Chicago hip hop blog
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Uni BLK Drops Groundbreaking New Single ‘Marshawn Lynch’
One of my favorite songs of the year comes from Uni BLK and his latest, Marshawn Lynch. There is a direct influence from Nelly and that beautiful era in hip hop were melodic vocals, potent rhymes, and just the right beats made up albums such as Country Grammar. Uni bares his soul for all to…
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Sareem Poems & Newselph Find Clarity In Chaos on Latest Single ‘I Don’t Know’
Illect Recordings brings together another one-two punch with FFD favorites Sareem Poems & Newsleph. The independent record label was nice enough to gift me with the actual vinyl to their collaborative effort 88 To Now which stood as one of my favorites of last year. Whenever they join forces something amazing is bound to transpire like…
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Catching Up On Submissions Part 6 (Best Of)
Reno Shakur – .Safe After a Slum Village sampled single released two months ago, boundary-pushing Atlanta MC Reno Shakur is back with another strong track, .Safe (featuring Supreme Sol and produced by AyoNicky). All Reno wants is for people to understand and feel his music, and he makes a great case for it. .Safe is both…
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Jim Swim and ADE Are Back at it With Another Lively, Thought-Provoking Single – ‘What’s The Move?’
Jim Swim and ADE are back at it with another lively yet thought-provoking single in the form of What’s The Move? We all question life in different ways, not sure if we are on the right path in careers, love, and daily occurrences. Both artists have the ability to share intriguing comments on this particular…
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Cruz Ocho Revived My Belief In The Beauty Of Life Through New Single ‘Everything Is Fine’
Today has been a tough day for me. Actually, since the demise of my relationship over a year ago, I struggle to keep my composure on the daily. When it feels like no one understands – God seems to place the right person, place, or thing into my life when I need it the most.…
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Tony Driver Tackles Stereotypes On Exceptional Track ‘Men Don’t Cry’
Tony Driver has brought me to tears this morning. He released Men Don’t Cry at the top of January, but it would be a disservice to my followers to not share it. Tony told me “The song is about getting what you need to do done while facing whatever problems you’re going through in life,…
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L.A. VanGogh Releases Multi-Faceted Full Length, ‘Drawback’
Over THREE years ago I put together an artist spotlight on L.A. VanGogh, an artist that continues to progress and innovate. His latest album, Drawback, is another example of what VanGogh can accomplish when put to the test. If you enjoy listening to hip hop, R&B, jazz, gorgeous instrumentation, and intelligent, free-flowing lyrics – you’re…
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Cassius Tae Drops His Most Progressive Body Of Work Yet With The ‘Come Autumn’ EP
If there’s one artist I can count on to deliver a strong body of work, it is Cassius Tae. The man has been putting in work for years, and I’ve covered him quite a bit since the inception of flowsfordays. I was overjoyed to learn that Cassius released an EP titled Come Autumn – his…
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