Tag: SoundCloud
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nombreKARI – VENUS DOES (NT) EXIST (Project)
Kari Thompson was born and raised in Chicago. His medium is music, and he really loves crafting sounds and lyrics around ideas. The feeling of making a genuine, cohesive piece of work is unmatched by any other feeling to him. “Music is powerful beyond comprehension.” VENUS DOES (NT) EXIST consists of 7 songs, one of…
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Canadian Duo Ali Gatie & John G Drop A Pop, Trap & R&B Fusion In Debut EP “Ever Since”
Ali Gatie and John G are from different parts of Canada, but they are totally in synch on their newest EP Ever Since. Mixing elements of pop, trap, and R&B is a daunting task, but Ali and John comfortably put them together in just 4 tracks. Through various forms of vocal techniques, both tell the…
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Among Much Negativity In Rap This Year Kai, The Mind Takes A Much Different Approach (Extensive Write Up)
Being a strong advocate and genuine fan of Chicago hip-hop music, I pride myself on recognizing independent talent in the city (I often shamelessly catch them early, and suddenly they are on Pigeons & Planes and DJ Booth. Just saying.) Kai, The Mind has been buzzing around my circle, and was even featured on CBBeatz recent…
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Chicago’s Phor Drops His Most Mature Project Yet In “Butterfly”
There’s no doubt about it – 2017 belongs to Phor. (Deep breath) The Chicago native stars in the show Black Ink Chicago, has one of the hottest records in the city, has been remixed by Chicago legends Twista, Bump J, and Lil Durk, is a regular on WGCI and Power 92, and recently shared the stage…
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flowsfordays Regular Hanakatoba Links With Newcomer Daylight Tone On Infectious New Track “100”
Talented producer Hanakatoba has been a regular on flowsfordays, mostly sending us solo instrumental tracks. That’s all changed as his new collab just dropped with Daylight Tone titled 100. Tone has been rapping for just a few months, but his potential is already evident. 100 is an upbeat and infectious story about the power of surrounding yourself with…
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Chicago Vocalist Brill Ends The Year Strong With “Don’t Tweak” & Announcement of First Headlining Show
This summer I got in tune with Brill through my Save Money plugs. They sent me the song and visual to Pineapples – the first single off his then-upcoming EP Timing Is Everything. I wrote about it extensively, and was pumped for his debut released a few weeks later. On Timing Is Everything, Brill wasn’t…
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Dfree Da Vinci Drops His Breakthrough EP “No Filter”
Dfree Da Vinci makes his second appearance on our pages with standout new project No Filter. I personally know a lot of work went into this, and the long hours definitely paid off. Cover art is more important that we think, and Da Vinci certainly drew me in with his. There is a direct link…
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Chicago Mainstays Jay Wood & Ajani Jones Are In Attack Mode On New Single “JESSE WHITE.”
If you want your mind blown, give Jay Wood’s newest track JESSE WHITE. a listen. Copycats comes a dime a dozen these days, but Jay isn’t afraid to bring new elements into his music. It’s been 4 months since his comeback record and our Q&A, and our prediction was right – he has taken the…
