Chicago hip hop blog
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Jae Haze Is Back + Better Than Ever (Exclusive Interview)
Ever since Jae came back into the hip hop stratosphere, I’ve been covering him extensively. After posting his incredible visual, and premiering his song, I wanted to sit down with the man himself and introduce him to my readers. I met him in 2013, but we lost contact as he moved to Atlanta and…
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Javon Comes Back With A Vengeance In His New Record ‘Eminem Joint’
Eminem’s signature rhyme scheme is hard to emulate; so much so that I’ve never heard a rapper even attempt it. It may seem like an impossible task, but Chicago’s Javon did it with his latest song, Eminem Joint. Kill You is one of my favorite records off the classic Marshall Mathers LP, so I was…
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Instrumental Blessings In The Last 24hrs- Segment #1
When Drake comes out with a new single – everyone has an opinion. Our feeds light up with criticism, praise, and insults. There in lies the problem – what about the producer? Let’s face it – there is no great song without a producer. While guys like Metro Boomin and Zaytoven have reached superstar status,…
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Cory Grindberg Steps Into The Spotlight On His Debut Instrumental EP ‘Uma’
There are hundreds of thousands of instrumental EP’s on SoundCloud. If you lived to be 200, you still wouldn’t have time to listen to them all, as new bodies of work are uploaded every day. For fans of the genre, I’ve always wondered – what makes you listen to one versus the other? It’s not…
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New Jersey’s Deal The Villain Took Me Back To the 90’s With His New Album ‘Beards, Beats, and Kicks’
This past weekend I set a very strict goal for myself: I had to listen to at least 3 90’s hip hop albums a day. Thanks to rateyourmusic.com and Apple Music, I did just that. My vinyl collection is full of classics from that era, so I also decided to give The Low End Theory,…
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Throwback: My First Compilation Tape Off My Old Hip Hop Blog Featured Saba! WTF?!
Many of my readers may not know that I started a pretty successful hip hop blog in 2011. I had just enrolled at Columbia College, a well-renowned arts school in Chicago. Majors included (but not limited to) photography, animation, theater, and poetry. In 2014 I received a Bachelors of Arts in music business. Throughout those…
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Twin City’s Rich Garvey Shows His Versatility In New Record ‘Andale Andale’
I’ve written about Rich Garvey’s music a few times on flowsfordays. Every submission has been posted because of his strong intellect and excellent production choice. He favors jazzy beats with thoughtful lyrics, as portrayed in his EP Man Of The People and frequent loosies. In his newest drop, Andale Andale, he sounds like a completely different…
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Paris Mason Grabs Sahvannes For His Most Reflective Track Yet
Paris Mason, born in Phoenix, but now residing in Kansas, has a penchant for embracing his experiences – good and bad. Creating music has given him a newfound appreciation for the simpler things in life. His new record, Purple Rain, is an ode to Prince, (obviously) and stays with the above theme. Paris has become fed…
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