Black Thought and Method Man appeared together on Sway In The Morning in promotion of their new HBO show, “The Deuce”. I don’t even want to describe it in great detail, because it is truly some shit you need to see for yourself. The thing I do want to talk about is Black Thought, one […]
[Video] The Save Money Christmas Cypher + New Songs
Few collectives in music had a bigger rise in overall reputation than Chicago’s Save Money team. In honor of a 2013 that saw projects from Vic and Chance, as well as Brian Fresco’s Mafioso, a Save Money compilation and a steady slew of singles that increasingly unique. In honor of all this and Christmas, some […]
[Video] Eminem & Slaughterhouse on The Backroom
Eminem dropped his latest album this week, The Marshall Mathers EP 2, a follow-up to his seminal, larger than life, 2000 album that firmly cemented the Detroit MC in the upper echelon of hip-hop and popular culture. As part of the whirlwind media attention the project has been receiving, BET invited Shady and his crew, […]
[Video] Childish Gambino: “Pound Cake Freestyle”
Merely hours before releasing his newest single “Worldstar“, Childish Gambino’s “Pound Cake” freestyle surfaced on the internet through the popular Sway In The Morning show. The multi-talented artist had stopped by the Shade 45 offices earlier this week and held it down while rapping over Drake’s collaborative track with Jay-Z. CG gave a very personal […]
[Video] Trinidad James can’t freestyle
Man, Trinidad messed up. The “All Gold Everything” artist decided to step into Tim Westwood’s office and spit some bars. . . only he forgot the bars. In what is perhaps the most embarrassing attempt at rhyming since Kobe Bryant made a rap album, Trinidad James made a damn fool of himself. Having lost his […]
[Video] Jon Connor Freestyle
[vimeo id=”35386627″] Jon Connor was in Chicago last week, performing for the first time ever in the Windy City. Prior to his show at Reggie’s, the 2012 XXL Freshmen candidate stopped by SoundScape for a quick interview and this exclusive freestyle over soulful production from Thelonious Martin. Connor is a beast, with a work ethic […]
YP: “Been Done A Freestyle” RubyHornet Freestyle
YP was recording at SoundScape and I’m told the inspiration just hit him. This showed up in my inbox without prompting, and hey, I’m not mad at it at all. If you can’t get a Freestyle In The Park, you take one. Props to YP. Check out his RH Freestyle below.