Somehow, The Hood Internet’s latest mixtape, The Mixtape Volume Seven, slid past us. The new collection of mashups by the Chicago production duo features 25 tracks mixing up a plethora of artists, including Justin Timberlake, Daft Punk, Danny Brown, Chance the Rapper, Action Bronson, Frank Ocean, and Purity Ring. For those unfamiliar with The Hood Internet,...
The latest song from Naledge, “Love Not Personal,” just dropped. Featuring Saba and Vic Spencer, a smooth saxophone carries the beat across each rappers’ verses as they rap about not trusting the ladies. The hook preaches some knowledge: “Don’t trust these pros, they just gonna go and take off their clothes/Their loving ain’t personal. They blow...
Following the WonderCon trailer for Pacific Rim is this first official trailer for the film. Featuring so much new footage, the new trailer includes some back story to how the kaiju appeared and why the Jaegers were built to combat them. Fortunately, not too much of the story is spoiled in this trailer; balanced into the...
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...
As some of those familiar with my alter-ego know, I’m not a fan of horror movies at all. I get too anxious and nervous when facing suspense and gore. The first V/H/S, which you can catch on Netflix Instant, was a fan favorite in 2012 film festivals. The premise of the two films revolve around the discovery...
Wow. Just as I was going on about how I greatly dislike music festivals, the first wave of bands were announced for this year’s Riot Fest. For those that don’t know, Riot Fest was started in 2005 as a way to help put together a seemingly dream lineup of various punk bands. Since its initial...
While IMAX theaters have been around since 2002, it wasn’t until 2008 when a film shot scenes natively on IMAX cameras when The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan decided to shoot some of the wide-angle skyline shots of Batman and Gotham City/Chicago. The 70mm IMAX print showed a level of quality and detail that truly separated The Dark...
It’s been almost a decade since the last Chronicles of Riddick film (and five years since Vin Diesel has played a character not named Dom Toretto), but coming this fall, Diesel is set to don the goggles again with the third film in the franchise, Riddick. Written/directed by franchise director David Twohy, the film finds Riddick’s power...
A lot of anticipation has been growing for Tree’s next mixtape. Since Sunday School came out last year, the Chicago MC has been upping his game and visibility, including being featured as a Red Bull Sound Select artist. With Sunday School II: When Church Lets Out, Tree has escalated to the next level, complete with backing from...
“I told [Calez] he gotta be the coldest motherf*cking rapper in the city ’cause I’m already the hottest DJ, man,” DJ Oreo says at the end of Calez’ first track, “Ready or Not.” This bravado is what helped Calez’ emergence in the Chicago hotbed of up and coming rappers. His latest mixtape, G-Unit Bundle Pack, finds...
