With Season 2 set to debut next week, Jon Connor keeps his momentum full bore with this dedication to the ladies in his life that pick up the slack. They clean. They cook. They look good. Read the rest of this entry »

Where Salvation may have left listeners calling for a more complete project from Jon Connor, the release of next Monday’s Season 2 looks to capture the sound, story and image of the Flint, Michigan native from a 360° vantage point. Read the rest of this entry »

King Mez is a beneficent ruler, as evidenced by the jewels he drops while talkin’ recording and Jordans on the self-produced track “Reign.” His name may not get mentioned as much as other artists but Mez should be considered when they talk that Freshmen ’12 talk Read the rest of this entry »

Men, don’t leave your women around these two guys. As much as Jon Connor and Pill back-up the old adage you can’t turn a ‘ho into a housewife, I have a feeling they’re not opposed to turning housewives into hoes, either. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s only a few days after the release of his latest project, Success Served Cold, and Donny Goines is upset. That’s right, the New Yorker’s a tad mad he recorded multiple records worth of material for this street LP, but people are still classifying it as a mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »

For as much hullabaloo that get’s thrown around about Jon Con, one thing that isn’t mentioned enough is the fact dude is a well-oiled, machine. Coming from Flint, the birthplace of General Motors, this one-man, Hip-Hop operation drops so much material, Jo-Anne Fabrics is hiring a lawyer. Read the rest of this entry »

Even though I’ve seen Beware rave about Jon Connor so many times before, it took me awhile before I finally came around and listened to his music. The Flint emcee is definitely a guy who can carry his own weight on a record, but it’s still brave of him to take on an already pummeled beat like Lil’ Wayne’s “Intro/Interlude/Outro.” However it’s a whole ‘nother deal to then put a baseball bat to it and smash it up some more. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s another way to build your brand at a music festival: connect with like-minded artists in legendary surroundings to create original music. During A3C, Royal Flush and SMKA production teams linked up with several artists who were in town for the festival to create an exclusive mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »

The homie Savvy Davis Jr. from Best Of Both Offices recently shot over this deleted scene from Jon Connor’s upcoming Vinnie Chase Season 2 project, called “Dirty Diana” and we’re pretty happy about it. Regardless of whether the Flintstone’s inspiration came from MJ’s unheralded single or the dime-a-dozen females he encounters on the regular, this rundown of trifling tail is bound to lure somebody in, Read the rest of this entry »

As much as I appreciate the fact NC spitter J.Capri enlisted Jon Connor for a homage to a certain Marcy mogul’s breakout hit, that’s not the proper angle for sharing this heat rock. Read the rest of this entry »

Your favorite rapping Flint native, Jon Connor, continues to put on for his city like he’s their last hope similar to the real…err…fictional John Connor. To properly lead “The Resistance” you need to have adequate visual support and Salvation’s videos just keep pouring in on the weekly. Its latest track, “F.L.I. 69,” is just so-so but you have to admire the work ethic that’s being pounded into the pavement. The desire to get better is there and it should come as surprise if it doesn’t occur. Read the rest of this entry »

Before Mateen Cleaves and Michael Moore had Flint, MI receiving national attention, there was MC Breed, bursting on the scene with an instant classic that put perps, posers and p*ssies in their place the moment the beat dropped. “Ain’t No Future In Yo Frontin’” was so distinctively West Coast, Breed rarely got associated with hailing from Detroit’s lil cuz. But he was a Flintstone and so is Jon Connor and he’s doing in part in making sure his hometown is properly repped. Read the rest of this entry »

The fictional character John Connor led an army in a revolutionary war against a regime of soulless machines. The Flint, Michigan rapper, Jon Connor, is attempting to spark a similar war, where the enemy machines are a handful of record labels manned by artificial intelligence in tailored suits instead of harsh, cold metal. Read the rest of this entry »

When we first met Rochelle Jordan in May, her intentions were to release the N.E.R.D.-inspired In Search Of… Generating a respectable buzz around her name and late night meetings with her team, however, resulted in a change of plans. R O J O’s up first on the agenda and Jon Connor’s helping usher the steps towards its liberation. Read the rest of this entry »

Emilio Sparks gets paid to be a professional cretin.

As if his dream job isn’t great enough, he mostly likely has your favorite rapper on speed dial for prank calls because he’s the spontaneous type. While you can catch the shameless disc jockey weekly on WSIA 88.9FM and his iTunes podcast, “The Emilio Experience,” he’s contributing to Hip-Hop in a major way with his 2nd compilation of beats-n-rhymes in Scumbino’s Way. Read the rest of this entry »