The Fast and the Furious franchise has been experiencing a bit of a rebirth since Fast & Furious was released in 2009. Directed by Justin Lin, Fast & Furious tied together to the first film of the franchise, The Fast and the Furious, and established a continuity for the next sequels to follow. 2011′s Fast Five brought an injection to the franchise...
After weeks of hyping it up, Scheme’s video for “La Clika” has finally dropped, and it was definitely worth the wait. The bilingual song, produced by Serious, is Scheme’s first Spanish and English language song. Backed by a considerable amount of homies (the titular “clika” or clique), Scheme puts on for both Chicago and his...
Kanye West set the internets ablaze once again this weekend with a handful of incredible promotional teasers such as a video worldwide premiere across six different cities, a polarizing performance in front of a mass national audience and a controversial album title. First, Kanye took to Twitter on Friday to announce he would be projecting...
Netherfriends is kicking up quite a storm this year. Outside of the very ambitious 50 Songs, 50 States project, he has an album called New Chi-t scheduled for June 21st featuring songs from, you guessed it, Chicago musicians. We’re lucky to be premiering the latest song from New Chi-t, “Good Vibes on a Sunny Day,” featuring ShowYouSuck and...
In support of their latest debut, Brightest Darkest Day, Pyyramids made their TV debut on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night, performing “Paper Doll” for the world to see/listen. If you missed the performance last night, we have a clip of the song below. Great job, guys! Hopefully the exposure will lead to even...
Despite it being Wednesday, it’s already been a big week for the Legion of Dudes: Nick Astro had his SUPER16 listening party, Mike Jaxx released his remix of Chance the Rapper’s “Juice,” Impolite Society released their remix of “Look of Hate,” and PHNM released his original mix, “This Is It.” Not one to simply rest on...
The release of Iron Man 3 in theaters last weekend unofficially marked the beginning of the summer for movies. From now until the end of August, theaters will be full of movies intended to attract the masses enjoying school break, a low-key night out, or just an escape from the summer weather. However, not every summer...
Those who’ve been fans of Ruby Hornet might remember a photos series called The Lens and The Life. Its was a bi-weekly photo blog of photos I shot during the previous weeks. A lot has changed since the last TL&TL post – I live in a new city (Austin,TX), have a new job, and love...
This past weekend was C2E2 (Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo) 2013, and I had the pleasure of spending my entire Saturday with some familiar Ruby Hornet figures in Auggie the 9th, ShowYouSuck, and Chandler London. Video footage from the day’s shenanigans spent wandering around the show floor admiring various street art, comic books, cosplayers, and...
