Philosopha: "I'm Drugs" (feat. ShowYouSuck)
Chicago hip-hop artists Philosopha and ShowYouSuck got together for this single, "I'm Drugs" off Philosopha's Just Dope EP. ShowYouSuck handles a verse and some of the hook on this one-off. Catch ShowYouSuck tonight at The Hideout in Chicago for his Dude Bro album release celebration, "The Dude Bro Show" featuring sets from MattBoyWhite and Auggie The 9th. Click here for a chance to win tickets courtesy of RH and check out the track below.
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Naledge: "Hole in My Soul" (Ft. Sulaiman)
Naledge is currently in the lab cooking up his latest release, Brain Power 2. As a sort of teaser to the upcoming project, he released this loosie track with fellow Chicago MC Sulaiman for this DJ Sean Mac-produced hors d'oeuvre. Naledge has been around the Chicago scene for a minute, since entering with Kidz In The Hall, as has Sulaiman and the duo make sure to remind everyone that the kids aren't the only ones making noise in the Windy City.
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R. Kelly: "My Story Remix" (feat. Katie Got Bandz & Rockie Fresh)
So, R. Kelly spent his weekend similarly to how you would expect R. Kelly to spend a weekend; casually dry humping Lady Gaga on national television in front of a shocked Saturday Night Live audience. He also dropped a song with South American graffiti-king Justin Bieber. Clearly getting back into the spotlight, the Pied Piper made sure to brings things back to that "Chi-Town dirt" with his remix of the Summer Chi anthem featuring fellow locals Rockie Fresh and Katie Got Bandz. Its an impressive cosign for the city's vibrant hip-hop scene that Kellz dropped the original 2 Chainz feature in favor of Katie and Rockie. Check out the song below and cop that Black Panties release on December 10.
[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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ProbCause, Caleb James & More Perform Live at Lincoln Hall (11/14/13)
If you're in Chicago, there's really only one way to be spending your Thursday night-taking in some of the top hip hop acts the city has to offer. Tonight, On The Grind Management presents a top to bottom tight lineup with ProbCause, Save Money's Caleb James, Taylor Bennett, The Palmer Squares, Kidd The Chicagoan and DGainz. Check out the promo video for the show below, grab tickets here and read below for a quick synopsis on who will be in the house tonight at Lincoln Hall.
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ProbCause has had a hell of a year since dropping his critically-acclaimed project The Recipe Vol. 2 earlier this year. Since then he has headed out on several tours with dance duo Cherub, headlined shows in and out of Chicago and performed at North Coast Music Festival. Life has been good for Prob as of late and the live show he has crafted with his drummer through endless shows was pulling fans from Mac Miller's set at NCMF and is not to be missed.
Caleb James has been making major moves since he dropped his latest project, The Jones earlier this year. The Save Money member is a throwback to late 90s playful, upbeat hip-hop a la Ma$e and early Bad Boy, but with his own flair for lyricism and crafty beats. With Caleb, it's always a party.
Taylor Bennet, widely known around town as "Chance's little brother" has been making a statement as of late that he is more than the sibling of one of the hottest artists on the planet right now-recently dropping The Taylor Bennett Show and scheduling his first headlining show at Reggie's in December. The show tonight should be a tune-up but Taylor always has plenty of energy to keep things going strong throughout his set.
The Palmer Squares have been steadily gaining ground in the Chicago hip-hop market through carefully chosen features and a project, Finna, released last month. The crew is endlessly multi-dimensional and should be making some big moves as they continue to move up the ladder of acts in the city.
Kidd The Chicagoan is, as you may have guessed, also from Chicago. The young artist has popped up here and there, earlier this year with his mixtape, #KiddChiMania, earlier this year and has followed that up with several inspired singles and features. Definitely someone worth keeping an eye on as he grows with his music.
[Video] theWHOevers: "TIMEOUT"
theWHOevers are back again with a new video on the heels of their latest album release, Ridin' Waves, released October 29. Directed by Sol Films, the video for theWHOevers' single "TIMEOUT" is kind of like The Sandlot with the baseballs replaced by clocks. Watch as J. Arthur and DotKom knock time out in their latest video below and be sure to check out the pair at Lincoln Hall on December 6 for the official Ridin' Waves album release party at Lincoln Hall with Martin $ky, Fess Grandiose and BAMBU.
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[RH First Glance] John Walt: "Liu Kang"
Pivot Gang has been making some noise out of Chicago lately, with the rise of artists like Saba and a well-formed project in Jimmy, the crew is beginning to put its foot firmly in the door of Midwest hip-hop. Today, we get the latest from Pivot Gang member John Walt, "Liu Kang" produced by Saba and featuring an X-Files sample. The track is a solid entrance to an emerging artist part of one of the young up and coming collectives doing their thing in Chicago. Check out the track below and keep it posted to Ruby Hornet for John Walt's full debut project, Get Happy 2.0, due out December 17.
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[Video] Vic Mensa: "YNSP" (feat. Eliza Doolittle)
Vic Mensa keeps it coming with his latest video released today for the ever catchy "YNSP" off his recently-released Innanetape project that has had listeners across the country talking about these kids from Chicago. The most recent offering, shot by Nem Prez, has the Save Money General and company firmly entrenched in a Matrix-like 'innanet,' as they do their thing in a 2001: A Space Odyssey-esque backdrop, while Dally Auston keeps his rep up with some absolutely crazy looking dancing, aided by some clever editing (keep an eye out). Yung Net Save Peso himself heads to Chicago for his homecoming on December 17 and RubyHornet is trying to send you and a friend, hit the link for more on that and enjoy the video below.
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