Mikkey returns to tell tales of sweet songs called survival with “Another Day In The Ghetto,” equipped with production by Tha Bizness and a mean Biggie sample. Read the rest of this entry »

Chase N. Cashe gives us yet another sneak peak into the impending The Heir Up There. The Surf Club producer/rapper decides to cut his usual work load in half as he jumps over production from Tha Bizness for this number saluting all the people who stay true to the themselves. Read the rest of this entry »

Chase N. Cashe keeps it real simple for “PC 187.” Tha Bizness bring a minimalist beat and CNC drops the lunch table-worthy, braggadocio jabs about the three sub-tenets of rap: money, hoes and clothes. Read the rest of this entry »

After putting out several solid previews, Killa Kyleon’s newest mixtape Candy Paint and Texas Plates 2 has finally dropped. In addition to featuring production by the likes of Tha Bizness, Lex Luger, and most notably Big K.R.I.T., the record is the latest of the Lone Star State rapper’s projects that continue to show his improvement as an emcee. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s something about this track and holidays that Killa Kyleon really likes. Not that I can blame him, it’s soulful, easy on the ears and cookout friendly. While the mp3 was released around Memorial Day, Killa revives the track with the visual just in time for Labor Day. Read the rest of this entry »

Chris Brown bought out DatPiff and got HotNewHipHop to cosign his adventures in rapping, titled Boy In Detention. Listen if you will as “Breezy “displays his versatility as not just a singer, but a rapper as well.” Read the rest of this entry »

If the rap sh*t don’t pan out for Glasses Malone and several other like-minded individuals, there’s always that hard China white to keep the lights on. The Watts poison-pusher is still teasing the feds to come and get him, and until they kick down his door with semi-automatic weapons, this is how his MP3 life will be. Read the rest of this entry »

With a Chris Brown hook and Tha Bizness instrumental, Jay Rock may have stumbled on a record that could potentially open him up to a new audience. Read the rest of this entry »

Nearly a month to the day after dropping their Chicago summer inspired lullaby, Mikkey Halsted and Twista double up with the liberation of the video prescription to “Linen.” The two Chi-Town Blackhawks tour the city with enough eye candy to produce cavities as they explain the fruits of the Windy City’s much beloved sights when there isn’t 30 feet of snow on the ground. Read the rest of this entry »

Killa Kyleon continues his assault on record booths and public recognition with the release of the soul quenching, “Make Me.” Tha Bizness provide the backdrop while Jack Freeman more than makes his presence felt with one hell of a hook that’s almost sure to have you nodding your head in approval. Read the rest of this entry »

Now I do not know Terrace or Devi so hopefully the title does not offend anybody. It was just too good to ignore. Anyway, the duo’s track record for releasing quality music together is proven with their most recent initiative being this year’s The Sex EP. A slight bit of controversy surrounded its release as well. Kim Kardashian damn near blew her top (no pun intended, ok maybe a tad) upon finding her mammary glands on the cover and attempted to have it removed from every corner of the Internet. Read the rest of this entry »

Summertime Chi

As life would have it, I was only able to spend a few months as a Chicago resident. At least it was during the summer though. The city was alive with culture, food, history, sports and the best mild sauce man could ever ask for. Not to mention, the Ralph Lauren store on Michigan Avenue still brings a lone tear to my eye. Had I still paid been paying my taxes in the Chi, Mikkey Halsted’s summertime ready “Linen” would find itself as apart of my daily routine. Read the rest of this entry »

The other day I had an interesting conversation that sort of “revolved” around T-Pain being a has-been and serving no relevance what so ever. In some respect, the Teddy Pain train has lost a chunk of it’s steam with Auto-Tune being “dead” and all, yet the idea of his relative career being six feet under was a bit of stretch. On any given Sunday, you can still catch the Nappy Boy helming a hook that will penetrate the Billboard charts and most of the material he really puts his heart into Read the rest of this entry »

The Bible preaches that man should fear God in everything they do. Not to say that G.O.O.D. Music’s hottest ticket, Pusha T thinks he’s the creator of all things, but he definitely wants to instill that same type of omnipresence into his peers in this thing called rap. Sans the subliminal sacrilegious anecdotes, it’s a kind of advantage every artist should strive for in their approach and angles. Read the rest of this entry »

Contrary to what a lot of these rappers say, none of them are gangsta 24/7. It’s literally impossible. They all let their guard down down when it comes to chasing the opposite sex. Now, the manner they decide to do this varies from clever to corny to everything in between and is another conversation altogether. Read the rest of this entry »