After making us wait over two years to the follow up to his critically acclaimed classic, iiiDrops, Young Purple returns with his proper follow up, QUARTERTHING. Yeah we’ve been impatiently waiting, but it’s well worth the wait, trust. I was wondering what the hell he’d been working on, and these 14 new tracks exceeded even…
King Deazel, FBG Duck & Bump J connect for “Business is 1st” visual
Directed by Will Gates King Deazel gets two of the heaviest hitters in the city for his new single and video for “Business 1st.” The Chief and Duck? Doesn’t get much bigger than that. Hey, it’s never personal. It’s always business. And some big biz is involved in this new take down. Get your affairs…
Ohana Bam returns with “Cops At The Door”
Produced by D Phelps & Rico Nichols New heat from Bam. The cops are at the door. I know you hear them knocking, but don’t let them in. Wu-Tang Bam ain’t nuthin’ ta fuck wit.
Queen Key fantasizes about your favorite Chicago rappers & more on “Dreams”
Damn. The Queen flips the other Queen‘s recent hit, “Dreams,” which flipped a Biggie classic. But Ms. Key is taking aim at this new generation of rappers — the majority of which hail from Chicago. From Valee to Herbo to Juice Wrld — no one is safe here. Listen up and see if you made…
Melo Makes Music releases visual for “The Devil Bought Me a Drink”, cover + tracklist for ‘Hold Your Tongue’
For the past several years, Melo Makes Music has carved out himself a spot as one of Chicago’s most unique voices, and he’s gearing up to show this to the world with the release of his first full-length, Hold Your Tongue, due out this week. After dropping off a couple of cuts that didn’t make…
Panamera P & Reem link for ‘The Poe Project 2’
The Pirates return with a new collaborative outing called The Poe Project 2. Panamera P and Reem. Back down. Round 2 is upon us. 10 brand new songs for the people. Stream the whole thing below.
Stream TyMadeIt’s “Up In Smoke”
It’s a smoke session with the latest joint from producer/artist TyMadeIt. If you guys are just getting hip to Ty, he produced Valee’s red hot “Allat,” among other records. Go “Up In Smoke” with his latest and greatest below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBs_rRj4nAo
Brockhampton hits the Aragon Ballroom on October 28th
On October 28th, the supergroup Brockhampton hit Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom as part of their third North American Tour. Yes, their ‘I’ll Be There Tour’ descends upon Chicago just days before Halloween, so you best believe this will be a festive outing. Tickets for their Chicago takeover go on sale THIS SATURDAY MORNING (September 8th) at…
Joey Purp reminds us ‘QUARTERTHING’ is coming with “Elastic”
Produced by Nez & Rio and the Social Experiment Joey Purp’s new full-length is only a few days out, but he still decided to hit us with another taste, and this one’s a banger. Click play on “Elastic” below, then expect it at the function this weekend. QUARTERTHING hits September 7th, in case you still weren’t…
Stream Kiltkarter’s new single “Really”
Rising star, Kiltkarter, aka The Croc God, makes his FSD debut today with his first release, “Really.” Oh really? Yes, really. This kid is a double threat on the mic and behind the boards, so please pay attention to wtf he has going on. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Yes, really. Stream his FSD…