Chicago hip hop blog
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Gaby Rose Bravely Pens A Message To Her Baby Daddy On Remarkable Debut Single ‘Open Letter’
Equal parts poem, story, spoken work, and short film, up and comer Gaby Rose has delighted with her debut single Open Letter. She displays her remarkable multi-faceted strenghts as a vocalist, rhymer, and, most evidently, songwriter. I can’t imagine Gaby penning this track to please the public. This story is unfortunately true. Open Letter may be…
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Nique Robinson Comes Through With A Solid, Cohesive Project On “PAINT”
Nique Robinson’s new EP, “PAINT” is the epitome of why I love short projects so much. Though this project clocks in at four tracks and just under 11 minutes in length, Robinson covered a wide array of lyrical topics while simultaneously developing a cohesive sound over the duration of this record, culminating into a listen…
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Picclo Fights For A Love Gone Sour On “Can’t Let You Go”
This new Picclo joint was the very first track in my submissions box that I lent an ear to this morning, and it has been on repeat ever since. Can’t Let You Go” is the lead single off of Picclo’s “The Cookout” project, which is slated to drop on July 9. The D-Sharp produced instrumental…
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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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Ajani Jones Paints Vivid Pictures On “Pluto”
https://open.spotify.com/album/5dhfsECC0FEYIZGA9r7uSR I don’t know of many other MC’s in Chicago these days who is making moves quite like Ajani Jones is. He recently dropped an absolute gem of a single entitled “Under The Weather,” which displays a stunning of socially aware lyricism and urgency on the mic. He also announced the release date of his…
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Jay Wonder Gets Sentimental On “Don’t Fall In Love”
This is my first time coming in contact with Jay Wonder, but damn, his new single “Don’t Fall In Love” is blowing me away. The beat for this cut, which is produced by hamzah, is jazzy and subtle. The first thing I noticed about this instrumental is how much it reeks of J. Dilla influence.…
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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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