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 […]
[Songs Of The Day] 1/27/14 (Feat. Big Boi, Blood Orange, Imagine Dragons and more)
With the Grammys come and gone and it is with Macklemore as the new-minted golden boy of hip-hop that we bring you a bevy of music that followed the perennially-disappointing award show on the Internet and beyond today as the race began for the next batch of gold gramophones. Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons got […]
Murph Watkins: “Beautiful”
In his latest track, Chicago’s Murph Watkins laces over the ins and outs of explaining one’s self to another you find too striking to talk to, winding a story for the listener that is a journey from first meeting and infatuation to the loss of a love. Watkins holds down his two-verse track over a […]
[Mixtape] Highlife: “Highlife”
Illustration by: Hebru Brantley Highlife has been bubbling in Chicago’s local scene these past few weeks with cool single and video releases. Now, the Treated Crew member is back with his self-entitled debut mixtape . The project includes 17 new cuts cuts with features and production by the likes of Treated Crew, THEMpeople, SaveMoney, Vic […]
Murph Watkins: “Is It Lust” (feat. Midiori & Fonz-E Mak) (Prod. ThemPeople)
Since we premiered The Plague (Murph Watkins’ collaborative EP with producer The Antydote) back in November to great response by fans and new listeners, Murph has been working on his upcoming solo project Loose Women N’ Booze almost exclusively. This Wednesday we will finally get to download the ‘tape in its entirety, but as as extra […]
[Video] Michael Anthony x Ikaz: Noir
Michael Anthony of ThemPEOPLE has recently been working on his latest project, with producer Ikaz. “This piece is a Visual introduction to -Noir- A collaboration Project from Michael Anthony (THEMpeople) and French Producer IKAZ. Noir is a 6 song EP centered around capturing the essence of this generations pro active rebellion. This video is a […]
BrainFly: “Desiree Washington” (prod. by THEMPeople)
Naledge told me that working with Willie The Kid is great for him, because for the first time, he has another emcee pushing him to his lyrical best. The two have flirted with the group thing for a while, and gave us a “Forever” a few weeks ago. Today we have a new release […]
[Interview] Record Producers: THEMpeople
I’m going to note this off the bat: THEMpeople are not a production crew who simply make beats. After learning about THEMpeople (L Boog, Dough, Zigg, & Mic) through releases with the likes of Chance The Rapper, Kami De Chukwu, Caleb James & other Savemoney members, it could seem easy to reach such a conclusion. When clicking […]