Over the last 13 years Pitchfork Music Festival has become one of the most important and highly curated music festivals in Chicago, which says a lot considering that Chicago has the most summer festivals of any city in America. This year’s festival is dominated by internationally known stars like Ms. Lauryn Hill (celebrating the 20th […]
Noname Teases New Album Release
Noname has been putting out hints about her next album all week, but in an Instagram post today she said “This the last picture I’m posting. Next one will be the album cover.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BlVsoqlBuQa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link In classic Noname fashion she is still keeping the release date a secret, but this makes it seem like it’s coming […]
SqueakPIVOT Releases “Perfect For U”
PivotGang is making waves across the board these days, from Saba touring all around the world to Joseph Chilliams rising within the Chicago scene it’s easy to see that this is the group’s moment. SqueakPIVOT just put his name fully into the arena with them with his latest release, “Perfect for U” now streaming across […]
Akenya Shares New Track “Decay”
For years Akenya has been the secret ingredient that has added jazz-fueled soulful vocals on some of Chicago’s hottest artists songs. She went on tour with Noname last year and has recorded with Saba, Smino, Elton and more. She just released her first track as a solo artist in two years. Check it out.
Saba returns with “Busy” Video
“Tell me, how are you said? You got all of these friends, you got all of these fans.” Man, it feels good to write about Saba again. One of my favorite artists, and former students, Saba is back in 2018 with a new haircut, new music, and a new nationwide tour. While that’s all cause […]
Mick Jenkins Tries To Catch A Vibe on “Energies” with Saba (prod by THEMpeople)
I haven’t heard a Bar Mitzvah referenced in a rap song in a minute… If you got more of those send them my way. But jokes aside, old friends Mick Jenkins and Saba reconnect on this new THEMpeople produced track, “Energies”. With what sounds like an actual clock keeping time, Mick Jenkins and Saba take […]
MFnMelo -Whatcha Feel (Feat. DaeDaePivot)
[iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/DgM_-dcq0dU”] In his colorful retro inspired video for “Whatcha Feel” MFnMelo showcases a butter smooth delivery. Shot and directed by 119 Productions the video pays homage to simpler times where music videos weren’t much more than glorified concert footage with cool effects on them. MFnMelo plays the role as lead singer while his backing […]
Saba and Zack Villere Team Up on “360”
Stream “360 here. Pivot Gang rapper, Saba, delivers punching lyrics over Zack Villere‘s bubbly beats in their latest single, “360”. “360” is the first collaboration between the Chicago rapper and Louisiana-native producer. In the song, Saba offers up a perspective on the doubts and concerns of signing off to a major record label while Zack […]