Bandz..

F.L.Y. Ent.'s King Louie Does It For The Love Of Money On This New Joint, Which I'm Guessing Will Appear On A New Mixtape With DJ Twin. A Tagless Version Would Be Great. Be Sure To Catch Louie Along With Big Homie D.O.E., Rockie Fresh & YP At The Bassment On July 2nd For The Doobie Clothing Launch.

King Louie - "Bandz"

Dun Ya..

A-Way Has Something To Say & He Does It Along Sunny Money On His New Joint "Dun Ya". This Shit's Ill. No Red Cafe. Shouts To Kwik On The Assist.

A-Way (feat. Sunny Money) - "Dun Ya"

Just For The Hell Of It..

"I think I'm Rick James, Charlie Murphy. slapping bitches, getting money." (C) TY

Fresh Champ..

Hip-Hop/Electronica Group Midway Skies Came Through With The 1st Joint From Their Debut Project, "Chill Sesh", And I Must Say It Is Definitely Dope. It's A Lil' Different Than What We're Accustomed To Around Here, But Different Is Good. Expect More From The Skies Around These Parts.

Midway Skies - "Fresh Champ"

Parties, Hoes & Dope Clothes..

With Mike 100's & Vic Lloyd On Hosting Duty, Nick-N-Beans Party & Bullshit A Lil' On Their New Tape, "Parties, Hoes & Dope Clothes, Vol. 22" (Where's Volumes 1-21?). YP, Max Payne, Reno Chinati, Stoney Allen, BJ The Chicago Kid & More Make Cameos. Stream/Download Below. Shouts To The Entire Forever True Camp.

Nick-N-Beans - "Parties, Hoes & Dope Clothes, Vol. 22"

Why Not?

Here's A New, Old Joint From The Homie YP. Call Me Crazy.. But Wasn't This Featured On YNMD's "1" Project? Hmm.. Still Dope.

YP - "YNotMyDream"

She Goin'..

Yung Shaun Takes Some Time To Warn Everyone About Those Chicks Out There With Straight 'Go In Their System. That Girl Is Poison.

Yung Shaun - "She Goin'"

I Do This..

Talk About A Collab I Didn't See Coming. The Homie Esohel Hooks Up With Some Of My Favorite Producers In The City, Nez & Rio, For His New Joint "I Do This". Expect This Joint To Be Featured On Esohel's Project "The Crib", Which Is Due To Dope Sometime In The Fall.

Esohel - "I Do This"

Work..

I'm Not Too Familiar With E-Money, But I Like This Joint. Chicago Has So Many Artists.. I Tell You.

Pretty Brown Girl..

Ahh.. Something New From St. Louis Homies Souls Of Liberty. Singers Bryant Stewart & Taylor Pasley Ride Along On This New Joint From The Souls' "Carpe Diem" Project. Pretty Smooth Joint. MP3's Down Below.

Souls Of Liberty (feat. Bryant Stewart & Taylor Pasley) - "Pretty Brown Girl"

My Life As Jeán..

Pardon My Lateness On This One, But The New Project From The Canton, Ohio Homie Jeán P. Is Finally Here. I've Been Listening To This Joint For About A Week Now & It's Definitely A Solid Project. Thelonius Martin, Pushin' Keys, DJ iShine, Trumaine, Donta Black & More Handle Production, While P. Handles The Rhymes. Who Said Hip-Hop Was Dead?

Jeán P. - My Life As Jeán

She Lives In My Lap..

Ahh.. Now, This Is Dope! Chicago's Own Real T@lk Flips Andre 3-Stacks' "She Lives In My Lap" For His Joint "Gone". Damn, That Was My Favorite Track From Dre's "The Love Below".

Real T@lk - "Gone"

Events: Willie The Kid Live At The Wild Hare

Willie The Kid, D. Meeks & Mikey Streetz, Marvo & Chandlier London Will Take Over The Wild Hare On July 22nd For The Latest Installment Of The Midwest Hip-Hop Concert Series. More Details To Come..

Bring The Noise..

Bring The Noise pt2 from Rookie Films on Vimeo.

8 Mile For Producers? Interesting..

Because I Can: Tung Twista Edition

"Slow down son, you're killing 'em." (C) Fat Joe

Events: Leaders Of The New Cool (Chicago)

I Don't Think You Want To Miss Out On This One.. We'll Definitely Be There.

Tickets Can Be Purchased Here.

Ups & Downs..

Gerald Walker Channels His Inner-Drake On The First Offering From His Mixtape, "I Remember When This All Meant Something..", Which Is Being Executively-Produced By The Homie Slot-A. The Project Is Due To Drop July 16th.

Gerald Walker - "Ups & Downs"

Events: Doobie Clothing Launch Party

I'm Sure You've Seen The Doobie Brand Products Being Rocked By Big Homie D.O.E. & YP, But On July 2nd, You Too Will Be Able To Rock A Doobie Joint. Rockie Fresh, D.O.E., King Louie & YP Are Set To Rock The Stage. $5 Gets You In If You Don't Make A Purchase, But If You Do, The Show Is Free.

What's In Your Headphones?

After All Of The Leaks, Volume 1 Of WIMH's Mixtape Is Here For The Masses. Tracklisting & Download Link Below.

What's In My Headphones: The Mixtape, Vol. 1

Writer's Wednesday x YP & Big Homie D.O.E.

Writers Wednesday Caught Up With YP & Big Homie D.O.E. For A 'Q & A' Session. Shouts To Q. Hefna On The Assist. Duff Or Die.

Because I Can..

"R.I.P. to my uncle Chad, UGK you can't fuck with that." (C) Rick Ross

Live Fast..

I May Be Late On This Joint, But You Know How That Goes. This One's From The Homies F.O.C. & It's A Banger. Not Sure Where It's Gonna End Up, But It's Pretty Dope. Vybe On The Beat Also.

F.O.C. - "Live Fast"

I'm Ill..

Inspired By Weezy, Chris Shields Plans To Drop His Mixtape "Sky's The Limit: No Ceilings" On July 19th. For The 1st Offering From It, He Visits Red Cafe's Popular "I'm Ill" Instrumental.

Chris Shields - "I'm Ill (Freestyle)"

Events: Bring Yo Own Bars

G.o.D. Jewels, BBU, Max Payne, Big Homie D.O.E. & YP Will Be Live At The Bassment This Thursday For The MobFest "Bring Yo Own Bars" Showcase. There's Only A $5 Cover, Which Is Incredible For The Lineup. Be There.. I Will.

We Made It..

K. Vincent & Dalé Take A Minute (Or 3) To Reflect On The Workings Of These City Streets. Better Days Anyone?

K. Vincent (feat. Dalé) - "We Made It"

On My Way Home..

The Homies Over At WIMH Are Gearing Up To Drop Their Mixtape Tomorrow, So They Decided To Let Loose The Freddie Gibbs & BJ The Chicago Kid Collaboration That's Featured. Two Of The Dopest Artists From The Midwest On One Track.. What More Could You Ask For?

Freddie Gibbs (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid) - "My Way Home"

Power..

Kanye West - Power (Fan-made Music Video) from Benedict Tamidles on Vimeo.

It's Fan-Made, But Still Pretty Dope. Come On 'Ye.. We Need That Official Joint.

Interstate Ish: So Dope

Let's Leave The 'Go For A Minute & Visit Memphis Where The Homies Skewby & Gyft Kick Some Verses Over A Dope Joint With A Sick Jay Sample. I'm Definitely Rocking With This Ish. Shouts To Antonio For Sending This Through.

Skewby & Gyft - "So Dope"

Mo' Milli..

JDP & Tee (Of The Bartendaz) Spit Some Bars Over Birdman's Boi-1da Produced "Mo' Milli". Uh, JDP.. Where's "Purple"?

JDP & Tee (Of The Bartendaz) - "Mo' Milli (Freestyle)"

M-Pulse x Don Cannon..

TCU's M-Pulse Is Down In Atlanta Right Now Working With Don Cannon On His Mixtape, "I'm Next". Tilt Your Head (Pause) & Take A Listen. Let's Get Those MP3's Soon..

Youngsta For Mayor..

Youngsta Begins His Campaign For Mayor Over Pac Div's Popular Instrumental. The "From LP To BET" Project Is Coming Soon.

Youngsta - "Run 4 Mayor (Freestyle)"

Gunshots..

The Homie YP Does His Thing Over Soul Assassins' "Gunshots" For Dave Jeff's PHLI Mixtape, Which Should Be Dropping Soon. There's Something About ALC Beats.. They Get Me Every Time.

YP - "Gunshots"

Champion Style..

Naledge Goes In Over A Tony Baines Track For The First Joint From The "What's In My Headphones, Vol. 1" Mixtape. The Mixtape Drops June 22nd. Be Ready.

Naledge - "Champion Style" (Produced By Tony Baines)

People's Champ..

Here's Some Footage From Last Week's "People's Champ" Event That Took Place At The Bassment. Looked Like It Was Dope Event. I'm Kinda Pissed I Missed It. Merk Murphy, Capital K., Max Payne, Q. Beans, G.o.D. Jewels, The Boy Illinois, SneakerVixen, Deeder Tha H.G. & More Make Appearances.

Talladega Nights..

Well, After All The Waiting, Here's The 1st Official Leak From Our Mixtape, "The Apatow Project", That's Due Out Later This Summer. For This Project, We Wanted To Go Different Route Than The One Most Sites Follow With Their First Tape. No Volume 1's Or 2's Here People. The Project Serves As A Nod To Director Judd Apatow Whose Movies Others & I Are Fans Of. The Idea Was Take The Titles Of Movies He's Been Involved In & Flip Them Into Songs Regardless Of What The Movie Was About. I Know It Sounds Crazy, But It Makes Sense To Me Somehow. The First Offering, "Talladega Nights", Features Canton, Ohio Native Je'an P., Columbus, Ohio Native Amor Jones & Was Produced By D.C.'s Own DJ Ishine (Who Currently Has An EP On iTunes). To The 486 People That Already Listened & Downloaded - Thank You! To Those That Haven't Done Either Yet - I Hope You Enjoy It.

Je'an P. (feat. Amor Jones) - "Talladega Nights"

Writer's Wednesday x Phil G.

Writer's Wednesday Interviews PHIL G from Writer's Wednesday on Vimeo.

Writer's Wednesday Caught Up With Phil G. Last Tuesday At The "Chicago... Who's Next?" Concert & Found Out What He Has Been Up To. Shouts To Q. Hefna On The Assist.

Events: GemStones Live At The Bassment

Former FNF Artist GemStones Will Take Over The Bassment This Friday For What Is Sure To Be Dope Show. I Wouldn't Miss Out On A GemStones Show If I Was You.. Click The Pic For A Better View At The Info.

Residue Reed & Project Mayhem Live..

Residue Reed (Who I Hear Wasn't Even On The Bill) & Project Mayhem Hit The Stage At Tini Martini Last Tuesday For A Short Freestyle & Performance Of "Lo Sweatas" At Furious $tylez' "Chicago... Who's Next?" Show. Question Though.. Was That Phil G.? Spotted At Fake Shore.

Hands Up..

Legit Drops A New One Before Finally Dropping "The (Post) Graduation Tape". DC's Best Kept Secret On The Production This Time Around.

Legit (feat. Eli) - "Handz Up"

Never Sold Crack..

Chicago's Own Visual & DJ Asiatic Come Together For The "Never Sold Crack" Mixtape. I've Heard Good Things About This Project. Hit The Link Below & Get Familiar.

Visual & DJ Asiatic - "Never Sold Crack" (Mixtape)

Get A Hold Of Me..

Well, What Do You Know? The Kansas City Kid Has Decided To Resurface. Here's A New Joint From Watts' "Jet Set Music" Project Due Out In The Fall. Mariah Huh?

Watts - "Get A Hold Of Me"

Smoke Somethin'..

I Hate Snippets & I'm Sure You Do Too, But Here's 2 From Indiana Artist G. Scott. Scott's New Tape Which Is Being Backed By YNMD, WIHM & Ourselves Will Be Dropping Later This Year. Maybe I'll Drop The Full Joints For Y'all Soon..

"Smoke Sum'n, Drink Sum'n" x "July 4th"

Events: Skooda Chose's "TFM2" Listening Party

Chose Will Take Over The Bassment Tomorrow For A "Top Five Material 2" Listening Party. My Only Question Is, When Does The Tape Actually Drop? Anybody?

Some Guy Named Je'an..

Canton, Ohio's Je'an P. Will Be Dropping His "My Life As Je'an" Project Soon & We're Proud To Say That We Are One Of The Sponsors Behind The Project. This Past Weekend's Lockout Hindered Me Posting The 1st Offering From The Project, So Today I Have Two Tracks For You. Check 'Em Out & Be Sure To Leave Your Comments & Thoughts.

"Pay Attenchun" x "Never Change"

Hawks!

Sorry Flyer Fans, The Blackhawks Are Coming Home With The Cup This Time Around. Be Safe Out There Chicago.

Feet On The Ground..

Well, As You May Or May Not Know, Blogger Locked Us Out (Well, Me Rather) Over The Weekend Which Led To The Lack Of Updates. Now That That's Over, I Can End The Drought With A New Visual From The TCU Musik Crew. I'm Not Really Sure Where This Joint's Gonna Land, But I Could Sure Use An MP3.

I'm Okay With It..

I Present To You Black Matt. 1/2 Of The Cool Neighbors & So Far Ahead Entertainment Artist. Here's A New Track & A Lil' Compilation Project From Matt To Get You Familiar With Him Before We Drop Vol. 2 Of The Cool Neighbors Project In The Coming Weeks.

Black Matt - "Goodbye Letter"

Bonus: "I'm Okay With It" (Mixtape)

Let's Start The Show..

After Bugging Her Since Forever, Silken Leigh Finally Sends Us Something New. This Time Around, She Rocks Over Common & 'Ye's "Start The Show" & Kicks Some Of That Go-Ill Ish. Uh, Ms. Leigh.. Can We Get A Project Please?

Silken Leigh - "Start The Show"

Events: Chicago.. Who's Next?

Tuesday, June 8th Will Be Epic. Seriously. Big Homie D.O.E., YP, Mic Terror, Project Mayhem, Rockie Fresh, Lungz, Marvo & Skooda Chose Will Take Over The Tini Martini For "Chicago.. Who's Next?", Which Is Being Presented By The Big Homie Furious $tylez. DJ Jay Illa & The Kid Sean Mac Will Be Providing The Sounds For That Night. Doors Will Open At 9PM, With A Special Performance Set Starting At 12:30. Tickets Will Cost You $10 At The Door, While Presale Tix While Cost You $8. You'll Be Crazy To Miss Out, So Make Sure You're In Attendance.