Category: Submissions
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Marko Stat$ And Aced Spade Expand Their Reach On Eclectic Collab ‘Never Be a Robot’
Whether you like it or not, Marko Stat$ has become a staple in the Chicago hip hop scene. He’s always had the bars, flow, and delivery to back it up, but that can only take a rapper so far. Lately, Marko has gotten super experimental and creative with the help and guidance of his right…
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J. Lamar Drops Knowledge on Hard Hitting Visual ‘Construction Ahead’
There is so much talent in Chicago it has become impossible to track. Another reminder came today when I finally watched J. Lamar’s Construction Ahead music video. The promising emcee can switch from a concocted flow to a fury of intelligent and descriptive bars that contain zero filler. Although Construction Ahead is a brief intro…
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Musa Reems Goes Into Raekwon Mode On New Visual ‘Quietus’
Musa Reems officially has that Raekwon flow. Just take a peep at his latest visual, Quietus, off his first full length Gamma Quietus. Although the track is just over a minute long, it packs a punch and shows off Musa’s ability to switch flows, put dizzying lyrics into different pockets, and his pen to paper skills. The…
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Adam Ronel Demonstrates Courage, Depth, and Confidence In Comeback LP ‘Best They Never Heard’ (Album Review)
Adam Ronel and I are kindred spirits; individuals who became unhappy when their hard work and dedication resulted in stress, anxiety, self-doubt, and more than anything, little in return. Adam was once known as Adam Reverie, and his story is as captivating as his album Best They Never Heard. We both took time off while…
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Skipp Whitman – Freest’aisle (New Track & Video)
Skipp Whitman has done it again! FFD has featured the California MC at least a dozen times, but Freest’aisle may be his most impressive yet. If you’ve been keeping up with his output, it’s common knowledge that he is a master at putting together music videos that NEVER grow stale. ‘Freest’aisle shows Skipp grocery shopping while…
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Mani Jurdan – REVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE (New Track)
It’s been a year since ‘Da Conscious Savage’ AKA Mani Jurdan has released a new tune, and god damn it was worth the wait. Mani has sharpened his sword on new track REVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE; a deep dive into the mind of the Huey Gang affiliate. Titled after a book by minister Huey P. Newton, Mani…
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West Coast Artist Macntaj Returns From International Tour With The New Single “Live Enough”
Aren’t we all a little crazy? Artists are able to channel that into their music, while us common folk have to listen to tracks that mirror whatever we are going through. I needed to hear Macntaj today. The West Coast rapper has had an amazing run this year, hitting XXL.com, collaborating with Gunplay, and even…
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Portland Artist Sour Deez Goes Extraterrestrial In Visual To ‘UFO’
Creativity. The word has lost all meaning for me in the last two years – at least within the hip hop stratosphere. But when I see glimpses of it I do all I can to spread the word. A perfect example comes from Sour Deez, a well-established Portland MC who has opened for the likes…
