Tag Archives: Illinois

It’s been a while since we’ve heard something from the Elgin, Illinois collective known as Watch City. Well, that silence has now came to an end as leading member Moore debuts a crispy Selwyn Hansana-directed flick for “Getaway”. The soulful, stress relieving single was produced by Lowkey and features cameos from members of the WC group. Give the video a …

Chicago artist Deem hits us with his second release in under a year with the “LoKeyHii” album. The project sounds like a smooth summer boat ride with a couple big scary waves. The lead single “Visine” is like meditation music accompanied by a trippy visual in Big Sur off the California coast. Tracks like “The Lits”, “Stress”, “Better U” and …

#TheYearOfTheOddz comes to a close with the final installment of their “Out For Blood” series with Volume 4. It’s been a solid year for the Oddz as they delivered four OFB albums along with their collab effort with Alf entitled “Definition Of Hip Hop”. With the final release of 2016, fans are treated to the official video for “What It …

With his Zaytoven produced single “Ballin'” continuing to build buzz, Chicago’s Yung Stakks wraps up 2016 with the video for “No Love”. Directed by BlackNoyz of Gravitii Films, the visual also follows up Stakks recently released song “Diddy”. 2017 looks very bright for the rising Windy City native, that’s for sure. https://youtu.be/CPvkNryb4Eg

With all the controversy surrounding J. Cole’s “Lost Prophets” and the drama surrounding Kanye West, Chicago’s Nick Taylor offers up a freestlye over Ye’s classic “Homecoming” instrumental in high hopes that the old Mr. West will soon resurface.

Chicago’s Rico Recklezz delivers not one but two new videos for the streets. The first release is for the JD On Da Track-produced “Niggaz Change”, shot by Laka Films. Ogún Pleas Films handles the second flick as he takes a more cinematic approach to the stunning song, “Bruce Wayne”. At the forefront of the city’s Drill scene, Rico is set …

Chicago’s Larbear debuts “Don’t Bother”, backed by some dope production featuring a flip of Mariah Carey‘s, “Shake It Off”. Larbear kills it with a viscous flow that makes this a track you don’t want to sleep on.

Hinsdale, Illinois Lawrence John Wagner dons the stage name of Illiad who recently collaborated with MyTwinSam and producer Sqvxlls for the wavy sounds behind “Stream”. The rising artist is poised to premiere his “Fire & Water” album sometime next year. Before pursuing his music career, Illiad was a part of 1/82nd F.A. United States Army in Fort Hood, Texas. He …

Chicago artist Holy Bandz is fairly new to the game but already has a niche for making records that’ll catch your attention. Just recently, he dropped “I Got The Juice”, his new catchy single that’s perfect for the clubs and radio. On the record, he let’s his haters know that there’s nothing they can do to stop his momentum. Lookout …

Chicago artist D De Niro returns with the third installment of his “Trappy Holidays” mixtape series. The tape comes equipped with ten new songs featuring production from Nard & B, Cam Got Hits, OTWG, Kera Beatz, Yung Kryptonite and more.