Category: tracks

  • Mulatto, Qari + Warhol.SS – Countin’ (New Track + Review)

    Mulatto, Qari + Warhol.SS – Countin’ (New Track + Review)

    Whenever buddies Mulatto or Qari put out a single or a full project, you know the artwork will be epic. Before I even pushed play, I double clicked on the album cover and let it wash over my eyes. This loosie from Qari and Warhol.SS will absolutely cater to their individual fans. Both of these Chicago staple emcees…

  • Jordan Taylor – My Reality (New Track)

    Jordan Taylor – My Reality (New Track)

    Jordan Taylor paints pictures with his bars. Just check. He has the rare ability to release track after track that is easily listenable, rhymed intricately, and delivered with a right on time flow. His new release My Reality is his most ambitious track yet. He channels struggle to lay down his reality in his hometown of Kansas City.…

  • Chandy – Rosa (produced by Netherfriends) (New Track)

    Chandy – Rosa (produced by Netherfriends) (New Track)

    Chandy and Netherfriends on a track? I’m in windy city heaven. These dudes have been working their asses off for what seems like forever and have made a huge name for themselves in Chicago. Chandy is part of group Beach Jesus which I have been swooning over since their beginnings. Don’t get it twisted, Chandy…

  • Tone Eyeful – The Glory (New Track)

    Tone Eyeful – The Glory (New Track)

    We included Gotta Get It, Tone Eyeful’s previous release, on our Better Half Playlist for August. I loved it; he spit classic bars over a classic beat from Jodye Stojakovic. New track The Glory is similar to the aforementioned, but even more lyrical and expressive. The flow is slowed down, but ever bar is enunciated. The…

  • Yung Ja$per – Purp (New Track)

    Yung Ja$per – Purp (New Track)

    I hope Chicago native Yung Ja$per blows the fuck up. New track Purp is enough to convince me he’s up next. The song is a strange, melodic and catchy piece of work that has a lot of flair. Those ad-libs though. Jas$per is different, a bit odd and excentric. Yesterday he started a Periscope stream about his tattoos.…

  • Devon Culbert – Pinot Noir (New Track)

    Devon Culbert – Pinot Noir (New Track)

    Ok, I’m definitely with this. Devon Culbert went hard on new release Pinot Noir. He provided the lyrics to the track (which is a really good idea) on Rap Genius. Check it out here, you’ll be amazed at what you didn’t catch. He calls this some “real shit” which you’ll hear within the first few…

  • Nick G. – Bonfire (New Track)

    Nick G. – Bonfire (New Track)

    There is an deep, underground, hip hop movement  in Chicago and unearthing new content is such a joy. My  man Nick G. just dropped a hell of a song titled Bonfire. His confidence on the mic is captivating. The song touches on love lost, the desire to feel important in the eyes of another, and the…

  • eGo Jaleel + The25thHour – WYT (New Track)

    eGo Jaleel + The25thHour – WYT (New Track)

    eGo Jaleel + The25thHour have proven to be a new Chicago power group. After letting loose their collaborative piece Is You Down (for free download), they decided to team up again for WYT (What You Thinking.) 25th hour kills it with the light background vocals that pack a punch along with the haunting instrumental that he…