As part of his welcome home concert last week at Reggie’s, GLC performed songs throughout his catalog including the Closed Sessions joint, “Happiness Before Riches” featuring Bun B and BJ The Chicago Kid. After performing the song, Cold Hard hit the stage and GL to reprise his verse. GL obliged. Check out the footage below.
*photos by Virgil Solis I did an interview with UnderGroundTV back in February during the Hip Hop For Haiti Benefit show. Ruben (@BacardiRu) handled the interview, and he asked me a series of questions about RubyHornet, DJing, and Closed Sessions. At that time, we were on the verge of releasing the first EP and planning...
It’s 2AM on Friday. Digital Freshness with Freddie Gibbs just ended and the party is spilling into the street. I’m probably on my 6th beer, Michael “motherf**king Kolar” has stolen my backpack, I think people are “old man” hitting on my girl, and I’m texting Milion $ Mano to confirm a Closed Session with Ninjasonik...
Closed Sessions has teamed up with international clothing brand LRG for a new edition of the Closed Sessions series. The new sessions feature artists that match the aesthetics and style of both brands, while adding something original and authentic to music and culture. The first such sessions went down in Chicago with Warner Bros. recording...
Closed Sessions has teamed up with international clothing brand LRG for a new edition of the Closed Sessions series. The new sessions feature artists that match the aesthetics and style of both brands, while adding something original and authentic to music and culture. The first such sessions went down in Chicago with Warner Bros. recording...
Forgive the long title, but a lot of hardwork and hands went into the making of the official video for “Happiness Before Riches” from our self-released EP, Closed Sessions Vol. 1. You’ve heard the story and seen the documentary on how the song came together, and the video has an equally compelling tale. ...
Photos by Virgil Solis The third week of March is kind of like January 1st for the music industry. The cobwebs from the winter have fully cleared off, and there’s this little thing that happens each year in Texas where artists, journalists, and industry people come together to drink free liquor, exchange business cards, and...
An interview with Mick Boogie led to an interview with Peter Bjorn and John, which led to meeting up with Hollywood Holt. A Warren G tour led to CurT@!n$ and U-N-I coming to Chicago, and a pass from Amanda Diva led to Million $ Mano’s production becoming the soundtrack of “So Cold”, the Closed Sessions...
The stars aligned for a “Fresh Academy” video a few weeks ago when KITH and Donnis hit Cleveland, which is the home of Chip Tha Ripper. Davy Greenberg made the move to Cleveland to shoot the video, and here we have it. “Fresh Academy” appears on Kidz In The Hall’s new LP, The Land of...
If you have not downloaded this yet, I don’t know what you are waiting for. The Free EP includes liner notes telling the story behind each sessions, original artwork for each song, as well as a video documenting the process. The EP features Bun B, Skyzoo, Curren$y, GLC, Rhymefest, Hollywood Holt, Kidz In The Hall,...
