Chicago hip hop blog
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How Mixtape Weezy Turned My Hip Hop Love Affair Into A Full Blown Marriage
When we talk about the inception of hip hop, we should start with Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, The Sugarhill Gang, and a host of other crucial players in the development and progression of the genre. Those who heard Rapper’s Delight on the radio and rocked Adidas (Run DMC),…
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Chicago’s Keeko Calls Out “Mumble Rappers” In His Newest Verse
https://soundcloud.com/keekofnumbers/keeko-hlp-prod-by-gold-haze Keeko shows versatility and tenacity on producer Gold Haze’s cypher. hlp is a part of Gold Haze’s latest project, Dear Summer. The Chicago emcee goes from 0-100 in the first 10 seconds of the track and finishes with a soft ballad. Keeko gives more than bars — he also showcases his vocals, which shows his…
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blake Speaks On Love And Change In His Newest Offering “All My Life”
For as long as I can remember, the idea of love has consumed me. It always felt like a language I understood and could express more than anything else. In high school, I experienced both sides of it for the first time. – blake After listening to All My Life, I wasn’t impressed. I initially…
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Experimental Duo Leaf Set Drops A Modern Western Tragedy in “Cowboy”
When Chicago OG Neon Pajamas sends me new music, I’m never disappointed. It often exceeds expectations of his excellent taste in music. Let’s back up. Hip hop tagged as “Experimental” often disappoints. The music may be eccentric, but is either not “experimental” in the slightest, or is totally unlistenable. Chicago duo Leaf Set is neither. Kwame…
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Nick Marti Drops An Impressive Freestyle To Prep Us For His Upcoming LP
When I hear a song for the first time, there are 3 things I check for: flow, delivery and production. It’s difficult to find one that delivers on all three. Well, it happened with Nick Marti’s newest offering, To The Light Freestyle. The Dallas native used intricate bars, a Danny Brown like delivery, and choice…
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flowsfordays Debuts Henry Stuart’s Remix Project and Creativity Tips
Philly native Henry Stuart is an incredibly talented live producer, DJ, photographer, and graphic designer. He’s supported me in all my endeavors, starting with my first blog in 2011. We have a mutual respect for one another, so it was only right that we collaborated on a piece for flowsfordays. For writers and artists who don’t…
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TtheGAWD Returns with His Menacing New Single ‘When The Time’s Right’
Some of you may know that my first hip hop blog was called Discover Good Music. I started it in 2011, and it ran up until around 2015. It’s since been deleted, (sort of) but I have great memories of those 4 years. It is where I learned how to communicate with artists, build bonds,…
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Zip Dot Links With Cameronazi and White Shinobi For Another High Energy Banger
Zip – why you gotta go so hard? Zip Dot has been going crazy this year, dropping banger after banger. An easy way to categorize his music is “trap rap,” but there is so much more to the Chicago spitter. While it’s true Zip favors high energy beats, he can also spit bars with the…
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