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...
That Thothianna line by P. Rico has been the talk of every single High School in Chicago these past few weeks. Now, Treated Crew’s Gzus Piece, Mic Terror & Na$im Williams and affiliates Scoleone, Kennan Coke, Gig Brown & Doc Da Mindbenda give all the Thothiannas out there a shoutout of sorts.
Brian Fresco wasn’t satisfied with simply dropping an incredible project, so he decided to let loose “Fireworks”, a bonus cut that didn’t make the cut for the album. This joint doesn’t quite fit with the theme Mafioso had going on, so I understand why it is not in there, but Fresco still murked it and...
TwoLetterz dropped this new heat entitled “Chi-Town Shit” in our submission inbox and it was too good to not put it up. Besides a stellar verse from TwoLetterz, we also get Tree spitting a surprise guest-verse and production by Roman Flowrs to show you what that “Chi-Town Shit” is all about.
I’m not going to lie, the recent push-backs on Martin $ky’s time(LESS) project has left me a somewhat bummed out, but I know the homie is working hard on the project and it will hands-down be one of the best releases in Chicago this year. With that being said, here we have “TRACK 01″, the...
Kendrick Lamar will tour the country this Summer while promoting his good kid m.A.A.d city album and the TDE team just released a quick promo video featuring a hilarious cameo by Mac Miller impersonating Schoolboy Q and a “U.O.E.N.O.” freestyle by Black Hippy. Peep below and let us know who do you feel went in...
There’s no way to deny the fact that 2013 has been Chance The Rapper‘s year. With the critically-acclaimed Acid Rap ‘tape and his upcoming tour with Mac Miller, Chano has solidified status as the next-”big thing” in Hip Hop. To commemorate the all the success achieved so far, the young emcee has put up on...
Rising songstress, Lili K, has already given fans and listeners more than a handful of great records even though her first EP came out just two years ago. Nonetheless, her recent work with local Hip Hop artists has shown us a quick preview on her growth as an artist and Lili’s forthcoming project should be...
