“I came a long way from when I wasn’t so fly, Did music like Kweli, just to get by.”

Devin, Beware and I have a weekly conversation about what it will take for Chiddy Bang to catch on with listeners. Not with larger audiences, because they seem to have latched on to the two-man team’s music and continually crowd in to see their performances. Read the rest of this entry »

When you have Hip-Hop aspirations growing up in Kansas, it’s kind of an uphill battle escaping the shadow of stereotype ruby slippers and twisters cast. But the kid XV has broke the through the glass ceiling; looking to be the biggest commercial rap presence at of the flat state yet. Capping off an incredible summer that including autographing his name on a Warner Bros. contract, Vizzy Zone looks to get everyone on the same page that XV is reading from. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve seen the comments – or lack therefore of – for our Chiddy Bang posts. Is their underground takeover of the mainstream not Hip-Hop enough for you? Is their irresistible sampling of MGMT too typical for your likings? Or, are you simply trying to deprive yourself of respectable hit music? Whatever your reasoning for foregoing dopeness from this two-year-young and world-renown duo, take a step back and reevaluate greatness by checking out this complimentary video Read the rest of this entry »

See, this is what I’m talking about. The pudding, baby.

After absorbing The Swelly Tour last week, I told y’all that the Chiddy in Chiddy Bang puts the dope in dopeness. Read the rest of this entry »

Not every act can start off on a stadium tour. In order to achieve Madison Square Garden love the initial grind of hitting dimly-lit, small to medium-sized clubs, taking some fan photos and shaking some sweaty hands is a must. Such was the case this past Saturday night as the kids from Chiddy Bang brought their Swelly Tour to the basement of Detroit’s famed St. Andrews Hall. Read the rest of this entry »

Mizz Jay

Rick Ross, Educated Brothers and The Big Meech Syndrome [Clutch]

Science 1, Beer Guts 0 [TSJ]

Why Queen Latifah’s Sexual Orientation is None of Our Business [The BVX] Read the rest of this entry »

The self-proclaimed kings of the basement party jam now have a video for “Dream Chasin’.” Conceptually, I think the video just took me on a cab ride to nowhere but it was enjoyable because the dare here is to find yourself not nodding your head to Xaphoon’s beat. Read the rest of this entry »

“You know what I’m ‘bout, in the office, shout out to Steve Stoute, Yeah, I get the dollars, on my paper route…”

Emcee Chiddy Bang must be doing something right if he’s up in the house that Hov and Steve built, showing out in the boardroom. Big in the UK, he and producer Xaphoon Jones impacted the charts overseas with their MGMT-sampling “Opposite of Adults” single earlier this year. Read the rest of this entry »