So last night, up and coming producer Vela Seff hit me with his latest beat tape titled Progression 2. While, I was unfamiliar with the work the laid back, bass line driven production definitely caught my attention. Taking influences from the production on Midnight Marauders, The Sun Rises in The East, and Ironman, Seff has shown to have a...
Mass Appeal recently caught up with Anwar Carrots and his Peas & Carrots Intl. streetwear brand in New York City, where P&C recently opened a pop up shop at The Good Company for their latest releases. You can also listen to Anwar explain how the idea about and what it’s like having a Pop Up...
What originally drew me into listening to this new Caleb Stone remix of Future’s hit-record “Karate Chop” was the hilarious cover art Mr. Stone put together for the release. Nonetheless, what really sold me was the spaced-out melodic element added on the bootleg –especially the chilling guitar riffs at the end–, giving the track a...
For the last track off King L’s March Madness series, Louie and Lil Durk “Throw A Party” filled with drugs, girls and boisterous music. This is certainly something you don’t want to miss. We’ve heard a vast amount of collabs between these two rappers in the past couple of weeks, is it possible that we...
ShowYouSuck is the latest featured artist on Side By Side’s #IXIREWIND, an on-going series of short documentaries featuring Chicago artists that performed at this year’s SXSW. After watching the clip below, it’s safe to say that Show and his LOD crew brought the One Man Pizza Party down to Austin, Tx in the biggest way...
The Green Street collective have hit the interwebs with a brand new visual off their latest EP Casa Verde. The video –directed by DFFRENT WXRLDS–is somewhat psychedelic and the production is handled by Coopac and Renaissance. Watch below.
Top Dawg Ent. and Young Money collide as Ab-Soul links up with up-and-comer Short Dawg for a brand new track entitled “Bubble Gum Blues”. The two emcees go back-and-forth while complementing each other’s verses perfectly over a cool instrumental produced by Larry Fisherman (a.k.a. Mac Miller). Not sure where this track might land, but hopefully...
“Keep being sweet and ugly…and, happy birthday man” Wiz Khalifa to Big Sean. Big Sean celebrated his birthday in a colossal way, performing at several shows and having a surprise party that had cameos by high-profile people such as SayItAintTone, Wiz Khalifa, Naya Rivera and more! Directed by Zeno Jones with VHS footage provided by...
This year the SXSW Rap Genius Ranch was home to a few impromptu cyphers which was comprised of Chicago’s Savemoney & 2008ighteis representatives Fonz-E Mak, Joey Purp, Calez, Kami De Chuku, Tokyo Shawn, CJ Fly, Vic Mensa, UG and a cameo by ScienZe. Clique the links below and check out the rare scenario of both...
Twista released earlier today an ode to his “A.D.I.D.A.S” off his forthcoming project The Dark Horse. The track finds the Chicago legend rapping over a trap-infused beat, and while I’m not really feeling it (honestly I prefer Twista rapping with his fast-paced delivery), the song has various ill references to the latest adidas kicks. Stream...
