His grind still hasn’t translated to a record deal, but that won’t stop Cleveland’s Chip Tha Ripper from dropping shiny new material. Petitioning to the word-of-mouth nature of contemporary Hip-Hop, Tell Ya Friends is as much an appeal to the masses as it is a mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »

The first free sample from Tell Ya Friends sees Chip Tha Ripper team up with super producer Lex Luger for “Out Here”. Over a soft-spoken beat, Chip switches up his typically lazy stoner flow for something quicker and meaner. Read the rest of this entry »

When a song samples Ice Cube’s “Today Was A Good Day” (which sampled The Isley Brothers “Footsteps In The Dark”) and features Eric Grant of The O’Jays, the result is damn near written in stone. All Chip Tha Ripper had to do was show up. While not topping O’Shea’s timeless ode to the perfect 24 hours, Midwest Chip certainly puts together an entertaining piece that’s worthy enough of a few spins on your iTunes playlist. Read the rest of this entry »

“Look how long we had Google, n*ggas still dumb as f*ck…”

If the truth will set you free, Cleveland Chip hopes his newest track will be the Emancipation Proclamation of 2011. Read the rest of this entry »