Chicago hip-hop legend Common unexpectedly dropped this No I.D.-produced gem, “War” yesterday via the Internet. Long regarded as one of the more influential and insightful artists of his generation, the conscious rap king delivers what amounts to an address of the current state of affairs in Chicago right now. Throughout the track, Common takes ownership […]
[Video] Lupe Fiasco: “Old School Love” (Feat. Ed Sheeran)
Lupe Fiasco has become one of the more polarizing figures in hip-hop today. At once inspiring and hard to understand, the Chicago MC has made a name for himself as a highly-conscious, progressive artist since releasing Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor in 2006. A bristling run through the label game, Fiasco has lately been found […]
Too Young To Die Project
We hear all these stories about events that happen in Connecticut, Colorado, overseas, and south of the border, but what about what happens in our backyards? Chicago is home and will always be for me, but being outside of the city really shows me how little the national media covers or even cares about what […]