Chicago hip hop blog
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Cayo Coco Gifts Us With Slide, A Hip Hop/R&B/Pop/Alternative Hybrid That Will Astound You
Cayo Coco has continued to bare gifts through his uptempo, genre-blending music that is as catchy as any song on the Billboard 100. His new track, Slide, is a contemporary slice of hip hop mixed with pop, R&B, and alternative. His vocals are smooth yet distinctive, shaped in a modern, melodic form. Cayo grew up…
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San Francisco Native Napalm Links With San Quinn and B3hree for Feel Good Music Video ‘Do It Live’
San Francisco rapper Napalm has been making his return to the game with the recent release of “In My City” and now the brand new music video for Do It Live featuring the legendary San Quinn and buzzing artist B3hree. Bryce V made magic with the sampled instrumental, adding his own flair to the original while D1 took cinematic…
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Cassius Tae Drops Compelling Tale Of A Neighborhood Drug Dealer’s Downfall In ‘Pocket’
Cassius Tae is a long time favorite of flowsfordays, and over the years I’ve learned that there is nothing he can’t do. Take his latest music video/song, Pocket. Back in the 90’s, storytelling was a necessary component of a successful hip hop artist’s career. As time went on, fans heard less and less of it,…
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Neak and Since9ine6ix Drop The Most Impressive Track I’ve Heard All Year In ‘AbstracT’
Neak and Since9ine6ix’s pen game is as sharp as a sword. Their latest collaborative piece, AbstracT, is the most impressive track I’ve heard this year. Why? One play, and you’ll understand exactly why I feel this way. A Q-Tip sampled chorus divides up two heart palpating, dynamic verses from each artist that take their lyrics…
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AJ CHAKA Shakes Off The Haters In New Dallas Anthem ‘No Worries’
Dallas emcee AJ CHAKA is new to my ears, but I’m glad I found him. His latest visual to bubblin track No Worries is beautifully crafted in structure and performance. AJ raps double time on a rooftop overlooking Dallas, shaking off any doubter (including his ex) with witty punchlines and overall positivity As we move into…
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Uni BLK – Celeste (New Project & Dissection Interview)
It’s been quite some time since I’ve put out a dissection interview. I enjoy these interviews the most because the artist and I focus on one of their new releases whether a song, video, or project, and go deeply into the process and inspiration for it. The return of the series couldn’t start off…
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ezzyland (AKA TRAP MACHI) Drops Unfiltered, Bangin’ New Track ‘MEANIE’
ezzyland (AKA TRAP MACHI) is one of the most interesting and charismatic artist/producers I’ve heard in a while. He dubs himself a genre blender and motion designer, descriptions that hit the nail on the head. ezzy dropped a handful of tracks just two weeks ago that all differ in sound and structure. While all of them have…
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flowsfordays Co-Signs #5 (Playlist)
It has been a long time since I’ve put together a Co-Sign playlist. This is edition 5 – and features 10 tracks that have made it on the site in the last few weeks and are my personal favorites. You can view the 1st playlist here, 2nd here, 3rd here, and 4th here. Stream the playlist above or…
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