Tag Archives: Illinois

Deezy da Paperboy is taking Central Illinois, better yet Midwest hip hop to new heights. With his second release of this year “#JusDoinMe” making noise across the region, the Decatur, IL native is in prime position to make his big push. Following up a critically acclaimed project is one of the hardest things for a hip hop artist to do, …

Chicago emcee J-Merk is geared to release a new project with his new found group Beyond The Grave titled “Visions of Mithra” on February 3rd, 2015. “The Last Charade” was the first single released from the project. Today, we get the second single, “Dead Zone”, featuring fellow Chicago artists Scheme & Kwote One. Stream the audio clip below and purchase …

New music from Midwestern hip-hop artist Sole from the southside of Chicago but now is currently residing in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Sole provides smooth, hipster, and thought-provoking lyrics with that Midwestern mentality mixed with some east coast flavor on his latest, “Army Of Clouds”. Sole is currently working on his next project entitled “Maverick..Memoirs of A Loner” with …

Eight emcees came together to continue the long tradition of Hip Hop cyphers with “ChiCity Cypher 2014 Vol.4”. Performing live to the Clipse’s “Grindin” instrumental are Gizzo, Mz Redd, P-Dawg, Black Eclipse, So Illie, Mr. Misfit, Loke and Henny B.

Chicago artist A.M. EarlyMorning has returned with the highly anticipated “Early Morning Extra!” This extended play release, featuring beats crafted by fellow Chicago producer Montana Macks, showcases the magnetism of boom bap beats, seamlessly integrated with the smooth vocal delivery of A.M. EarlyMorning. A.M. Early Morning’s track “Chi Town Development” was chosen as the feature track off his latest release, …

Aurora, Illinois rapper Robio drops his debut single from his upcoming mixtape set to drop later this year. The track is an anthem dedicated to the hard working female dancers titled “Choice of Drug” which carries a beat reminiscent of Schoolboy Q’s “Studio” joint, download the single for free from the attached Audiomack link.

King Louie takes you around his hood and shows you the streets of Chicago in his new visual, “Live &Die In Chicago”. The visual is filled with shots of Louie and his squad, with Louie giving those not from here a piece of advice on how to survive if they plan on visiting. The self proclaimed “God of Chicago” makes …

Chicago’s Family Biz Entertainment takes a spin on Mass Appeal’s challenge where producers blindly pick out 3 albums and create a beat from them. To take it a step further, they decide to grab 3rd Supreme, Kwote One and Big City to create a free, downloadable song from it. Check out the “Rythem Roulette” video of the fellas creating the …

Fast rising recording artist Chris Hasty is back in full force to follow up his last video release of “Sincerely” with a crisp set of visuals for his Nate Rhoads produced anthem, “Forget Everything”. Once again, Hasty contracts Birds Eye View Productions to supply their video dynamics to the song. Both “Sincerely” & “Forget Everything” can be found on Chris’s …

Following up the first single, “The Warrior, The Philosopher, & The Rebel”, Chicago producer A-Villa decides to deliver a more smooth & laid back joint for his second single from his upvoming producer album “Carry On Tradition”, dropping November 4th via Closed Session. The song is titled “A Day In The Life” and features AZ, Havoc of Mobb Deep, Freeway …