Closed Sessions Vol. 2 was recorded from May, 2010 through January, 2012 and features a collection of artists that help to shape Hip Hop music and culture during that time period. Closed Sessions Vol. 2 presents Hip Hop fans with new music, as well as a candid look into the creative process of many talented...
When DJ Babu came out to Chicago last October to DJ at our “Natural High” release party, I knew we could set up a pretty ill Closed Session with some of Chicago’s rising emcees. Babu left it up to me, and I asked Sir Michael Rocks of The Cool Kids and Vic Mensa of Kids...
This is a big week for Closed Sessions. Tomorrow we will release the new single and documentary featuring Sir Michael Rocks, Vic Mensa, and DJ Babu. On Thursday the album will be released in full with a free release party on the Reggie’s Rooftop. We’ll kick things off today by sharing the album’s artwork and...
It’s not exactly easy finding artists for Closed Sessions and Digital Freshness. They have to be in the right space at the right time. The stars couldn’t have aligned any better for Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire. Coming off our Closed Session with Action Bronson, eXquire wasn’t just the next logical choice, he was the only choice....
Action Bronson was in Chicago on Saturday to perform at the Mad Decent Block Party. Unfortunately, the block party got cancelled when fans rushed the gates, causing major security breaches and all out chaos. Making the most of his trip, Bronson linked up with us and hit SoundScape Studios, where he laid down a little...
CyHi The Prynce was close to the edge. Close to living in a car, close to finding a dead end in the music business. Then it all changed. He caught the attention of Kanye West, signed to G.O.O.D. Music, had a grand breaking out party during the B.E.T. Cypher, propelling himself to the cover of...
True Closed Sessions fans know and love, “Rapper Weed”, the song made by Curren$y and Tony Baines during the first Closed Session back in the summer of 2010. We’ve come a long way since then, and so has Curren$y, the leader of #JETLIFE and one of Hip Hop’s most respected and liked emcees. We’d been...
Vonnegutt were just some “down South Georgia boys” when they arrived in Chicago for Lollapalooza in late summer of 2010. The band drove from Georgia to Chicago, making the trip without any sleep, and reached SoundScape Studios on a warm Thursday night to participate in a Closed Session. Being fans of Chicago’s buzzing Hip Hop...
On Sunday, MTV2 Sucker Free aired a preview of our next release from Closed Sessions Vol. 2, featuring Georgia’s Vonnegutt and Chicago’s Mic Terror. The song, “Fresh Like Me”, was recorded during Lollapalooza 2010, as Vonnegutt hit SoundScape immediately after arriving in the windy city. Little sleep didn’t stop them from cooking up this dope...
We recorded this session during Pitchfork 2010, during a hectic Friday afternoon. The night before we had our first Digital Freshness at Beauty Bar with Freddie Gibbs, and this sessions was actually set up around 3AM after the bar closed and craziness subsided. Ninjasonik was not playing at Pitchfork, but they had a couple after...
