Before 2012 is relegated to just a number on a dusty calendar, there’s a golden guarantee that you’ll see plenty of hood phooey flicks courtesy of rappers trying too hard to entertain audiences. Janky scripts and shoddy filmmaking are not what makes the music come alive in motion picture format — but they’re going to force it anyway. Read the rest of this entry »

Depending on whom you ask from Chicago, Kanye West is either a “great musical ambassador for the city” or “a sell-out.” Maybe his reputation in the Windy City isn’t that cut-and-dry, but it’s close, as he’s become a global renaissance man with each publicized move. However, two MCs that Chicago Hip-Hop fans will rally ’round, Southside’s L.E.P. Bogus Boys, never warrant the dreaded “S-word.” Read the rest of this entry »

With the arrival of Raekwon’s Unexpected Victory, it appears fans are the ones who’ve won. The new mixtape, which dropped along with the ball two nights ago, features all of the cinematic details you’ve come to expect from Chef and actually happens to be the first free release of his two-decade-long career to boot. Read the rest of this entry »

When Raekwon gets together with Count and Moonie for a track about cutting out the middle man, is there really anything else you’d even consider naming it, other than “This Sh*t Hard?” Read the rest of this entry »

Rap music is currently overrun with smiley faced youngsters, dressed in Sunday’s best pastel colors, quick to flash their piggy bank savings in broad daylight like sunbeams are made of honey and everybody wants to be your neighbor. Allow the L.E.P. Bogus Boys to retort with the reality of it all. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t forget that Statik Selektah is trying to have total control of the rap population these days. To commence the release of his latest compilation, he didn’t the club and waste champagne on some broad’s borrowed Armani dress, he put on for Hip-Hop culture and every single rapper you see here–from Styles P. to the LEP Bogus Boys to Reks to Termanology–is featured on Population Control. It’s an old fashioned rap reunion. Read the rest of this entry »

A passing of the torch, maybe? For years Mobb Deep has stood at the forefront as Hip-Hop’s marquee gangsta rap duo, even as the quality of their music declined over the years. While Queensbridge P was doing time in the belly of the beast, Chicago’s L.E.P. Bogus Boys began to make noise for themselves as a twosome to take heed to with ghetto tales of violence, drugs and hustling by any means necessary. Read the rest of this entry »

Need something to do in NYC next Wednesday? Here’s a strong suggestion for a dope show that won’t break your budget. Read the rest of this entry »

DD172 just released the best 15 minute time-waster we’ll probably run across today since it features an extensive listen to what looks to be Ski’s Karate School Pt. 2 Read the rest of this entry »

Crime gets organized as Count & Moonie snag Prodigy & Hav for a feature appearance on “Gangstaz Only,” which is set to appear on L.E.P.’s upcoming album Now Or Never. Check the audio as well as BTS clip for the forthcoming video below.

L.E.P. Bogus Boys Feat. Mobb Deep – “Gangstaz Only”

Hustlers, ballers, gangstas and thugstas take heed. If rap don’t work, the Bogus Boys will be back on their Chicago bullshit, outfitting the hood in the freshest fabrics and extorting NBA players to meet their demands. Read the rest of this entry »

Considering most of the music submitted to this site is still vying for some sort of leverage, I found it funny when this freshly cooked video from the Bogus Boys came included with the casual connotation of “this video is also currently playing on MTV Jams.”

Of course it is.

Between mobbing 30 deep to SXSW or having motion-picture quality music videos for mixtape tracks, Chicago’s Low End Pros are always – as they would say – “Handlin’ My Business.” Read the rest of this entry »

Today, we’ll be holding fort at Peckerheads for the Bootleggers and Tastemakers stage. Three years running and still going strong!

Right now, a very brief photo recap of sights from yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s hotter than a burner that broils the skin when you tuck it back in your waistline right after putting in work? How about the Bogus Boys keeping their buzz sizzling in between projects. Count and Moonie obviously love camera time so what’s another video for the books, especially when their love of arson is being displayed. Read the rest of this entry »

You can take a Bogus Boy out of their element, but you can’t knock them off their pivot or throw them out of their zone. After disposing of the conniving harlot named Ginger, the Low End Professionals decide to stick around and enjoy the Havana nights on behalf of the city of Miami. Cruising in Phantoms with custom interior, snow crab and mussels swimming in butter, and a few Cuban cigars Read the rest of this entry »