I really love all of these tracks Jhene Aiko has done with No I.D. since she signed with Def Jam Records. The legendary producer molds his instrumentals to fit perfectly around Jhene’s voice and she never fails to deliver a passionate record. Listen below.
Smoko Ono‘s work with Dally Auston and Jarred A.G. has cemented his place as one of my favorite up-and-coming producers, his beats are too crisp and truly unique. He recenlty linked up once again with his brother Jarred and to celebrate that Summer is just around the corner (although the weather today might have you...
Giftz‘ local hit-record “Nino” was a monstrous collaboration with Tree that became an instant favorite among many listeners, so the remix had a difficult mission to fulfill as it tried to match the quality of the OG. Nevertheless, Giftz called in the best crew in Chicago right, SaveMoney, and they came through with that heat...
The combination of Daryn Alexus‘ beautiful voice and Dee Lilly‘s polarizing work behind the boards result in an epic sound enhanced only by the concepts and themes the two tackle on their latest project Vintage Heart Modern Love Vol. 2. Production credits also go to ‘LBoogie and Raliq Bashard makes the only guest appearance. All...
UPDATE: We have our winners! Congratulations to Andres Ramirez, John Flores, and @SillerXOWiller. I’ve contacted you on the normal channels, but if you haven’t received a DM/Facebook message, email geoff[at]rubyhornet.com. Congratulations to the winners, and huge thanks to everybody that entered! Do you live in Austin, TX and want to catch some rappers rapping raps, including...
The bullrush towards Earl Sweatshirt’s highly-anticipated Doris continues with this new song, “Guild.” With Mac Miller featured on the song, “Guild” features the two rappers delivering their verses in a lower octave to create a dark tone for the song. Earl continues to display his lyrical growth with every Doris song release. We all had early hyper...
The conflict between robots and human emotions isn’t new in fiction; decades of various art forms have touched on whether robots could ever have the capacity to understand free thought and emotions, with the capacity of love being a huge aspect. While sometimes the concept can grow long in the tooth in feature-length films, short...
Maniac screened at last year’s Chicago International Film Festival, and I’ve been kicking myself since October for missing it. Starring Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings), the Franck Khalfoun-directed film is shot mostly in first-person, adding an extra layer of authenticity to the horror film. While most horror films are typically shot and narratively-focused...
The majority of comedy films tend to follow plot formulas involving a mild-mannered character stumbling across a problem that goes through a series of outlandish challenges to take care of the problem while discovering something new or life-changing about himself along the way. Broken down like that, it seems kind of plain, doesn’t it? What...
A friend of mine turned to Twitter recently to share his praise about Dragon. With nothing to do, I decided to watch the film per his suggestion. Unbeknownst to me, the film starred Donnie Yen, most known for his roles in Ip Man and Ip Man 2, two films fictionalizing the life of Wing Chun grandmaster (and Bruce...
