“This midwest rise is nothing to play with.” – Tink Couldn’t agree more. Tink’s the latest from the Chi to put her own spin on Dej Loaf’s “Try Me” and she certainly doesn’t disappoint. You don’t have to take my word for it though — hit the jump and listen for yourself.
Jay Stonez – Really Wit It
Produced by Levi Baggz Stonez unveils his new single, “Really Wit It.” Baggz did the beat, and over said beat Stonez proves that he’s really wit dit. New project on the way, stay tuned.
Video: Machine Gun Kelly – Raise The Flag
Directed by JR Saint. Produced by Slim Gudz. MGK’s Florence & The Machine-sampled “Raise The Flag” gets an official video, which you can watch directly above. This joint can be found on Kelly’s Black Flag project from 2013, available for stream and download here.
Video: $tacks x Tone Capone x G-No – Bands
Directed by Cholly. Produced by Dave The King x TimmyDaHitman. The CRS Management Group rolls out their new project, The Birth, which should be out later this year. Their latest release comes in the form of the “Bands” video, which features rapping from $tacks, Tone Capone and G-No. Man up, band up, indeed. You can…
Video: Alex Wiley f/ Kembe X – Takeoff
Directed by Visual Mecca. Produced by Hippie Sabotage. Alex W gets the band back together by linking up with longtime homie and collaborator, Kembe X. These two join forces to lift off on this new one called “Takeoff.” It’s featured on Alex’s most recent release, Village Party. It’s quite psychedelic, but no fear, there’s not…
Common Announces ‘Nobody’s Smiling’ Tour w/ Jay Electronica
All smiles here. Common and Jay Electronica will be hitting the road together for the Nobody’s Smiling tour, which kicks off next month in Las Vegas. The thirteen-date tour doesn’t include a Chicago stop (go ahead and insert a sad emoji here), but hopefully that changes soon. In related news, Jay Elect’s been spending a…
Mixtape: Rocky Diamonds – Loner
Presented by DJ Capcom. As promised, Minnesota spitter Rocky Diamonds delivers his Loner project featuring eleven brand new tracks. Loner finds Rocky taking on production from Feb. 9, Tarentino of 808 Mafia, Lavi$h and more. Rocky’s latest mixtape also features guest appearances Tory Lanez and J.R. Donato. Stream and download Loner below.
Astonish – High Low
Produced by Saba Astonish hits ’em high, then hits ’em low with his latest single — this one produced by Pivot prez, Saba. Life his highs, lows, ups, downs, peaks, valleys, etc. But it’s how you conquer them that matters. Listen to Astonish reflect in the track you’ll find below. Get ’em high. Also, Astonish…
Video: RETROSPECT – Guns & Roses
Directed by Adebowale Adesuyi Life is all about Guns and Roses. Bittersweet like friends and foes is. Some get left behind and some get chosen. Just like life, Guns and Roses. Pretty much, right? In retrospect, that was a pretty good call. And today RETROSPECT give us a mini-movie for their version of “Guns &…
Video: MPulse – Keef’s Anthem
Produced by Don Cannon. Directed by The Loafers. MPulse presents “Keef’s Anthem” to the world — but no, this isn’t dedicated to Mr. Cozart. Here Pulse gets gruff over a solid Don Cannon backdrop. If you like, you can find on MPulse’s latest album, Be Incredible, which dropped in August.