Chicago hip hop blog
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Chicago’s AceSo Returns With His Best & Most Ambitious Project Yet in “The Timbo Tape”
Today is a monumental day. Reason #1: Chicago’s AceSo has dropped a new EP. #2: He’s rapping over Timbaland Beats. #3: It’s even better than his now 2 year old breakthrough mixtape Sick La Familia. The Timbo Tape is easily his most ambitious project yet. Who in their right mind would take on instrumentals from arguably…
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flowsfordays’ favorites Ajani Jones, Marko Stat$ & banksthegenius Link for One Of The Best Collabs of the Summer
God damn, god damn. Before you stream Ajani Jones’ newest record, peep the credits. It features Ajani himself, flowsfordays’ favorite Marko Stat$ AND producer extraordinaire, banksthegenius. This is a match made in heaven. As soon as it came up in my feed I experienced anticipation not felt since Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. To catch you up, Ajani…
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Minneapolis’ Farrow Displays Confidence In His Melodic New Song “Catch My Groove”
The hip-hop scene in Minneapolis often seems to pride itself on its impenetrability, primarily known as the home of independent powerhouse Rhymesayers Entertainment. Also hailing from this geographical scene is promising up-and-coming rapper Farrow, who manages to balance pop appeal with the same self-made independence the scene prides itself on having. “Time moves slower when…
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Milwaukee’s Tyso SPRME Holds His Fans Over With New EP “While You Wait”
I love when artists dedicate an entire project to their fans. That’s exactly what Tyso SPRME did in his newest offering, While You Wait. He put this out purely to hold them over while they wait for his debut LP FF (coming soon.) When MC’s put these out, you can often tell they are loosies…
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Saint Millie – “Glory: The Album” (Throwback Review)
https://www.audiomack.com/embed/album/saint-millie/glory-the-album Discover Good Music, my first hip hop blog, was created as soon as I was accepted into Columbia College. I was instantly attracted to the scene in Chicago, and covered a lot of underground music in the city. One of my favorite emcees was (and is still) Saint Millie. While Millie has changed the…
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coach tev Drops A 4 Minute Symphony In “give that man a trophy plz”
Dallas’ coach tev has been one of my favorite artists to watch this year. He’s been going crazy on Soundcloud, as every new drop has done better than the last. He grows organic followers, and they are definitely devoted to helping him spread his music. I ADORED maxine, his song released about a month ago.…
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After A The Source Premiere and Features On Multiple Hip Hop Blogs -NY’s Don Mykel Continues To Stay Humble (Interview)
Harlem emcee Don Mykel has been literally everywhere. He’s done Sway In The Morning and Shade 45 freestyles, received accolades from the likes of Hotnewhiphop, Vibe; and most notably premiered his March released Hunger Painz single on The Source. I didn’t reach out to him because of his popularity, but because I am a HUGE…
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16 Year Old Palm Beach Native NameIsTAZ Drops Energetic New Track “Grip”
In the age of the internet, musical influence has been able to travel at a faster rate than ever before, transcending age, geographical location, and any factor barring the passion of oneself. This fact becomes especially apparent in the case of artists like NameIsTAZ, a sixteen year old rapper and producer hailing from Palm Beach,…
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