Chicago hip hop blog
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Mpulse Comes Correct This Summer With New EP ‘Listen While Driving’
Mpulse is addicted to the studio. After putting out a song every. single. week. last year, he’s back with another campaign. He’s dropping one EP a month for the entire year, and Listen While Driving is his 5th, and most potent. Pulse flows over the best beats of his career thanks to producers AirFlocko and Keenan…
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Myles Cameron Talks Frank Ocean, Bioluminescence, and The Importance of Organic Growth (Exclusive Interview)
Hey Myles! Thanks for talking with us. Start off by telling us your name, where you’re from, and how old you are. My name is Myles Cameron, I’m from the suburbs of New York from a town called Rye. I’m 20 years old. What was it like growing up around New York? Pretty cool. I…
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Skipp Whitman Drops ‘NameTag’, His Most Intimate Visual To Date
Skipp Whitman is an OG around the FFD circuit, thanks to his dedication to crafting thematic and engaging visuals. I was waiting on a proper audio stream of them which we were blessed with this year. Skipp challenged himself on his new visual NameTag, which was written, produced, recorded, mixed, shot, and edited in one day – inside of…
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ZAK Takes The Scenic Route On New Track ‘Back Roads’
ZAK is in work mode. It’s grind season for the reinvented falsetto vocalist who has been putting out the best music we’ve heard from him thus far. At the beginning of May, he dropped a sinister record that showed his range and ability to effectively show his pain through abstract sounds. However eccentric ZAK is,…
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Multi-Media Platform FILO Drops 2nd Hip Hop Mix
I’m an obsessive collector of hip hop cds, vinyl, & cassettes. I like to call it a healthy addiction…possibly to sleep better at night. It’s a rare occurrence for me to hear a project, especially a submission, that I NEED to have in some sort of physical medium. After a full stream of FILO’s Mix…
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Hip Hop YouTube Pages Worth Subscribing To (Chicago Edition)
Goody – Follow him on YouTube Goody has already had a landmark year. He’s found great success with his music, but most impressive has been his music video output. 2014 saw his first visual on YouTube, but it can’t hold a candle to the 5 that have dropped this year. Goody has worked with an…
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CJ Warren Makes His Comeback With Self Produced Track ‘Return Of The Dragon’
CJ Warren is a serious hip hop head. He produces unique records and has obvious skills on the mic. This year he’s only dropped instrumentals. To his credit, there are over 20, and all super interesting. It’s been awhile since he’s put out a track showcasing his lyrics, but now seems to be the perfect time.…
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D2X Solidifies His Place In Chicago’s Hip Hop Scene With New DJ L Produced Track ‘Calling’
You can always depend on D2X for some heat. In just 4 months time, the Chicago native has dropped five solid tracks in various formats. A collab, remix, and 3 dope records have solidified his place in the city’s underground. More attention should be given for his consistency and work ethic, but life is not…
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