Chicago hip hop blog
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nochilliams, KEN6TEEN, and Asher Watkins Deliver On Latest Visual ‘Birds’
nochilliams has been on our radar for quite some time and never disappoints in his videos, singles, or projects. His consistency is awe-inspiring, made even more impressive by his ability to cross genres and never miss the mark. His latest single, Birds, and its accompanying music video is no different. Hopping on an eerie, captivating…
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Meet Aasha Marie: The Multi-Talented Chicago Artist Promoting Empowerment & Healing
Aasha Marie is one of our most important voices in Chicago. She is an all around talent, shaped by her upbringing, environment, and spirituality. Positivity radiates from her and her music. While Aasha hasn’t released a full project yet, you can expect that to come on March 27th called While You Were Sleeping. Aasha can sing…
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Supreme Sol – Speed (New Music Video) (FFD Premiere)
Supreme Sol is a breath of fresh air in today’s hip hop climate. While tons of new artists continue to make the same music in order to fit into the conventional mainstream, Sol paves his own way to greatness. Take his latest music video, Speed. Lyrics pour out of the emcee with a flair unmatched…
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eso.XO.supreme Has Another Hit On His Hands With New Trap/Pop Hybrid ‘Body Talk’
eso.XO.supreme is known for making addictive, R&B/pop/hip hop jams. One of my most played songs of last summer was from the Portland artist himself, and his latest, Body Talk, will get just as many plays. Super Staar Beats and Whoswyler who have produced for some of the most prolific hip hop artists (whether seasoned or veteran),…
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If You Were Wondering About Sivion’s Whereabouts, Relax. He’s Good. (New Track and Review)
With all of the tragedy befalling the world, and news headlines hitting every orifice of social media and the web, it is difficult to imagine life getting better any time soon. While many of us are stuck in our homes with schools, restaurants, bars, and the like closed, we’ll always have music to get us…
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Revisiting Earl Sweatshirt’s EARL Mixtape (Editorial)
The Odd Future movement in the early aughts cannot be explained unless you experienced it. In November of 2008, the LA collective dropped their debut group project The Odd Future Tape. Between 2009 and 2010 Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis, Mike G, and Frank Ocean joined the clan which led to the much better collaborative effort, Radical. 2009 also saw the critically…
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Revisiting J. Cole’s – Friday Night Lights’ and ‘Lupe Fiasco’s – Enemy Of The State’ Mixtapes
I am a product of the internet era. In the most important moments of my young adulthood, my soundtrack would usually come from downloaded mp3s off of the legendary mixtape site datpiff.com. I added them to my iTunes library, unwilling to pay for albums from their online store unless absolutely necessary. If I ever purchased…
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Rising Portland Star 3AM Drops Impressive EP, ‘Misunderstood’
I was introduced to Portland artist 3AM in August of last year through his music video to Hot Shit, a mosh pit worthy record. The energetic, trap fused song sincerely impressed me and I immediately hoped a full length would drop soon. Luckily for me, it has arrived in the form of the Misunderstood EP. Each…
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