posting R&B stuff around here (unless it’s an R.Kelly diss track), but what the hey, I figured a few of you may be interested in checking out this new track from R&B crooner, Ben 1. Shawnna is kicks a verse at the end. Enjoy. Ben…
Video: Common’s Smirnoff Remix Series Performance & Review
(Video courtesy of Str8NYC.com) Over at URB.com, Jason Newman has a rundown of last week’s Smirnoff Signature Mix Series show in NYC – a new series that unites some of Hip-Hop’s best and brightest MC’s and producers, who remix some of their classic tracks. Last week we brought you Common’s reworking of “The Light” courtesy…