Produced by Ryan ‘Ryghteous’ Tedder. Indiana songstress Tiara Thomas drops off another taste of her upcoming Up In Smoke EP. Tiara’s latest drop, “On Me,” is for all of the shade-throwers out there and yet another solid record from the singer. If you’ve been keeping count at home, “On Me” is the fourth offering from…
Mic Terror & DJ Phil – N Dis
Treated and Tek Life are back again. What, you thought they were done? Well, just know that last week’s leak from their upcoming Live From Your Momma’s House project hit #1 on our songs of the week list (check “Free.99” here.) “N Dis” is the second installment from said EP, and they’ve connected the dots…
Mick Jenkins – Alchemy
Produced by Lee Bannon and THEMPeople. The wait for new music from Mick Jenkins is over as Mick serves up the first official offering and intro from his upcoming Wave[s] project, titled “Alchemy.” There’s no word on when we can expect to hear Wave[s] in it’s entirety just yet, but you can bet that this joint will…
theWHOevers – Treehouse
Produced by Ka-Yu I mean, I’m not even trying to be lazy, but this description of the song is spot on so I’m just gonna let it cook. The song speaks to shady promoters, double-talkers, and those trying to finesse the finessers. While they’re experiences are tied to music, it’s got a very blue collar…
New Project: Longshot – #FTP
Longshot and longtime producer TGIK join forces yet again for a new EP. This one is titled #FTP and features six new tracks. It’s now available for stream or purchase, and we suggest you do both now below. You down with FTP? Yeah, you know me.
Towkio f/ Chance The Rapper, Lido & Eryn Allen Kane – Heaven Only Knows
Not only do we get a new Towkio joint featuring Chancellor Bennett this morning, but we also get the release date and track list for his long-awaited new project, .wav Theory. The project is finally due out on April 28th, and heavily features his Save Moola family. Chance, Donnie Trumpet, Leather Corduroys, Vic Mensa and…
Freddie Gibbs & KAYTRANADA – My Dope House
The 219 meets the 514 as Freddie Gibbs connects with Montreal producer KAYTRANADA for this brand new piece of audio, titled “My Dope House.” Recorded at Red Bull Studios L.A., “My Dope House” is set to impact early next month on a limited 7 inch vinyl as well as iTunes and Spotify. You don’t have to…
Check Out The Trailer For ‘The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop’
Today marks the release of the dope new Chicago-based book, The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop, a collection of poems from 78 different poets from across the world, who were born somewhere between 1961-1999. The book was co-edited by our homie Kevin Coval, who worked diligently alongside Quraysh Ali Lansana…
Hannibal Buress Covers The Fader
Hometown hero and red-hot comedian Hannibal Buress covers this month’s edition of The Fader. So if you’re keeping score at home, Chance The Rapper, Tink and Hannibal have all graced the cover of The Fader so far in 2015, and it’s only April. Impressive stuff. Chicago is winning from all angles right now. This sudden…
Tree – Off Gurl
What would a Tuesday be without a new Tree tune? Not a Tuesday I’d want to partake in. A brand new “Treestyle” is here for mass consumption, and he’s calling this one “Off Gurl.” His streak continues. Don’t forget to check out Tree alongside Chris Crack next week at our show with Red Bull Sound…