Chicago hip hop blog
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flowsfordays Premiere: A U S T E N – Wayside (New Track)
When Chicago artist A U S T E N hit me up about premiering his newest (and most intriguing) track Wayside I was overjoyed. I’ve been noticing him gain more and more respect throughout each new release, whether it be a music video or full project. I absolutely love his sound, and if you want to…
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Ajani Jones – astrals (New EP + Review)
We’ve been writing about Ajani Jones for quite some time. He’s been featured on a few of our Better Half playlists and was included in our favorite Chicago songs of 2016 article. Just a recap: Ajani has been chosen to be the featured artist for AEMMP Hip-Hop (Columbia College Chicago’s award winning student run record label)…
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Levii – Privacy (Video)
Respected videographer Pat Banahan and Chicago rapper Levii have teamed up to give us the music video to his recent track Privacy. The visual brings the song to life with unique shots and effects. We are taken around the city with Levii as he speaks on a range of topics; giving us an in depth…
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XV Was Up Next…Let’s Revisit His Early Mixtape Run
As I wrote about in my first editorial on this site, Lil Wayne was my introduction to the hip hop mixtape world. One of the first tapes I ever downloaded was The Dedication 2, and boy was it a banger. It still stands as my top 10 free releases of all time, and most would…
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The Better Half (Best SoundCloud Songs From December 1-15th)
Hello faithful readers. Welcome to our bi-monthly series The Better Half. flowsfordays will be curating a playlist showcasing the best SoundCloud releases in the last 15 days (give or take, depending on how many days are in the month.) Instead of perusing through your SoundCloud feed, you will now have a simple way to hear the best of…
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Kaydee (feat. Same $hift) – Talk That (Video)
Toronto emcee Kaydee has been gone for a minute but has returned with a great new visual to track Talk That. Same $hift is featured in the video and provides some excellent verses. It’s great he’s back as he has shared the stage with Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies, Jazz Cartier and has been featured on Complex along with…
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Chris $pencer – Golden Liquids (Prod. by iLLeeT) (New Track)
The Chicago collective 119 Productions just dropped an incredible compilation featuring TONS of Chicago staple artists such as Martin $ky, King Louie, Jean Deux, Mick Jenkins and so many more. It is one of the most impressive gatherings I have ever seen. Producer iLLeeT sent me Golden Liquids, a song he produced featuring Chris $pencer (Chris Crack…
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SluRty – Crew (New Track)
This new track from SluRty completely bumps. He created the beat to Crew and it worked well for him as he finds the right pockets to spew his dark yet sultry lyrics. It’s his vocals that really shine…he sounds grimy which works perfectly with the subject matter. The 2 minute and 40 second track flew…
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