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“In honor of MLK observance day, Chicago’s Roy Kinsey releases the “Great Aggin [Reprise]” from his upcoming album, “Blackie: A Story By Roy Kinsey”. Ron teams together with fellow emcees Pete Sayke and Stik Figa to offer up three separate views of the prison industrial complex. What is unique about this piece is that the original version was a part …

Vonte has been grinding for the last few months and is now ready to drop a controversially titled mixtape that also carries a major message to the industry. Before the release, he debuts a brand new single titled “Freekn U”, inspired by the music of the notorious R&B group, Jodeci. Producer Gold Haze captures the essence of a real slow …

Soule starts the new year strong releasing the official video to “Signal”, off his EP, “The Care Package:. This is the third video from the tape and shows Soule getting in tune with his surroundings. “Outside is my favorite place to think & reflect– I’d like to show how beautiful our environment can be. Hoping it helps us all get …

After a successful compilation tape and two strong loosies, Fairplay is back with his most heartfelt track yet. “Same Shit” is a no smoke behind mirrors look into the Chicago rapper’s daily dealings. Through a laid back but still captivating flow, he shows us that the city is more than what you see on the news. He speaks on the …

The dynamic duo KD Young Cocky and D. Brooks Exclusive are back and creating amazing music. Their new visual release “Slippin'”, directed by LakeshoreHY, is catching a major wave in Chicago. Their new found sound paralleled with high-quality visuals creates a cool vibe and storyline to the average listener that is inspired to focus and excel in life stress-free while …

Fox River Boys representative O.D. Kush is prepping new music for 2018 and begins the year with a new video titled “Eye Know”. Shot by Kino Garza of Worth A Shot Photography & Film. Kush utilizes an abandoned house for the location shot, giving us sentiments of the album cover to Eminem’s MMLP. The Aur City affiliate unleashes his feeling …

Tony Santana is way beyond his years. Formerly known as Anthony Okocha, Tony is inspired by conscious rappers such as Mos Def, Common, Blu, and the like, but as the “Soundcloud Era” hit, Tony decided to fuse his love of early hip-hop with this new “turn up” mentality. As he grew older, he and his family became victims of institutional …

Released via Fantastic Sound and No Cosign Records, “Heaven Can Wait” is an eight-track project from Cincinnati-to-Chicago emcee Pete Sayke and Indianapolis producer, LONEgevity. Pete had this to say about the EP: “I wrote this album when I thought I had nothing left to say. It had been two years since my last album and longer since I had written …

Kogarashi presents the official video behind “Ohh Wee” from Chicago-based R&B artist, Brand Nu. Watch as the singer drifts off into a mystical realm full of suspense and women, all put together in a very artistic way. The video is available to view down below. https://youtu.be/ACO9VdXUnts

Chicago’s Soule is riding a wave right now that he doesn’t plan on ending soon. After releasing his EP “The Care Package” and dropping it’s first video “STNR”, he returns with “Rainbow Road”. The video was directed and edited by Dylan Fout and produced by The Goldn Collective. Inspired by the old school Maria Kart sample used in the song, …