Before giving everyone their full length project, the duo known as Nex2Kin take us on a trip to the trap with their new four-song EP. This mini project is just a little something to hold you over until the BandKamp affiliates ready to share what they’ve been working on for the past few months. Understood? Good….
Johnny May Cash Drops ‘True Story’ Project & New Video
One of the hardest working cats in the biz, Johnny May Cash, is already back with a new project — the 18 track, True Story. This just comes a few weeks after the release of his last endeavor, The Johnny May Cash EP, and numerous other drops throughout 2015. He’s coming for the crown and is…
Clark Airlines – GoodTimingYeah
The boy Clark is back. Perfect timing? Nah, that’s “GoodTimingYeah,” to be exact. This is Clark’s second single from his forthcoming opus, Trill Air, which is due out sometime later this year. It’s takeoff time, for real, and with his recent output he’s poised to take his career sky high yet again. The time is…
Verbal Kent f/ Freddie Gibbs – Suitcase Switch
Produced by Apollo Brown. Verbal Kent grabs Gangsta Gibbs for “Suitcase Switch,” the first single from his upcoming Anesthesia LP. Kent’s new solo effort is set to arrive on September 11th via Mello Music Group and feature production and appearances from Oh No, Marco Polo and Skyzoo just to name a few. September 11th may be…
Video: Alex Wiley – Heaven’s Gate
You want a video? Or do you want a Soundcloud link? Pick your poison, because Wiley blesses his fans with both today. You wanna watch or do you wanna listen? Or do you wanna do both? Either way, find your way to heaven’s gate courtesy of your tour guide Alex Wiley. And no, we’re not…
Goodbye Tomorrow f/ Lil Herb – NoOne or NoThing
World Premiere. Bet you never saw this coming? Goodbye Tomorrow and Lil Herb? Yeah, it’s THAT serious. The mysterious Chicago troop gets down with one of the illest emcees in the city for their latest offering, “NoOne or NoThing.” It’s a clash of two worlds, over a slow-rolling intergalactic instrumental, featuring both harmony and hard…
TONIGHT: J. Cole, Big Sean, Jeremih & YG’s ‘Forest Hills Drive Tour’ Hits Chicago
First and foremost, this lineup is absolutely insane. J. Cole, Big Sean, Jeremih, YG, Bas, Omen and plenty of other special guests? Wow, this is something you won’t want to miss. The good news is that they blow through Chicago TONIGHT (Tuesday, July 28th) — Tinley Park to be exact — for the Forest Hills Drive…
Chance The Rapper Reveals Kanye West Almost Narrated ‘Surf’
In an in-depth piece penned by Dan Hyman for The Guardian, Chance The Rapper reveals that Kanye West was slated to narrate Surf, and his vocals were even recorded for the project. In the end, it didn’t work out, but it’s cool to know Kanye was the first person to actually hear the project completed. Not that…
Mick Jenkins Covers the Red Eye
Mick Jenkins is the latest Chicago artist to garner the coveted cover of Chicago’s Red Eye newspaper. As he gears up for the release of his new album Wave[s] (August 21st) as well as his high profile slot at Lollapalooza over the weekend (8/1), he has a lot of things to get off his chest….
Video: Matti Baybee f/ We R Charm – Leave Me Alone
Directed by Hued Productions. Produced by SupaCrankIt Matti Baybee connected with the all-girl group out of Atlanta, We R Charm, for his latest video for “Leave Me Alone.” No Mike Jack. But seriously, they looked like they had a blast filming this clip. Watch them enjoy themselves up top.