Today we present to you Sloane Peterson, the debut mixtape from Chicago’s Supreme Regime. The young crew has assembled quite a product, complete with 13 tracks that vary in their sound, style and vibe. Starting from the down-tempo intro “Digital Communication”, containing the audio of MJ’s infamous ’shot’, the tape goes full circle and ends with “Beach House”...Read More
Artists evolve throughout their careers. Some change for the better and some for the worse. Some artists don’t change much at all, producing a catalog of stale material with redundant lyrics and sounds. Other artists change noticeably from project to project, but struggle to recreate the same success found in earlier work. Luckily for us,...Read More
I was a freshman in high school when I really started to get heavily into music magazines. I deaded my subscription to Beckett Baseball Card Monthly, eased up on the Mad Magazine and Sports Illustrated, and broke the seal on a subscription to Rolling Stone. I regularly picked up The Source, and would spend hours...Read More
A couple months ago we released the Closed Sessions B-Side, “Good Pussy In Chicago”, which featured Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire and Goldie Glo. If you are into song credits, you may have noticed that the record was produced by The Innovatorz, a production duo from the small suburb of Bollingbrook that are starting to make large...Read More
Naledge and Tony Baines have made some great one off records together. Building off their past success, the two have come together for a complete EP in the form of Night At The Elysian. The idea was sparked after Naledge spent a night at the Chicago hotel (now dubbed the Waldorf). The full project was...Read More
“Savemoney army be the clan that I ride fo’, a team full of Michaels” Kami hit me with this latest track earlier today, telling me that there was some “new candy” in my inbox. “Who You” isn’t the sweet type of candy though, more like a Warhead that makes you mash your face up and...
Torae x Pete Rock is pretty much a textbook definition of rawness. It’s fitting then, that the two would come together to create the “That Raw”, a reminder this kind of Hip Hop still exists. And I fucking love it. Torae is one of the coldest emcees, and Pete Rock… It’s Pete Rock. Watch the...
Here we have the first single from DJ House Shoes’ debut LP, Let It Go. The album drops on June 19th and is produced entirely by House Shoes, who is a staple of Detroit’s Hip Hop scene. Joining him on the project are emcees such as Danny Brown, Black Milk, Quelle Chris, Alchemist, Oh No,...
After a few weeks of solid releases, we finally have the full City of W1N Vol. 1 compilation. The new music goes along with the launch of City of W1N’s summer clothing line (feel free to toss some tees my way). The music is produced by Stefan Clark, who really did an incredible job, especially...
Someone recently asked me to describe Chance The Rapper. After thinking for a while, I told them that Chance is really best described by the music. Not just in the sense of the music he makes, the words he raps or sings, but the music. Lil’ Wayne created the I Am Music Tour, Chance The...
Rock The Bells just announced their 2012 festival lineup and I must say… G-d Damn! The festival features performances from Kid Cudi, Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Kendrick Lamar, 2Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Dipset, Method Man & Redman, J. Cole, Mac Miller, and a ton of other Hip Hop artists. The festival will take place over the course...
The WHOevers are a duo that I’ve really come to enjoy over the past year. I think above all else, their music is just really soulful and heartfelt. You can hear through each record how much they love the music and culture of Hip Hop. They keep it funky, and stay true to themselves whereever...
Simple X and Midas Wells are Tensei, and instrumental team straight out of Chicago. Today they have released their second instrumental project of 2012, the aptly named Two. This follows up their recent drop, One, and picks up right where it left off. The project is released via Plug Research, and available for free download....
