Who else agrees that BJ The Chicago Kid seems to be somewhat of an old soul? If you hadn’t gotten that feeling from laid back tracks like “Lady, Lady” or “His Pain,” take in the latest offering from his upcoming Pineapple Now & Laters mixtape, “I’m Jus Sayin.” Read the rest of this entry »

Bouts with depression and opposition can make the strongest of men rip out a scripture and stuff it with ganja in absence of proper rolling papers. Back by popular demand, K. Dot and his crooning counterpart, BJ, resident of Chicago, are milling over their trials and tribulations to make music that conveys emotions of grief. Read the rest of this entry »

Freddie Gibbs’ Cold Day In Hell will be the tape that has a snowball’s chance being remembered weeks and months from now. While others are dropping novelty tapes for the holiday, Freddie’s release seems meant to be played through winter and beyond. The tone is set by the distinguished art alone, which may be the illest seen this year. Beyond the cover, Cold Day… holds equally sick music and “consistency” best describes what Gibbs does best on this release. Read the rest of this entry »

How many rappers today are renown first and foremost for their ability to rap? Not for the company they keep, hit record they may have had or who they may sound like, but strictly for their adeptness as a lyrical orator? Not many. Which is why Kendrick Lamar is such an intriguing commodity in the rap’s current climate. He’s been likened to the legendary Dr. Dre and it is unclear who is co-signing who at this point. Read the rest of this entry »

“I got my mind on my money while I’m clocking dough
I kill that show then I’m adiós
I’m walking the talk that you’re talking about
Gotta n*gga feeling like the man in the town
The n*ggas that was lost, understanding me now Read the rest of this entry »

Inspired by their “Brain Candy” series and most likely plenty of wild, drunken nights, Naledge and Double O have embarked on another international adventure in between projects. Semester Abroad highlights the Kidz’ fantastic G.P.A. over the past few months and few of the classmates (Curren$y, Smoke DZA, tabi Bonney, The Kid Daytona, etc.) helping them cheat through language arts class. Read the rest of this entry »

“It’s The Greater Than Club/if she ain’t 8 or better/no autographs or hugs” — Jerreau from “Poed Up.”

By imputing such a grandiose standard into their systematic process early on, the FlyDotU frontman, along with his brothers in rhyme Jay Swif and Iye, set themselves up for the bigger bang that has manifested to this very moment that you are witnessing right now. Read the rest of this entry »

Lowkey made mention of it earlier on Twitter. We find ourselves on the cusp of the spring rush of mixtapes and the trio known as Pac Div step to the plate first with the long awaited release of Mania! Read the rest of this entry »

Freddie Gibbs and I rarely see eye to eye as it relates to sports so I have yet to get at him about last Sunday’s NFC Championship game. Thankfully, he likes making music and I like listening to his music which means we will always have that common ground; unless he starts doing techno, dons a mohawk and wears skinny jeans, which I don’t see happening. Read the rest of this entry »

As part of a promo run for his up-and-coming album The Book Of David, here’s footage of DJ Quik (with no C) hosting another one of his jealousy-inducing Quik’s Groove concerts at The Key Club in Los Scandalous, CA. In the clip, you’ll catch another seducing update on his long-awaited eighth album, clips of compadres like Xzibit, Paul Wall, BJ The Chicago Kid, U-N-I and special guest Faith Evans rocking their hits, as well as the Quikster himsef, personally laying down live instrumentation over his guests’ vocals. Yes, you are correct…he does it all. With a perm. Read the rest of this entry »

I can attest to one thing about this clip before I even watched it. With GLC involved, the visual was bound to have buxom beauties floating around in it. The man praises “the magnitude of the ism” continuously over on his site.

Now, for an actual description, let DJ RTC tell it. Read the rest of this entry »

“I’m from the place where aggins get it for twistin’ they fitted…”

Freddie’s city always sounds a lot more stressful than most, but it’s still home. And it’s that pain that help to inspire brooding, therapeutic music. Read the rest of this entry »

From la inbox…

“Last week we released “Happiness Before Riches” a new Closed Sessions joint featuring Bun B, GLC, and BJ The Chicago Kid. This new video tells the story behind the song, documenting the scene at SoundScape Studios including how Bun B was brought into the fold, the Weathermen’s clutch production, and the making of a great song that almost wasn’t. Watch the video.”

Download — Bun B, GLC & BJ The Chicago Kid – “Happiness Over Riches”

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Young Diz and BJ The Chicago Kid doing “Yours Truly” from Diz’s Soon You’ll Understand. And check out the acoustic version of the track if you haven’t already. Read the rest of this entry »