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by Julie S. October 23, 2019 0

FFD Premiere: Jim Swim & Blookah Drop ANOTHER Classic Split Single in “Brakes Off/ Way Past Three

Rapper Jim Swim & producer Blookah are a match made in heaven. This May they dropped split single Flex OnContinue Reading

by Julie S. October 21, 2019 0

A few months ago, California’s own Nomis participated in a cypher with an overflow of talented emcees. Each artist rhymedContinue Reading

by Ryan Rosenberger June 23, 2019 0

MC’s like Geno Pacino are the reason why I have such a soft spot for nasty, grimy, street-oriented hip-hop. It’s menacing,Continue Reading

by Ryan Rosenberger June 23, 2019 0

As a music nerd, my absolute favorite thing about the summer is all of the joyous, carefree music that comesContinue Reading

by Julie S. June 5, 2019 0

Before his breakthrough album Snow 4, Snowy Joey put out a more reflective project called See You Soon. The 6Continue Reading

by Julie S. November 28, 2018

As as a 90’s baby I grew up with freestyle tapes from G-Unit to Lil Wayne to The Clipse. IContinue Reading

by Julie S. October 1, 2018

ILLECT signee James Gardin has been dropping monumental hits this year. From May’s Complaining to July’s Groove – he hasContinue Reading

by Julie S. September 27, 2018

I wrote about Musa Reems’ latest track Flodge’ about a month ago. Here’s an excerpt: ‘Flodge contains a lot of flexing, a fluidContinue Reading

by Julie S. September 25, 2018

We all deal with day to day, month to month, year to year, or lifetime struggles – whether big orContinue Reading

by Julie S. September 25, 2018

I’ve covered Ill Gordon, one of Chicago’s best kept secrets, for years now. He’s vicious on the mic, and aContinue Reading