Meek Mill’s first tour since his release is upon us. It’s been a long time coming, and we are all very excited to have Meek back in the Chicago market. On March 8th, Meek will descend upon the Aragon Ballroom as part of his The Motivation Tour. The tickets don’t go on sale until Friday,…
Stream Malik Yusef’s new album ‘The Matte Blaque Experience: The Ballad of an American Dope Boy: White Horse’
It’s a G.O.O.D. day any day that Malik Yusef puts product on the market. And today, legendary writer, spoken word artist, performer and all around renaissance man blesses the world with 13 new tracks as part of his Matte Blaque Experience series. The Ballad of an American Dope Boy: White Horse kicks off the first…
Hip Hop and The Turntable
As vast and powerful of a cultural force as it is today, it’s wild to think that hip-hop may have never existed without one of the most common of household objects: the humble old record player. More than forty years after the movement was spawned through those first fateful block parties in the ‘70s, there’s…
Danny Brown’s 5th annual Bruiser Thanksgiving featuring Valee, Jpegmafia, Sam Austins & more
Danny Brown is hosting his 5th annual Bruiser Thanksgiving in Detroit which is set to kick off on Wednesday Nov 21st. Danny pulls out all the stunts with this sick line up including Chicago’s own Valee, Baltimore’s JPegmafia, along with Detroit’s young phenom Sam Austin’s, as well as Kyle Hall, and Jay Daniel to get…
Stream Chi Hoover’s new album ‘Real Before Rich $’
Chi Hoover, one of Chicago’s most talented writers and artists, kicks off the holiday week with a brand new 11 song album. Talk about Thanksgiving. He’s calling this one Real Before Rich, because if you know Hoover, you already know he’s one of the realest you’ll ever encounter. And that’s just facts. The album features…
Qari is “Ready For A War” in new video
Produced by Mulatto Beats. Directed by Yak. There’s a war going on outside no man is safe from. But Qari is ready for it. Everything Qari does is a bar, including his new Twitter name which is “Iraq backwards.” Which is such a fucking bar, I keep thinking about it. I’m told Qari has a…
Buk & Dawreck connect for “Bodybag” video
Produced by Supreme Trackz The PsychoDrama and Triple Darkness reppers get animated in their new video for “Bodybag.” If you didn’t already know, these two Chicago legends connected to form their own entity and released their Scattered Bodies project recently. If you didn’t cop it yet, you can do so right here. Bodybag season below…
Icewear Vezzo inks new deal with Motown Records & drops “2 Sides” produced by Zaytoven
The Drank God Icewear Vezzo has recently inked his deal with Motown Records, which is big news for the city. Icewear plans on bringing the new Motown sound back to the D -working on his Clarity 6 project dropping next month, Vez locks in with Atlanta super producer Zatoven for “2 Sides”. Congratulations is in…
Catch the vibes in Jaiswan video for “Cold Shoulder”
It’s so cold in the D and it just got colder with Jaiswan’s new single “Cold Shoulder”. This record is a vibe all in itself, the melodic bars and catchy hook set’s this beat off. Detroit sound is constantly evolving and it’s only a matter of time before the nation gets hip to whats going…
Watch Cdot Honcho’s new video for “Honcho Style 4”
Shot By Will Mass. Produced Noah In His Bag. The fourth edition of “Honcho Style” is upon us. You already know he gives extra love and attention to the tracks under this banner, so you can expect nothing but greatness on Part 4. Today, we get the video to go with it. Watch it below…