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Intellect is a twenty-two year old recording artist from the Bolingbrook, Illinois area. With more than nine years experience under his belt, the emcee is poised to make an impact on the indy music scene. His stage name came from not only wanting to be unique, innovative & stand out but also came about because he wanted to touch people’s …

Chicago’s International Maverick is back with a new Work Nowitzki and Modest Goddess-directed video for “Yesterday”, the self-produced single that finds Mav pouring his heart out over the course of the video.

Unveiling the musical gems from his latest project “OMS (On My Soul)”, producer Lord Haiti has just debuted the single, “Keep It Playa”, featuring UCOBY. When listening to the dingle, one can envision themselves riding in an old school Cadillac, cruising through the city streets on a chill night. Lord Haiti puts fortha track that is nostalgic of nineties Hip …

From his early days of ripping thru records with Elgin, Illinois rhyme squad Rec Center (known for their classic underground album “Lonely People”), G/NO has continued to not only create songs but produce as well. On November 15th, the Mental City native debuted his official, self-titled solo album. The brunt of the production was handled by Shawn Hibbler with contributions from Profound, Veeno, …

In anticipation of his upcoming EP arriving on December 20th, Madison emcee Kid Vibe leaks out an A. Wash visual alongside Red and King Tazer urging viewers to kick back, subtract the drama and “Relax”. An obvious smoker anthem, Kid and company offer up reefer infused lyricism with a splash of braggadocios swag. The Midwest connection is really felt by …

Midwest Hip-Hop artist The Last Wordbender teams with frequent collaborator DJ BrickRock for the Soul-sampled driven, “2 Love U”. A special song for Wordbender, he wrote this for his wife and performed it at their wedding this past November. BrickRock is in his zone as he provides TLW with the perfect canvas to wax poetics about his love supreme. Listen …

It’s been a while since Chicago’s Pinqy Ring has premiered a new song. This is mainly due to diligently working on her Kickstarter campaign, funds she plans to use to fuel her undying passion for the art of music. With the announcement of our controversial new President-elect, Pinq felt it was time to unleash “Revolución”. The song serves as a …

Chicago emcee, Sex the Rapper (JXL) is “Flexin'” on everyone in his new JWE directed video by the same name. Sex drips sauce everywhere on the single from his Document 37 album. Channeling his inner “Prince” for the visuals Sex knows how to party.

Miss Chiff and DevMo come together for the scathing “Mask”. Both femcees take turns sending shots at the fakes they’ve cut from their lives. Using a psychiatric therapy session as a backdrop and enlisting JWE for the camera work these ladies hold no punches on this collaborative effort.

Xtortion The Don’s “Smoke In The City” album debuted earlier this year to rave reviews. Clocking in at 18 tracks and slightly over an hour worth of listening time, “Smoke In The City” bangs from beginning to end. Xtortion uses his veteran savvy to craft hit rap singles like “Chevy” and “Drop” alongside more R&B themed cuts like “Down Low” …