Chicago hip hop blog
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Progressive Vocalist Free5ive Drops His Best Offering Yet in ‘Do U Bad’
I’ve been on an R&B tip in the last few weeks. Perhaps it’s because I’m obsessed with 6lack’s new album East Atlanta Love Letter, or the fact that I still can’t get over The Weeknd’s early mixtapes. Regardless, I don’t have to search far and wide to hear music of this caliber – thanks to…
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Illect Recordings’ newest signee Die-Rek Introduces Himself with Self Produced ‘The Name Is Die-Rek’
My good friends over at Illect Recordings have been holding down independent rap for over a decade now. They only sign artists that they believe in and know will bring a positive contribution to the label. When Illect announced another addition to the family, my hopes were high. Enter Die-Rek. With his flow, delivery, meaning…
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Looking for Fast Paced Conceptual Hip Hop? Look No Further Than AcidTrip’s ‘Reincarnation’
Many emcee’s talk about trusting no one, rappers and industry folk screwing them over, and cutting negative people off. Sure, these are legitimate statements, but so many bore with dull lyrics and underproduced beats. A new discovery, Reincarnation by AcidTrip, addresses these topics, but with flair and creativity. Reincarnation is a well thought out conceptual…
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North Las Vegas Rapper Wave MMLZ Drops Off New Track & Visual “Walk The Line”
North Las Vegas producer/rapper Wave MMLZ has been a staple in the scene for years now. As the front man for popular local group, Tribe Chillin, Wave has been the driving force behind some of the more progressive Hip-Hop coming from Sin City. Checking in for the first time on our pages, he pops out his with his…
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James Gardin Is Back With Groovy New Track ‘Joy’
2018 has been good to James Gardin. An uplifting visual, a collaborative joint with James & Terem (peep last post) and an actual Tommy Hilfiger theme song. Yes, he’s garnered attention far and wide, but the grind never stops. One month later, James is back with Joy, another song that encourages us to push along…
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Izzy Strange Finds His Inner Eazy-E In Latest Project ‘Izzy Duz It’
Pennsylvanian emcee Izzy Strange has intrigued me from his first submission, A Good Time 2 B The Bad Guy. He was able to share personal thoughts and feelings while using eclectic rhymes and beats. Izzy has returned with a new project titled Izzy Duz It. The title is a clever double entendre, inspired by Eazy-E’s explicit…
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French Producer Terem Exceeds Expectations In New EP ‘Intuition In The Keys’ (Review)
A few days ago I wrote about Terem, an eccentric, yet powerful French producer who dug deep into my soul off of one track. Interestingly enough, Look On The Bright Side was a pure instrumental. Although there were no vocals, the record brought into mind the importance of gratitude – even in dark times. Terem’s full…
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Terem Shares The Importance Of Gratitude In Jazzy Instrumental ‘Look on the Bright Side’
Music has no bounds, and no limitations. It is free-flowing; an expression of anything the artist desires. Instrumental submissions have hit my inbox from time to time, and I usually praise them with just as many words as a vocal track. Look on the Bright Side, a new instrumental from artist extraordinaire Terem, did not…
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