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...
Recently, Chicago superhero Chance the Rapper appeared on Showoff Radio with Statik Selektah to show off some freestyle skills. With him were Cory Mo and hip hop legend Talib Kweli. Each rapper cyphered over the “1 Track” beat by ASAP Rocky. Talib had the longest verse, but Chance definitely showed some good chops, too. Check...
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...
The video for Rockie Fresh’s latest single, “Life Long,” is finally out. Featuring Maybach Music master Rick Ross and MMG associate Nipsey Hussle, the song is about their individual aspirations to living their lives. It’s been a big year for Rockie since Electric Highway dropped in January, with his latest mixtape, The Birthday Tape, dropping a few...
Clad in all white, Kendrick Lamar celebrates the life of an unknown entity in his latest video for “B*tch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” The video’s shot with a somewhat soft saturation, matching the song’s laidback, sometimes-somber tone. Mike Epps (Next Friday) makes a cameo in the video, baptizing Lamar in a pool full of liquor....
DJ Oreo might not be a familiar name to our readers yet, nonetheless, at the rate this young Chicagoan is working, his name should be pretty recognizable by the end of the summer. Oreo currently DJ’s for the 2008ighties’ crew, Alex Wiley and Chance The Rapper, and his high-energy personality hypes both the emcee and...
Vic Mensa was arguably the first artist from this booming Chicago generation to obtain national attention when he released his debut EP Straight Up, a couple of years ago. Now that everybody is trying to share the spotlight, Vic felt fitting to remind you all who paved the way with this new video/single entitled “Did...
It’s been a good week for Chicagoan singer Lili K. In a week where her features on Chance the Rapper’s “Acid Rap” received some much-deserved praise from publications such as the LA Times, the very talented singer released the video for her latest single off of her EP, “Metal Petals.” Entitled “Highlight the Moon,” the...
Curren$y gives you a tour around his room in the video for “Kingpin” shown below. Spitta’s freestyles over the “Colombia” record while showing us various collections and oddities he has in his crib while rolling up and inhaling his favorite substance. Shot & Edited by CJ Wallis.
It was only right that Lil Durk would shoot the official video for “Dis Ain’t What You Want” in his hometown. The introspective record could possible become the jam of the summer and Def Jam is really pushing the single, so it’s a great possibility we could be getting a Lil Durk album soon, but...
