Category: Submissions
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ILLECT Recordings Newest Signee Rel McCoy Proves His Worth Once Again on Second Offering ‘Call of the Times’
If ILLECT Recordings signs a new artist they most likely have unlimited talent and potential. The label and their subsequent emcee’s are all about the music and stray away from politics and drama. Illect has been around since 2003, and the fact that they are still in business and working just as hard is a testament…
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Introducing Rising Portland Star Stevo The Weirdo
Portland artist Stevo The Weirdo has had an incredible year. He’s been putting in an insane amount of work, dropping Feel Like with Mellenium, Suga with Bocha and Donte Thomas, and finally, the SoundCloud exclusive Unique. Stevo continues to show us how much he has matured after years of recording and performing. In the last few months…
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Take A Walk In ANXT’s Shoes On Gut Wrenching New Single ‘preSSure’
It’s been a minute since I’ve heard from FFD favorite ANXT. The Chicago emcee/producer has deleted all of his music on SoundCloud (except the one above) and has switched over to Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. On his SoundCloud profile he has no link to his Twitter page, and perhaps this is a deliberate move.…
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Young Maxwell & UNCLE SLUMP Create Historic Moment With ‘ HEART CHAKRA TREASURE’
Who is Young Maxwell? One of the best rappers out of the city of Chicago with unlimited potential. He is about to drop his Ugly Egos EP, and has successfully built a buzz through his single HEART CHAKRA TREASURE. My first experience with this track is similar to when I first heard A$AP Rocky in 2011. This guy…
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Eso.Xo.Supreme & DJ Capryy Drop Reggae Inspired Gem ‘Bad Ting’
Eso.Xo.Supreme has been doing numbers across the board in the Portland music scene and streaming sites worldwide. He is as versitalie as an artist can get, able to stretch his voice into slow jam croons, eccentric distortions, and now reggae inspired musings. He pays homage to the roots of the genre without being corny or…
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Snowy Joey Reflects On His Past, Present & Future In New Music Video, ‘1 9’
Before his breakthrough album Snow 4, Snowy Joey put out a more reflective project called See You Soon. The 6 track EP was smooth, meditative, and reflective of where he’s been, and where he’s about to go. The slickest song on the project is 1 9, and produced by S. Rock. Joey resembles Chicago legend Common…
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Mani Jurdan Drops Brief But Powerful Visual – ‘AL0T(R3B!RTH)’
If you want an overview of Mani Jurdan, look no further than his latest music video AL0T(R3B!RTH). He lyrically flexes over 21 Savage and J .Cole’s collab with personal and poignant lyrics, a strong delivery, and confident flow. The record is only 1 minute long, but lays out all that Mani can accomplish as an emcee.…
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FFD Premiere: Da$Htone, L.A. Van Gogh & Manasseh – Frozen (New Music Video)
Another premiere is upon us on this rainy Monday morning. Chicago Hip Hop/Jazz group Da$Htone has linked up with Chicago’s own local legend L.A. Van Gogh and vocalist Manasseh for music video Frozen. The visual is an oddball for sure, but still a humorous and ironic take on how to push past fears and doubts when…
