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.
BJ The Chicago Kid – Good Karma
Produced by Da Internz Some good karma is definitely headed BJ The Chicago Kid’s way with all of this free music he’s been releasing over the past couple of months. Today he keeps it all the way Chi City with “Good Karma,” produced by the Go Ill’s own Da Internz. Good music, good vibes, “Good…
Video: Big Sean ‘Cosmic Kev’ Freestyle
Sean Don catches a quick body over OG Maco’s “U Guessed It” instrumental live on Cosmic Kev’s show. Did he kill it? Well, if you guessed yes, then u guessed it. Whoo.
Pics: adidas D Rose 5 Boost ‘The Lake’ Edition
With D. Rose’s return upon us, the colorways and various flavors of adidas’ D. Rose 5 Boost will begin rolling out. The kick off begins with ‘The Lake’ edition, inspired by Lake Michigan. Score one for the Great Lake States. Check out some pics of the kicks below. Inspired by Lake Michigan and its prominence…
Video: Bo Deal – Tweakin’
Directed by Alvin Elmore. Produced by Trak Surg. Bo Deal gets the competition tweakin’ with his latest endeavor, the official video for “Tweakin.” Moral of the story: don’t tweak out on Bo, or he’ll get to tweakin’ on you. An eye for an eye if you will. This continues Bo’s roll out of his new…
Mixtape: DJ Honorz & SD – Honor Roll Chronicles: Best Of SD
In preparation for the release of SD’s debut album, DJ Honorz (SD’s official DJ) decided to put together a ‘best of’ featuring some of SD’s most notable offerings from 2012 to present. If you’ve been under a rock or missed SD’s last few mixtapes, then this tape should help get you caught up to speed….