Tag: chicago
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Yung Ja$per – Purp (New Track)
I hope Chicago native Yung Ja$per blows the fuck up. New track Purp is enough to convince me he’s up next. The song is a strange, melodic and catchy piece of work that has a lot of flair. Those ad-libs though. Jas$per is different, a bit odd and excentric. Yesterday he started a Periscope stream about his tattoos.…
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Top 5 ‘Underground’ Hip Hop Projects of The Week
This week was rich with releases. Tons of great music videos and tracks were put out into the public via SoundCloud, YouTube and the like. I for one noticed that tons of great, full, projects came out in the past 7 days. While some were HUGE releases, there were some that were less highlighted. The…
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Nick G. – Bonfire (New Track)
There is an deep, underground, hip hop movement in Chicago and unearthing new content is such a joy. My man Nick G. just dropped a hell of a song titled Bonfire. His confidence on the mic is captivating. The song touches on love lost, the desire to feel important in the eyes of another, and the…
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eGo Jaleel + The25thHour – WYT (New Track)
eGo Jaleel + The25thHour have proven to be a new Chicago power group. After letting loose their collaborative piece Is You Down (for free download), they decided to team up again for WYT (What You Thinking.) 25th hour kills it with the light background vocals that pack a punch along with the haunting instrumental that he…
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Rich Jones – Everything (New Track + Music Video)
You want that soulful shit? Well, Chicago hip hop artist turned crooner Rich Jones has got it. Sometimes you have to praise your lady and serenade her. This mystery girl is Jones’ Everything and it’s apparent from the vocals to the heartfelt lyrics, to the beat by Ryan Lofty. Not only do we get a new song, we…
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$omebody – Something To Say (New Instrumental)
Can Martin $ky’s alter ego, $omebody, ever fail on the instrumental tip? History has told us not. New release Something To Say is just as engaging as his last few tracks (which have, as usual, been taken down.) There is one left, Sleepin’ which we posted previously. You only have a short time to check this…
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Interview with Cey The Ghost on new track ‘Untouchable’ (Dissection Interview Series)
Let me ask you something. When’s the last time you heard a Chicago rapper feel courageous enough to spit over an MF DOOM instrumental? Confession: I never have. Our new edition of the dissection series covers a rapper who did just that. Cey The Ghost did total justice to his cover of DOOM’s Arrow Root instrumental…
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Valee – Shell + I Got Whatever (Double Video Drop)
Hard-working Chicago emcee Valee just dropped two visuals to two equally bangin’ tracks. Both videos to Shell and I Got Whatever were hosted on Elevator and directed by LVTRKEVIN x LVTRTOINNE who definitely know what they’re doing. The songs and videos have been making a lot of noise on Twitter as both song and visual…
