New Video: Bow Wow - Pole In My Basement

I'm not a Bow Wow fan whatsoever, but I gotta give the n*gga his props 'cause the track is sick. This is his latest single off his recently released album, New Jack City II.Download it ➜ H...

Sammie - Birthday Sex (LovehateSex)

Ok here is Sammie's version of Jerimih's Birthday Sex. One catch, Sammie's version is Lovehatesex!! Sammie dropped this track on Twitter, iwas the first to put it on youtube!!  This is an R&B exclusive!! Stay here for the hottest tunes!!Which one do you Like better!!Download it ➜ H...

World Premere: New Boyz "Your A Jerk"

I finally found the video on a site besides yahooMusic !! Enjoy the video. To learn more about the Newboyz check this o...

New Video: Jeremih - Birthday Sex

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New Music: Ocean's 7 Mixtape

Today Jermaine Dupri released the much anticipated Ocean's 7 mixtape. The Ocean's 7 crew includes Brian Michael-Cox, Usher, Ty, Trey Songz, Nelly, Johnta  Austin, and of course JD. Download it ➜ H...

Events: Opening of 'Louis Vuitton/Underground' in Japan

From what I've heard this is only a 'concept' store. It opened up in Ikebukuro, in the basement of the Seibu department store. I'm a little bit jealous though. Why do all the asian countries get the coolest sh*t? [galle...

Dance Craze: Jerkin'

I know everyone has heard  "You're A Jerk" by The New Boyz, and if you've heard the song you've heard about the dance movement called 'Jerkin'. Me and my friends listen to that New Boyz song all the time, but we are all collectively confused as to what the f*ck 'Jerkin' is. Apparently it originated and is really big deal in California. I live in Chicago so of course idk wtf it is. But...

Calling All Artists...

Well.. This Is THE Official Announcement. As Some Of You Have Scoped Out On My Twitter, Myself & The Rest Of The illCity Team Are Working On Putting Together A Mixtape, Tentatively Titled "The iLL Tape". We Are Asking That ANY.. I Repeat.. ANY Artist Who Would Like To Contribute Please Contact Us At illcity.wordpress@gmail.com Or Myself At tykiddfresh@gmail.com. You Can Also Contact...

Kanye West: Louis V. & Air Yeezy (Sneak Peak)

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Gossip: Rihanna and Kanye West Dating?

Rumors Spread that the two are Dating as they were seen leaving the rappers New York Condo, No further information will be provided until i receive a sufficient confirmation of the recent activity. Too add fuse, for some reason it seems to me as Rihanna has a baby bump, if you closely tlook at the pic you will also see weight gain, it's nothing...

Let A Stranger Drive You Home

Don’t drink and drive....

Gossip: Chris Brown and Bow Wow Bowling

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Events: Maino Album Listening Party

Who's Goin...

New Artist Spotlight/Music: BBU-Chi Don't Dance

I was browsing the internetz and I hit up Blind I, and there I discovered a song they had posted up by a group called BBU(Black, Brown, and Ugly or Bin Laden Blowin' up). They are from Chicago (I put on for my city) of course, and "they are unlike anything you have ever heard". The track is called "Chi Don't Dance" and it's pretty dope sh*t....

New Music: Major Lazer ft. Baby Cham - Call Mi(David Kelly's Hold The Line Remix)

My ears had an orgasm when I heard this. Major Lazer is an artist that I've heard little about, but this sh*t goes hard. This song features Baby Cham, and I think that I hear Santigold on the track too. This one is really worth the download. ➜ Call Mi (Hold The Li...

Eminem, Where Have You Been?

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.2609166&w=425&h=350&fv=]more about "Eminem, Where Have You Been?", posted with vodpodIn case you've been living under a rock and missed all of Eminem's promo's for the MTV Movie Awards, go kill yourself! For everyone else here's Eminem's short film "Eminem, Where Have You Been?" in it's entirety. Catch Em performing at the MTV Movie Awards this Sunday,...

Random Ish: Everybody Loves Cameras.

Wow.. Seems Like Everyone's Excited With The NBA Playoffs This Year. Understandable. One Rule Though.. If You So Should Happen To End Up In Front Of A Television Camera Crew Unintentionally.. Think Before Acting. In Other Words..Children = Acceptable.Person Age 18 - 25 = Not Acceptable, Yet Funny In Cases.Any Person Over 25 = Not Acceptable At All. Downright Wei...

Transformers.. More Than Meets The Eye! LoL..

I Actually Posted This For No Reason At All. LoL. Seriously. I'm Pretty Sure Everyone Knew How Dope This Movie Is Going To Be Already Anyway.. But.. Who Cares?! A Lil' More Robot Action Won't Hurt Anyone.. LoL..[Sidenote: Did You Miss Me...

New Music: Young Jeezy-Trappin' Ain't Dead

New mixtape from the snowman Young Jeezy, 'Trappin' Ain't Dead'. Download it here ➜ Trappin' Ain't D...

I'd Rock With This Sh*t: LEGO Sunglasses

LEGO has teamed up with a french optical company Lynx Optique to bring you these bad boys, pictured above. The design allows you to snap LEGO blocks on the sides of the shades. The idea of having sunglasses designed by LEGO excites me more than the actual execution of the design, because honestly it's a litte lackluster. I'd probably still...

Bleeding Kansas-This Song Will F--k You!

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.2602288&w=425&h=350&fv=]more about "Bleeding Kansas-This Song Will F--k You!", posted with vodpodI can appreciate a good work of art when I see it. Now Bleeding Kansas is a band that I don't know much about, but this video is dope sh*t. On the music side it's not exactly my cup of tea, but I'm a sucker for a good video. So check out Bleeding Kansas' vid...

Guess who's back??

Usher and Chris Brown at the Orlando Magic/Cleveland Cavaliers game, over this past weekend. Prior to usher saying "Have A Little Remorse, and it’s probably not the best idea to be grinning on jet skis after you’ve been accused of beating up your famous girlfriend". From the current crihanna incident, it seems all is well and that the two...

Mims: Love Rollercoaster

This is song is not exactly new, but it's been growing on me lately. Honestly this is the best I have ever heard Mims flow on a song. The track is "Lover Rollercoaster" featuring the lovely Ms. Letoya Luckett. At the moment this is my favorite song. ♥ i...

New Music: T.I. - Hell of A Life

New Music from the T.I.P, this n*gga really has had one hell of life. Download ➜ T.I.-Hell of A L...

ROTFLMAO Moment Of The Day

I'll get straight to the point. Charles Hamilton got owned by some girl he was tappin' I guess. He was talking mad disrespect to her and she chin checked that n*gga. ROTFLMAO ...

New Video: Beyonce - Ego

Beyonce's Ego video has been leaked, and the internet is going nu...

Upcoming Release: Paper Heart

Paper Heart is a mockumentary starring Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera (from Superbad). Charlyne is playing the character of herself that doesn't know what love is. She travels across America to ultimately try to find out what's love, but along the way she falls in love with Michael Cera (Lol). I'm a film major and I love movies like this, so I'll try and keep you guys...

Sneaker Spotting: Canal Street AF1's

These are the Canal Street AF1's. They represent a replica of most of the luxury brands (Chanel, Louis V., Gucci) that are highly duplicated and bootlegged. The name comes from Canal Street in NYC where they produce and sell a high number of counterfeit items. I ♥ these. I'd rock 'em. (Photos courtesy of KicksOnFire.C...

It's Coming...

I'm Working Ya'll.... LoL..  Contact For Spots.*That's Not Official Art Either. Don't Down My Skil...

New Video: Kanye West - Paranoid (Leak)

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ChampagneChronicNightcap

This song has been out for some time, it's from Solange Knowles' CD Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams. The song is called ChampagneChronicNightcap featuring none other than Lil' Wayne. I feel obligated to show this song some shine because people are sleep on Solange; she is dope as f*ck. If you don't already have Sol-Angel and the Hadley...

Random Ish: Video of The Day - "Real Life Twitter"

This one is for all you twitterheads. ...

Sneaker Spotting: Adidas Originals Fall/Winter 09

I'm usually not an Adidas fan, but I've fallen in love with these shoes. I don't know where they shoes will be sold or if a release date, but as soon as I found out that info, I will gladly give it to you guys.&nb...

Random Ish: Kanye Vision

This is one of the many random things that I encountered while browsing the internet. Have you ever wanted to view the internet the way Kanye West sees it? I don't, but you can however with 'F.A.T's Kanye Vision Bookmarklet'.&nb...

Unsigned Hype

Today I introduce to you a new thing I'm doing called 'Unsigned Hype'. Whenever I see a new artist that is working diligently, and on their grind, I wont hesitate to give them a little shine (haha that rhymed), no matter how big their fanbase is. These two people I'm going introduce you to are doing just that. Meet Emay and Boy Wonder. Emay...

New Music: Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas have released their second single, Imma Be, from their highly anticipated album The E.N.D. I've been listening to it all day, and I can say that is nothing less expectant of the dope sh*t BEP continues to dish out. Since I'm in a good mood today, I'll bless you with the link to download it ➜ "Imma Be". The E.N.D hits stores...

Random Ish

Ok lol, so this picture scared the sh*t out of me the first time I looked at it. (Make sure you look at the reflection in the doo...

New Artist Spotlight: B. Reith

Today I was at the mall in Abercrombie (just browsing), and I here this song over the speakers. I knew right away that this was white guy, but he was rapping, and was actually pretty good. So with a little help my friend Mel, I found out that the song was "Awe Struck" by B. Reith. He's a white guy from Milwaukee (Wisconsin). Signed to Gotee...

Random Ish: Video of The Day

I know I've been slacking on my video of the day bit, but it has returned! Check out this vid from Kenny Johnson, you might recognize his name from the hilarious Rihanna's Revenge video. Enjoy =)  ...

Sneaker Spotting: Nike Wolverine's

I need not say much about these shoes; the title speaks for itself. They're available at prop...

Fight at Drake H.O.B Concert

Everybody has probably already heard about the fight at Drake's concert at The House Of Blues in Chicago on friday. Well here's a nice clip of it. Apparently a fight broke out after he finished a very, sorry to say, dull, performance of Best I Ever Had. Now I like the n*gga Drizzy Drake, but if the whole concert was the unexciting then I'm glad that I couldn't be in attendance. But anyway,...

Spotlight: Up and Coming Fashion Designer

Let me introduce you to Long Tran. He's a 20 year old up and coming fashion designer, originally from Tokyo, Japan. I met Long in my New Millenium Studies class this past semester. Granted he doesn't speak english very well, and I could hardly ever understand what he was saying, his work intrigued me. I'm not really into this type of fashion,...

Doper Than Dope: Bullet - "Mr. Robotic"

Here's A New One From Chicago Artist Bullet. It's Called "Mr. Robotic". One Listen Explains How It Made The "Doper Than Dope" Section. Enjoy!http://www.zshare.net/audio/60075824c12ff3...

Calling all bloggers...

iLLCity is in need of 2-3 contributors for the site. If you've noticed, the site hasn't been getting updated as frequently as it should because things are kind of hectic right now. So if you're passionate about hip hop culture, or just think your dope and a have a lot of sh*t to say, hit up illcity.wordpress@gmail.com. Tell me why you would like to be a contributor and what you would bring...

Events: May 14th..

Well, There's Certainly Alot Going On In Chicago Right Now. Thursday Night Lady Sovereign Will Join Chester French & Hollywood Holt At The Metro. Tickets Are $15 And It's An 18 & Older Show.The Metro Is Located:3730 N. Clark St.Chicago, IL 60613(Two Blocks North Of Wrigley Field)[Sidebar: I'm Thinking.. Maybe.. Just Maybe.. I'll Be...

Random Ish: Video of the day 05/12

This sh*t made me laugh out loud, like for really. Peep that n*gga sittin' on Jay-Z knee, lmfao ...

New Music: Eminem "Relapse" leaked

As you may have heard, Eminem's new album "Relapse" has been leaked to the internet. Although I have the means to, I'm not gonna post up his whole album. I like this guy so I plan on actually buying his CD. But I really like this one track Beautiful so I'm posting it for your listening pleasure. He sample's Rock Therapy's Reaching out on...

Events: Drake, Keyshia Cole, The-Dream, Keri Hilson and Manifest

All my Chicago folk, this upcoming friday, May 15th is going to be a big one. Drake ft Sly Polaroid will be performing at The House of Blues, this Friday.::Update:: The Drake concert is sold out, sorry guys.Also in the city this friday, May 15th, is Keyshia Cole, and The-Dream's tour. Performers on this tour also include Keri Hilson,...

Random Video of the day: 05/11

Lmao this is the most random sh*t, like wtf. Watch to see what I'm talking about. ...

Nick Cannon throws shots at Eminem?... and JoJo Simmons picked up on drug charges..

So it seems that Nickelodeon.. I mean Nick Cannon threw some shots on his blog at Eminem. Lol did make you giggle too? Apparently Nick is mad about a couple of bars the Em spit on his new track off of Relapse, "Bagpipes from Baghdad". “Mariah whatever happend to us, why did we ever have to break-up. Well all I asked her for was a glass of...

Doper Than Dope: Melanie Fiona

Ok, Besides The Fact That She Is Pretty Hot, I'm A Fan Because She Sampled My All-Time Favorite Song EVER, The Zombies' "Time Of The Season", And Flipped It Crazily. (Is That A Word? LoL..) Anyway, I Suggest You Get Familiar With Ms. Melanie Fiona's 1st Single, "Give It To Me Right", From Her Debut Album. Enjoy! ...

Random Ish: Video of The Day 5/08/09 (Hottest Sh*t In The Clubs)

People seem to like when I post these random ass videos so I'll try to give you guys a new one everyday. Mmmk? Ok. Enjoy. (Fast forward to about the 25 sec mark to get to the good sh*t) ...

She rockin' that shit.

Taraji Henson hit up the Herve Leger by Max Azria Collection Launch party on Wednesday, May 6th. She was rockin' that Jackee, 227, jheri-like curl. Damn the 80's are really comin' back in full for...

Random Ish: Video of The Day

Top 60 Ghetto Black Names ...

Page ft. Drake - I'm Still Fly

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I'd rock with this sh*t.

Flud Turntable WatchCassette Tape WalletObama Fig...

Sneaker Spotting.

Converse X Undftd (Poorman's Weapon)      These bad boys come out in limited release on May 16th, as part of Undefeated's 'War is Business" campaign. Get 'em before they sell out!  &nb...

More random ish.

I took this from a note I posted on Face... I mean Niggabook, a while back. Enjoy.25 Things That Black People Love1. Black people love to not save the best for last."They only gave me hot sauce on half my fries. So I ate the good half first. Now I'm stuck with half a bag of dry ass fries and I have to eat them."2. Black people love to do stupid things just because they paid for it."This...

Classic Ish.

The Roots (feat. Cody ChesnuTT) - "The Seed 2.0"... Whatcha Know About Tha...

Random Ish: Real Life Pregancy Tip #1

More Coming Soo...

"Random Ish" Video of The Day

Don't f*ck with the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender people that you may encounter on Chicago's public transportation or you might just get mased. ...

Sneaker Spotting

I'm in love with these. Supra Blue Mesh Vaiders. From what I here, this color pattern will only be available for a limited time, so go here to get 'em while you c...

Events: Manifest-Columbia's Urban Arts Festival

30,000 people. 50 showcases. 14 galleries. 5 stages.1 day.Experience Manifest. Columbia College Chicago’s urban arts festival celebrates the work of seniors and graduate students from every department on campus. Manifest 2009 will feature an artwalk & sale, music on four stages, screenings, readings, live radio, Web casts, the TICTOC...

Events: Del The Funky Homosapien In-Store

Be There Or Be Square. 'Nuff Sa...

Omg, omg, omg. Lol. Just watch.

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Happy Cinco de Mayo! (lol)

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New Music: Fantasy Ride

After numerous push backs, and failed singles, Ciara's New Album Fantasy Ride finally hit stores today. Am I the only one whose enthusiasm is at a minimal for this release?  If she doesn't follow up "Love, Sex, and Magic" with a single as equally as dope as that one, the sh*t is gonna flop so hard. Unless she teamed up with JT for another...

Random Ish: "Show 'Em Ya Tool"

Straight Comedy. Just Watch & Lau...

New Music: DJ Class ft. Kanye West & Estelle

I think I'm a little late on this, but this shit is dope. Here's the Remix to DJ Class' I'm the shit, with Estelle and the big homie Kan...

Random Ish: "Levis' Upon My Ass" (PAUSE.)

Ok, I Find Soooo Many Things Wrong With This Video. 1st Off, The Guy In The White Tee Figured Out That Somehow The Mullet That Kanye West Once Wore Would Also Work For Him. NOT. Secondly, The Coogi-Wearer Looks Like The Offspring Of Lil' Boosie & The Ying Yang Twins. NO SHOTS. Do We Really Need Another Stupid Dance Song & Video Combo?? UGH. What Is The World...

Events: Trekkies Unite!

J.J. Abram's Star Trek Will Be Playing In IMAX Theaters For One Night Only (No Wayne Or J. Hud). Thursday Night I Will Be In Attendance At Navy Pier With The Other Fans & Trekkies. Get Your Tickets Now & Come O...