Chicago hip hop blog
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Milwaukee’s Slowlife Tito Drops His Galactical New Single “Past (Embalming)”
Milwaukee hip-hop is certainly on the come-up, as this year has seen the rise of MC’s such as Ishdarr, WebsterX, & Rob Hicks. Still, there are a host of talented artists’ out of the city who have yet to be discovered. One of the aforementioned happens to be Slowlife Tito, the former Scumbag who has changed his ways.…
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Loren & J. Krown Reunite On Impressive New Visual “Line Boomin’”
I told you this man never stops working. Loren & videographer J Krown have reunited – and it feels so good. Krown was a classmate of mine at Columbia and worked with Loren quite a bit in the beginning of his career. Their collabs always impressed me, and surprise surprise, their newest is dope. Both have grown…
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Dirk Digz Is Back From Hiatus With Heavy Metal Inspired Track “The Anthem”
Another Chicago MC I’ve been sleeping on has hit my inbox. It makes sense, as the talented Dirk Digz took a lengthy hiatus from music. Luckily for us, he’s back with his new track The Anthem. It’s been a year since his last drop, and Dirk is looking to make a comeback with this record. Looks like…
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Chicago’s Loren Hits Us With The 2nd Drop In His #FloodyTrap Series
Loren feeds his fans dope content at a rapid pace. He works hard – and does it all on his own. In the last month he’s been outdoing even himself, kicking off his #FloodyTrap series with a new song every week. Flood The Streets is the 3rd drop and another remarkable release. Although Loren has tagged…
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Ziyaad Luceō Gets Ready For His Debut EP With Haunting New Single “Madonna’s Interlude”
I’ve become a huge fan of vocalist Ziyaad Luceō, as he’s impressed me from his first submission back in February. We subsequently turned it into a Dissection Interview which you can peep here (although the song has since been taken down.) His fan base was strong then, but it has grown rapidly & organically. Following his noteworthy…
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Aha Gazelle Drops His Highly Anticipated Project “Trilliam 3”
Touring with Lecrae for the All Things Work Together tour & signing to his label hasn’t stopped Aha Gazelle from putting in work. After putting out a plethora of stand out singles, he’s finally dropped his highly anticipated LP Trilliam 3. The project has no skippable track – as Aha has put together a plethora of…
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Chicago’s Neak Delves Into Race Relations In Self Produced Record “B.M.P”
Some soul-heavy hip hop was needed this morning – and I have Chicago’s Neak to thank. His newest self produced cut B.M.P. is his journal entry into the current dysfunctional behavior in race relations. The impressive Dilla-esq, jazzy instrumental serves as a back drop for Neak to poetically address racial tensions in U.S. culture, his…
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INDY AND DYLAN REESE GOT THE “COMMAS”
Weekly banger dropper Indy is in full swing, as he drops another heater with Dylan Reese. People love you when you’re popping, and this topic is broken down by both artists on “Commas”. They did not leave their vocals at home for this track, Indy kills it and at the same time Dylan gives a…
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