[Video] The Save Money Christmas Cypher + New Songs
Few collectives in music had a bigger rise in overall reputation than Chicago's Save Money team. In honor of a 2013 that saw projects from Vic and Chance, as well as Brian Fresco's Mafioso, a Save Money compilation and a steady slew of singles that increasingly unique. In honor of all this and Christmas, some of the team got together for a special cypher video just for the holidays. Joey Purp starts things off before handing off to Kami De Chukwu, Tokyo Shawn and Vic Mensa, who caps off the short video, shot by the girls of Verluxe.
In other Save Money news, we also got new tracks from both Vic Mensa and Dally Auston that can be heard below. Vic's "Crazy" is a lost cut from his 2010 Straight Up EP and was released around Christmas as a loosie single, as is Auston's "Great Gatsby".
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[Video] Brian Fresco: "Piece of Mind"
As you may have heard, Chicago's Save Money collective has been turning heads for a minute. 2013 may as well be their year after a slew of solid releases were peppered throughout Spring, Summer and Fall, with more to come through the end of the year. One of the standout mixtapes to drop was Brian Fresco's Mafioso, a stunningly adept, well put together project that featured some of the best verses by Fresco and his team including Joey Purp, Vic Mensa, Caleb James, Tokyo Shawn, Chance The Rapper and more. Today, the young MC drops his video for "Piece of Mind" off Mafioso. Personally, Fresco is one of the guys I'm most excited to see develop from this bountiful crop of artists in Chicago-check him out for yourself in the video below.
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Brian Fresco: "Circumstances" (feat. C. Rich)
It's been a minute since Brian Fresco decided to release some new tunes, but that drought ended yesterday with "Circumstances," a Saint The Goodboy-produced single which also features vocal assistance by R&B crooner C. Rich. The SaveMoney emcee is currently planning to unleash even more material really soon, so stay tuned to what he has in store!
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Brian Fresco: "Fireworks"
Brian Fresco wasn't satisfied with simply dropping an incredible project, so he decided to let loose "Fireworks", a bonus cut that didn't make the cut for the album. This joint doesn't quite fit with the theme Mafioso had going on, so I understand why it is not in there, but Fresco still murked it and it should definitely be added to your iTunes library!
[Mixtape] Brian Fresco: "Mafioso"
It's time to get your latest SaveMoney fix as Brian Fresco unleashes the Mafioso 'tape, which we had been teased with since the rising emcee released the posse cut "Steamer" back in December. Mafioso was worth the wait though, 13 tracks showcasing Fresco's strengths plus guest-appearances by Chance The Rapper, Kami de Chukwu, Vic Mensa, Tokyo Shawn, Joey Purp, Tree, Nico Segal and Most Dope's Njozma. Believe me, you might find some of his lyrics basic at first, but with every listen there are new things you'll hear and then you'll understand the complexity behind the music. I haven't be able to fully indulge in the project, nonetheless, the standout tracks so far have been: "She's The Type", "Steamer", "I Mean It" & "D.B.M.". Shouts to Fresco's mom for coming through in the clutch and dropping some knowledge in the intro too.