Nico B just hipped me to a track that was just posted over at Discobelle from Chicago's own Vyle. Here he gets with Australian producer Shazam to cook up the funky, "Possible". I've been telling Vyle to hit me with some music for the longest, but I'm fine lifting it from Discobelle if need be. What do you guys think about this one? Vyle - "Possible"
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Last month, J.Ivy in conjunction wity Black Swan Wines and Flavor Restaraunt held his "Where Lyrics Live" event in Chicago. He was joined by such Chi-Town heavyweights as GLC, Mikkey Halsted and Mick Luter as well as spoken word jugrnaut Kevin Coval. In the video above, you can watch J, Mick Luter, GLC, Kevin Coval and Mikkey Halsted (who kicks "Miss America") throw their hat in the spoken word...
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So 808's & Heartbreak is in stores today, and I'm sure all of you have heard it by now. Actually, I can guarantee that you have (those with dialup in Naura notwithstanding). I've heard reviews and rants claiming everything from the "greatest album of the decade" to the "biggest shit sandwich of the year". I've had a little while to sit on it, and a lot of people have asked me what I think a...
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Arlo of the Trailblazers MPC makes his MTV2 debut with "Mary Chrismus"
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New music from YP. Here he touches on domestic violence, and a situation that happened very close to him - definitely something different than what you're used to hearing (from any rapper)... YP - "Kelly"
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Twista, Jason McKie and Brandon Lloyd team up for Monday Night With the Kids @ Yahoo! Video Here's some nice, positive news for a change. On November 17th, Twista and Chicago Bears players Jason McKie and Brandon Lloyd hosted a special event for the children of the Cabrini Green Tutor Program, offering the kids a chance to hang out with some local celebrities, eat pizza and play video games ...
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Well, he doesn't exactly mention J by name, but he does admit that he went back to the lab and rerecorded "Love Lockdown" after hearing J Slikk's spoof. Check out his mention as well as J's version below. Kanye Mentions J-Slikk, Bloggers. Shouts to J and Khal
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It guess since BET canceled Rap City, they are now running their "Spit Ya Game" segment during a show called The Deal (It looks like it at least, I'm not familiar). Well yesterday, Moonie of L.E.P./Bogus Boys fame, saw his piece run. As you can see, he has some choice words for Sir Yung'in of Berg in response to Berg's subliminal on Rap City a few months back. The heat is on!
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Big Wiz Interview with Upside of Down from Andrew Barber on Vimeo.The homie Wayne MT sent over an inteview Upside of Down did with Big Wiz. It's lengthy but very imformative. He discusses various tracks from the Welcome 2 L-Town mixtape, his favorite emcees in the city (some of his picks may surprise you), his role as an artist and what producers he's ready to get in with. Sidenote: On Monday...
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Great, just what I needed - more competition. What's next, Common? You gonna work a day job?
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For Sonic Visuals. The party/concert was held at Reggie's here in Chicago, with a portion being filmed at Jugrnaut. And where the hell did you guys find Chip Fu??
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Some unreleased Common produced by the late great Dilla Dog.From DJ Eves Laced With Gems mixtape, which you can download for free over at Chicago's own, The Hip Hop Project. Props to them for coming up on this gem, which should have definitely seen the light of day a long time ago. He's kicking some real shit on this one.Common - "I've Been Pimp'n" (Prod. by J. Dilla)Spotted via Eskay
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Here's an unearthed GLC track from '04 that was produced by Aqua. It's the first official leak from GLC & RTC's Similar to the Letters mixtape, which drops in early December.GLC - "I'm The Shit"
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He Say She Say "Crash Test Dummie" from Noah Banks on Vimeo.Not sure if this is the official video for Drea and Mano's "Crash Dummie", but Sir Noah Banks directed it, so it's gonna get some burn around here. Any cofirmation would be greatly apprecaited.Assist to Sean
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Over the past year I've sporadically posted tracks from Mikkey's original demo tape, which was produced by Kanye and led to Mikk's deal with Cash Money Records. Here's another one from the vaults. I know I'm not the only one who would like to see these two work together again...Mikkey Halsted - "Who Am I?" (Prod. by Kanye West)
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Here's a teaser for Gem's upcoming mixtape, Farenheit V7: The Evolution of Gemstones.via Sean
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