Tag Archives: Illinois rap

Life has a funny way of knocking you down when you ride your high horse. Illinois rapper, Vinal brings that exact feeling to his latest single “Sad But True”. Flaws are part of being human, but Vinal puts his own on full display with lines like “I’m an asshole and I know it/I get money and I’ma blow it” and …

Chicago rapper, Miss Chiff delivers the visuals to her new single “Forgive You”. Miss Chiff brings her pop power ballad to life with the help of Jayy Wills Entertainment. While the content of the song is very emotional, and of a serious tone, the video itself takes an odd twist when it’s revealed that the star of the shoot isn’t actually the …

Downstate Illinois resident Wicked Sweet delivers his first solo EP, “Never Ending Nightmares”. Holding it down for his hometown of Jacksonville, Sweet gives his nightmares a place to reside outside of his head; on the 8 track project. “What Do I Know” is a catchy single that serves as the lighter side of this dark journey through a young rapper’s …

  Illinois rappers, the Co Pilots deliver their “217” project. The release features 10 tracks of heat from some of the Midwest’s most consistent rhymers. “217” sports tons of hometown pride over energetic production. With a nearly 2 year wait between projects, the fans have been clamoring to hear new music from the duo that produced the hit single “Marciano”.

Springfield Illinois is the home of the 1908 race riot that caused the formation of the NAACP. Growing up in a city with that kind of history influenced Young Pac to take racism head-on in his latest track “Ku Klux”. Calling the Klan out by name Young Pac delivers heated bars their direction.

Young Blu has quietly been one of the Midwest’s most consistent artists. His following has continued to grow right along with his discography. His latest project Melly World 2 is officially on sale now and his lead single, “By Myself” gets the visual treatment from Eye Like Cinema. Sometimes it’s better when you do it all on your own.

Deezy Da Paperboy has spent the last few years establishing himself as one of Illinois’ go-to Hip Hop artists. After a string of hit singles, a headlining mid-west tour, various showcase and talent competition victories, and songs gaining traction on FM radio, Da Paperboy explains why going against his wave probably isn’t in your best interest on the aptly titled …

    Whittney L can’t stop winning. With her DJ Shon hosted “Young and Wavey” mixtape smashing the internet and her latest Courtboy Visuals video and dance, “Curve That Ho” getting the Worldstar treatment Whittney is making 2016 all her own. With “Curve That Ho” doing well over 20,000 views it won’t be long until the entire Midwest is curving …