Category: New Music
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Chicago’s Fairplay Takes A Refreshing Approach On His Second Compilation Tape “Family and Money 2 (City of Hate)”
Fairplay is a lyrical assassin, using his gritty street tales from the crime-ridden streets of Chicago to capitate listeners. He has a penchant for 90’s hip hop, utilizing the old school mentality with a new school flavor. In the last few months, Fairplay has perfected his skills behind the camera, dropping 2 well-received visuals in…
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NY QUARTET PANDA CITY BRINGS BARS AND GROOVES IN EQUAL MEASURE ON THEIR EP “BAD BLOCKS”
The musical melting pot that is New York City has always housed connections between rap, jazz, and punk, from the Beastie Boys to Show Me the Body, and NYC quartet Panda City have brought their own intriguing approach to this stylistic intersection with their EP Bad Blocks, backing intensely-delivered, lyrically-sharp verses with the type of…
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GIANNI & KYLE WANT YOU TO RIDE THEIR “WAVE”
Gianni DiBernardo & Kyle Devore are probably cooler than you. So cool, in fact, they put their coolness together to form a hip-pop duo that puts out hit, after hit, after hit. With the video for their song “fuckboi” currently sitting at a comfortable 3.2 million views, plus many more at over 200k, they offer…
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Dynamic NY Duo P.S. 211 Drop Their Killer Self-Titled EP
There will always be something to be said for a dynamic rap duo. It is arguable that nothing is stronger than two rappers on the same wavelength, with enough chemistry & idiosyncrasies to keep things interesting. NY duo P.S. 211, comprised of underground fixtures Danse and Telli, understand this power and have stepped up…
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Underrated Singer AnsayaYahYah Drops Another Gem In Her New Song “FALL”
4 months ago I was swept off my feet by singer AnsayaYahYah. She had just dropped one of my favorite songs of the year titled Anybody. I couldn’t stop playing it. Literally. This is a rare occurrence, as I blog for a living and have to listen to a lot of music. It’s follow-up, Wussup, was equally impressive, although…
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DviousMindZ Offers Some Instrumental Ear Candy In New Song “Look Of Love 94”
It’s been a minute since I’ve posted some instrumental ear candy on the site. There’s no better way to start than with a beatsmith I’ve been following for a number of years – Toronto’s DviousMindZ. He is a true artist that puts together a full package with every new release. It’s rare for me to…
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After a Brief Hiatus, Ish Williams Returns With Solid Single, “Fire”
When Ish Williams’ dropped Sonia’s Son last year, I bumped it on the regular. It stands as his best work to date, with a plethora of bangers that never sound the same. Not much has impacted since (besides features on his $outh$ide of Jersey collective’s debut mixtape) but that’s all changed with his newest single…
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The Chicago Round Up (Monday, October 2nd)
It’s impossible to keep up with the newest hip-hop releases. While streaming sites such as Spotify and Apple Music highlight them, they only do so once a week with almost no coverage of “less established” rappers. I write about music for a living, and still can’t keep up. I adore Chicago hip-hop and listen to it…
