Chicago hip hop blog
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SoloSam – “The Come Up” (New Track)
One of Chicago’s most underrated artists and best live performers is back with a dazzling new offering. SoloSam returns today with the self produced track The Come Up. Detailing his road up to the success he now has and what he hopes to achieve, SoloSam shows off all of his talents in the short 1:46…
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Kaleb Mitchell (feat Sam Stan & foggieraw) – Badu (New Track)
Prior to writing for flowsfordays, searching for new music was never apart of my agenda. Proud recycler of vintage things (especially music), I can admit to being extremely selective with the music I allow to pass through my ear canal. Too stubborn to adjust my playlist, a colleague eagerly sent a plethora of new artist…
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femdot. – “Good Cops (featuring Ohana Bam)” New Music Video
Chicago’s own femdot is back today with his most moving video yet. Coming for one of the standout tracks from his impressive mixtape The 20/20 Hour and only a week after the release of his fantastic music video for Chi’s Interlude, the video for Good Cops solidifies him as one of the city’s brightest and most important acts out.…
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Ill Gordon Brings The Aggression On New Freestyle ”Imma Beast”
2000-2010 was the decade of free mixtapes, freestyles, and exclusives. DJ’s usually hosted, and while annoying, they came to define mixtapes as album worthy. Ill Gordon’s music is reminiscent of this era, shooting bars out like a cannon and destroying beats. His newest freestyle, Imma Beast, is almost 3 minutes of exceptional wordplay and a…
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Vonte, Matt Whise & Brittani Jenae Drop A Sensual Visual to ”Greenlight”
If you’ve been following flowsfordays for awhile, you know Vonte & Matt Whise. For those that don’t, let me catch you up. Both are talented, lyrical beasts, and some of the most consistent MC’s you’ll find in Chicago. In September, they released a fierce collab with the lovely Brittani Jenae titled Greenlight. The song is a seductive…
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Hawaiin Based Producers Eckstra & LaunchKontrol drop futuristic ”Neon moon”
I was lucky enough to receive some instrumental goodness this morning from Eckstra and Launckontrol. These two Hawaiian producers are on the label Future Vibes which focus on bringing future wave and native flavors to their pieces. It’s no surprise their newest collaboration, Neon moon, brings forth progressive sounds backed by galactic soundscapes. Ice cold chimes and…
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D2X – Once Upon A Winter (New Track)
With his release of Once upon a Winter, South Side Chicago born and raised, Demauris Dixon, better known as D2X, provides an introspective synopsis of his life and the environment he navigated growing up in the city. “From the jungle killa’s rumble forilla When young niggas, 16, takin’ lives for that scrilla I just observed,…
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Portland’s Mic Capes Closes Out The Year With Cinematic New Visual “Well Known”
Portland’s Mic Capes first impressed me in July when he dropped a collab piece with Vinnie Dewayne He reps his city hard and has the lyrical prowess and story-telling to match. Closing out his landmark year, he’s hit us with his newest visual, Well Known. The Puurple World directed visual is off his EP with producer Drae…
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