The Gent$ ( Pugs Atomz, Wes Restless, & Ill Legit) present 13 cuts of solid Chicago Hop, with production from Maker and the Opus. Filled with braggadocios, and comical satire while still walking that fine line of respected lyricism and word play. The sound track is city slick, Michigan ave. afternoons at the hotel bar….getting girls, talking sh*t, and insight chased with a pale ale. This time it’s free, but Read More ...
Kemi over at our sister site Hip Hossip was telling me that Nas ROCKED the bells in Toronto. Look out for exclusive footage and pictures of that event coming real soon Shouts to Ruby Hornet TV
Lungz – A Breath Of Fresh Air (Mixtape Download)
LL Cool J speaks to FNMTV about his childhood and reveals that his mother wanted him to go to Chicago to get a job. Exit 13 is dropping next month [ad]
Mick Luther is an artist out of Chicago. From coming up with Lupe Fiasco to sharing the microphone with Slum Village, The Dramatics, Bump J, Yung Berg and the late Stack Bundles. He has an album-”The Word”(largely produced by NO ID) and “The Mickstape Vol.1-Hustle Harder” which were both critically acclaimed and had fans, critics and execs wanting to hear more. His next mixtape titled ”The Lesson” will be ready for Read More ...
E-Will is a young producer who was born in East Detroit but now lives in Illnois, Chicago. He found his insipiration for music at a young age. He’s still is young (he’s in High School) but now has the confidence to produce and rap. Already he has his fan base in Chicago and he loves performing. He has a good attitude in making it big and The Hip Hop Chronicle would like to Read More ...
Original Reporting By Live Steez Chi Town’s Common has landed himself a role in the new Terminator movie, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. The MC, born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, will star as a freedom fighter alongside the central character John Connor (played by Christian Bale). The MC/Actor is playing down any chances of winning an Oscar. ‘Im not a hip-hop dude who wants to act. I’m an artist … The Read More ...
Chicago MC Common is preparing his eighth studio album entitled ‘Invincible Summer’. But fans should expect a different sound as Common himself described the album as “electro-tinged” and “techno-inspired.”. He maybe returning to the sound of ‘Electric Circus’, which recieved mixed reactions. “I created this music for the summer time, it’s about feeling good … This is the type of music I felt was missing from my body of work.” For Read More ...
Bakari Kitwana, a former editor of The Source magazine believes that to understand the youth in America, you got to understand Hip-Hop. Kitwana is the 2007-2008 Artist-in-Residence for the Chicago University’s Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture. This week Kitwana has began teaching a class called “Politics of the Hip-Hop Generation,” in which he hopes to explain the world view of the hip-hop generation. Kitwana, author of The Hip-Hop Generation and Why White Kids Read More ...
