[Video] G-Scott: "The Market"
Str8 Slammin' signee G-Scott comes through with the latest visuals off of his debut album Weekend In Los Vegas. "The Weekend" makes use of some really great soul samples that G-Scott proceeds to wreck; the whole track is on point. While Gary, Indiana is currently home to only one big name MC, that being Freddie Gibbs, G-Scott is looking to change that. With support from Gibbs' record label and a strong slew of recent releases, the young rapper is making a good case for why he deserves some shine as well. Look for Weekend In Los Vegas in April and enjoy the track below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL4-dM56G5A
[Interview] RH First Look: Legit
When Legit released his fifth project, Coloring Outside The Lines, the young #2008ighties member from the south suburbs of Chicago had no idea that it would be his most defining project yet. Legit was in a similar mindset when he penned "A N***er in Northface", the gem off of the tape about interracial relationships. With the help of the talented visual artists at Young Wonder, who translated the rhymes into a gripping video. "A N***er In Northface" went on to garner 100,ooo plus views on youtube and has given the emcee a nice cushion, the video "just extends the amount of time I have to work on my next project" he told me.
At the same time that "A N***er In Northface" was making a splash on the world wide web, the rest of the crew was also hitting their stride. Calez, Fonz-E Mak and Julian Malone (formerly of #2008ighties) all released high quality, hand-crafted projects that cemented the whole crew's expanding success in Chicago's burgeoning Hip Hop scene. We talked to Legit about his status as the 'Frank Ocean' of the group, the benefits of hard work, and where he's headed now.
[Mixape] Second City Citizens: Super Trap (Prod. Tony Baines)
The Second City Citizens have linked up with legendary Chicago producer Tony Baines for Super Trap. The 8-track project is just the tip of the iceberg for the crew this year, with multiple other ventures, both solo and group centered, coming down the pipe later in the year. Stream the album below and check out SCC member Rich Jones' recently released Politely One Hundred EP with Dave Coresh.
[Video] J.Cole: "Nobody's Perfect" featuring Missy Elliot
J. Cole releases the visuals for "Nobody's Perfect" off of Cole World - The Sideline Story. Featuring Missy Elliot and directed by Colin Tilley, enjoy below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aWwzPPdffoY
[Video] Flatbush Zombies: "S.C.O.S.A." (Prod. Erick Arc Elliott)
The Flatbush Zombies made a huge splash when they dropped the video for "Thug Waffle". Now they're back with some more psychedelic sounds and out there visuals for "S.C.O.S.A.". The track will be off of their debut album and is produced by Erick Arc Elliott, who also handled "Thug Waffle", and is even wilder than their last release. Check the Madbury Club directed visuals below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature&v=2gk1ZE-ADvo#!
Reks: "Chasin'" (Prod. Statik Selektah)
Reks and Statik Selektah linking up means that you're about to hear some OG straight hip hop flavor. "Chasin'" isn't an exception here, as Reks goes in over some high quality boom-bap. Look out for Reks Straight, No Chaser coming soon.
Reks: "Chasin'"
[Video] Juicy J: "Juicy J Can't"
It's always a good day when Juicy J drops a video, today he hits fans with one off of his Blue Dream & Lean project. As expected the visuals for "Juicy J Can't" are full of trippy shit and Juicy J using plenty of drugs. Side note: On Taylor Allderdice it's mentioned on an interlude that Juicy J has 4 or 5 mixtapes he's ready to drop... Cross your fingers that the day comes soon.
Danny Brown: "Baseline"
Danny Brown has had a hell of a year. He dropped XXX, earned AND deserved a spot of XXL's Freshman list and has now released a deluxe edition of the album. Coming with the digital download of XXX Deluxe Edition off of Itunes are three new tracks "Baseline", "Witit" and "Shouldn't Of". Below you can listen to "Baseline", download the deluxe version to check out the other two. Danny goes in per-usual on all three.
Danny Brown: "Baseline"