Spending your childhood watching drug addicts shoot up and friends get shot on the daily will have lasting effects. The ones who use this experience to better their lives will prosper in their endeavors. Young Ali, who grew up in … Continue reading Young Ali Lets Us Into His Troubling Past Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘FEEL’
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 … Continue reading Chicago’s Keeko Calls Out “Mumble Rappers” In His Newest Verse
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 … Continue reading TtheGAWD Returns with His Menacing New Single ‘When The Time’s Right’
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. … Continue reading Zip Dot Links With Cameronazi and White Shinobi For Another High Energy Banger
Over the last 10 years, pop has grown incredibly stale. Radio is just blah. I may sound out-dated, but there is no denying the lack of innovativeness from these overplayed singles. Taking that into consideration, it’s hard for me to even … Continue reading Uber Driver Turned Pop Star James Kahil Drops His Debut Solo Single In ‘Runaways’
Most Chicagoans know about the SAVEMONEY collective. Their roster rolls deep, and no one in the squad makes subpar music. Group member Brill is no exception. The R&B vocalist has worked with some of the biggest artists in the city, … Continue reading SAVEMONEY’s Brill Drops An Impressive Visual + Single Off His Upcoming Debut Album
After premieres and placements on prominent music blogs, Goody has finally gotten the respect he deserves. Dude’s been perfecting his craft for a number of years, and is at his highest level of artistry. He’s well respected throughout the blogosphere, and … Continue reading Goody Takes It Back To The Roc-A-Fella Days In His Newest Offering
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 … Continue reading Javon Comes Back With A Vengeance In His New Record ‘Eminem Joint’
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