Asher Roth is joined by The Blended Babies and friends as he brings out his latest project, the Pabst & Jazz mixtape. Pour up, then cue it up and enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »

Riding around at 1 a.m. to an impromptu listening session isn’t the most ideal way to absorb new music, but YP’s Still Awake was constructed precisely for such occasions. In just a little over a year, the young player you probably slept on the last time around managed to do something a lot of indie rappers fail to accomplish – he honed his craft and got better. Read the rest of this entry »

Quick question. What’s funnier: the fact these young women appear blind to the fact this song is about new p*ssy or the impeccable timing by all parties involved to release this video some 72 hours before Valentine’s Day? That’s irony at its finest and most derogatory moment, ladies and gents. Read the rest of this entry »

Ain’t nothing like some new-new and that saying will never get old. I guess I could say the same for YP and Gangsta Gibbs’ anti-panhandler memo, “Something New,” which was featured on the younger bull’s No Sleep Mixtape. Freddie G. was just doing his thang, midwestin’ on the Tomorrow Never Knows Festival as headliner, when he gave the ladies and gents a surprise guest and threw YP on stage to rock with him. Read the rest of this entry »

Good musicians embody their environment and convey their entire life experience through their music. After one listen of YP’s No Sleep, you’ll know he’s 100% Chicago from his slang all the way to bone-chilling production he wishes to serve as the template for his 24/7 grind. Bleeding 773 with his every act of microphone malice, the young Bull links up with not one but two Chi-Town powerhouses in RubyHornet and DJBooth and uses his spotlight to deliver a project stuffed with realism while others would squander their new audiences’ attention with surreal fluff. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s safe to assume that by now we all know sleep is the cousin of death. But for anyone needing a refresher course, let YP’s “No Sleep Intro” serve as your reminder. Read the rest of this entry »

Nowadays, rapping seems to be the ideal dream but few can get their heads out of the clouds to make it happen. The sincerity in YP’s tone when he’s exercising his hustle lets you know he’s genuine about his. You may remember the young Chicagorilla from flexing on the hoes with a one Fredrick Gibbs a couple months ago. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s fascinating to follow the trajectory of some of those old soul or jazz joints that were hot when our parents were our age, and trace them through time to see how various artists flip, alter, and incorporate them into music that is relevant today. Take for example, “Bumpy’s Lament” by Isaac Hayes. It was first covered by Soul Mann & His Brothers, then famously sampled on “Xxplosive” from 2001, and later on Erykah Badu’s “Bag Lady”. Now Million $ Mano has flipped it once more for The BFK’s latest assault on Hip-Hop. Read the rest of this entry »

With the ridiculous amount of music we’re flooded with on a monthly, weekly and even daily basis, it’s easy to take for granted all the work that goes into producing just one song (yeah, TRA & El Prez what you guys mentioned a while back finally sunk in). If you ever get the chance to get into a studio with any musician who’s more than halfway serious about their craft, take the opportunity. It will give you a new perspective on things. For those who’ll never have the opportunity to witness it in person, Ruby Hornet & LRG’s Closed Session series is a brief glimpse into this process. Read the rest of this entry »