Chicago hip hop blog
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Kiraly Enters A New Phase In His Career With New Track “FAKE”
Kiraly (formerly Kiraly Payne) has yet to disappoint me. The rapper/producer/engineer has been on a roll, progressing as an artist and establishing his fan base. His latest, FAKE, is a step up in the expression of his thoughts, feelings, and reflections. The JUSTWill & G Koop produced record is his most abstract in terms of themes…
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ATL’s RETRO Brings Us Back To the 90’s in Nostalgic New Video, “VIBE”
ATL’s RETRO represents everything in his namesake. He has a penchant for sampling pop culture of the ’90’s, from the Teenage Mutant Turtles to OG’s like Eazy-E and Mase. The rhyme-slinger has an innate ability to incorporate his strengths, while still paying homage to West Coast, NY, and Southern hip-hop. RETRO’s visuals are his bread and…
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VERS IS CALLING, BUT ONLY GETS THE “DIAL TONE”
Miami-based rapper Vers has returned after a musical hiatus, and ran out the gate with a hit. “Dial Tone” is his latest offering as he speaks on a relationship of his where his called is no longer picked up. Frequently previewing new music on social media, Vers shows that he is not one to slack…
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D2X Returns To Our Pages With Soulful New Track “Can I Live”
The last time we heard from D2X, it was the tail end of May. He had just dropped his IANAF project which has subsequently hit over 15K plays. Shortly after, he put together a 3 track playlist of his most recent loosies, keeping his name in the SoundCloud universe. Today D is back on our pages with…
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Bay Area’s Skinny Pete & Mooky Link For Energetic New Video “No They Don’t Know”
Skinny Pete has been making a name for himself in the Bay Area, touring with E-40, and opening for the likes of Lil Wayne, Fetti Wap & Bone Thugs N Harmony. It’s easy to understand his charm, as he has contagious energy, a double-time flow and a stand out personality. In his latest, Skinny linked…
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Amare Symoné Holds Her Own As A Solo Artist With New Track “smePPL”
Better late than never! Songstress Amare Symoné first caught my ear as one half of The Injured Party, a duo made up of herself and Musa Reems. These two Chicagoians put together an awe-inspiring self-titled EP in May which brought a lot of attention and universal praise towards these two. Both compliment their respective strengths and…
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flowsfordays’ Premiere: Marko Stat$ – Power (Official Music Video)
Marko is all about positivity. When listening to his music, you can’t help but feel his inner soul. After dropping one of the best projects of the year, Marko continues to stay relevant with his newest visual, Power. His right-hand man Aced Space provides a smooth instrumental for Marko to shed light on his values,…
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flowsfordays’ Premiere: Wil Akogu – Operation X Remix (Official Music Video)
Back in April, we hosted the official premiere of Wil Akogu’s Operation X Remix. It’s a rework of Femdot, Ali, Stark of Huey & Brittney Carters’ original version which dropped that very month. Wil made it all his own – spitting double time with tightly packed bars. He also grabbed fellow Chicagoian Dougy to make a few adjustments to the original instrumental.…
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