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Chicago hip hop artist Sycosis has had songs land major network placement on shows such as “Chicago Fire” & “Chicago PD”. Here is a new record titled “Almost There” that offers a powerful message about pushing forward towards triumph in the face of adversity in the music business and life itself.

Chicago’s A-Hi combines a strong ensemble consisting of D2G, Isaiah Jones, Lisa Movado & Jabari to overcome the violence and “Escape From Chiraq”. Produced by Ray White, the song reflects the action of moving away from the term that portrays Chicago in such a negative light. Although these artists understand such realities, there is much more to the windy city …

Chicago emcee AstonishWho pairs together with producer BornReady for a track off of Astonish’s upcoming “To Whom it May Concern” project, a mellow contemplation record titled “Get Away”.

Get ready for some hard hop with Chicago’s B-Easy Live and Sinatris as they deliver visuals to their collab effort “Borders”. A clever shot location provides a dark tone for this gritty, horn sampled single. Purchase the single now via iTunes. B-Easy Live Ft Sinatris – “Borders

Marcus Alexander of Chicago collabs with singer Joel for “Hate That I Love You”, a song that touches on the topic of toxic relationships and features production from Chi-City’s own Blaq Noyz.

“Rocktown Remix” is the latest single from Rockford, Illinois emcee The Last Wordbender. The young man takes pride in delivering top notch lyricism and substance, while also crafting enjoyable music with catchy hooks. This track is driven by the high energy production of Shepard Ferrari and is bolstered by features from TRIM Forte, Akeem Kizart, Kid Ape, Gamoliel and Pair-A-Dice …

Chicago female drill artist Sasha Go Hard is joined by 100 Grandz to let the opps know it’s all “About Money” on this Cash Bag Beats banger with a visual treatment by Chicago’s own D Gainz.

Central Illinois hip hop torchbearer and current Cali resident Cornbread is back with his next marketing plot. Deciding to drop 1 single a week for the entire year of 2015 the rapper/singer/producer/instrumentalist continues to push the boundaries of music and genre bending with his latest slew of releases. With plans to release new material every Thursday we will try and …

Chicago, Illinois native & Independent Ear Records associate Clifton Derrell just released his brand new album “The Day Job” featuring nineteen tracks (5 of those being skits) and collabs from the likes of Watch City’s Angrous, B.A., Theo Write, North the Emcee and Cire. To sum up “The Day Job” it’s a story driven, semi autobiography of the rise, fall …

Chicago emcee Words loves to sneak in with new music and delivers a ticking time bomb with his latest video, “The Beast”. Featuring production from Black Light Music, the harsh drum programming and classic rock guitar riffs set the perfect picture for Words to unleash his inner hulk over. http://youtu.be/z0tksVJTzuU