#100Trill: "Sharkeisha" (Feat. Weasel Sims)
Today, we have the latest from the duo of producer Mike Jaxx and rapper Grade Aplus, together known as #100Trill. The pair keep us busy, with music coming seemingly every week and the constant practice certainly pays off on their latest track, "Sharkeisha" featuring Weasel Sims. In talking about the record, Jaxx said, "Basically, this record is just me and my homies having fun and my guys Weasel Sims said it made him relapse super heavy." We'll have to wait for more clarification on the second half of that, but "Sharkeisha" is most definitely worth a listen, featuring a certain Migos-inspired ad-lib and cadence at points. The track is also the first single off #100Trill's upcoming project, Muzik 2 Check Yo Bitch To, tentatively slated for an appropriate Valentine's Day release. Check out "Sharkeisha" below.
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[Video] Cody DeCamry: "Queen Haze"
Cody DeCamry has been creating a buzz for himself across the crowded Chicago landscape with his multi-dimensional talents of singing, rapping and adding something on the production side of things. Having spent most of 2013 and the summer working out of Kimball House on the city's northwest side, working with in-house producer Netherfriends and hustling shows across the city, DeCamry drops "Queen Haze" today before heading back to the studio for the Fall/Winter to begin work on a new sound. I was able to catch up with DeCamry for a quick chat about the video while at the Kimball House studios the other day, read below.
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Jake: Tell me a little bit about the video and how it came together.
Cody: Well the song is actually one I did awhile ago, it’s with this producer named Chuck Daly out of Detroit. He had heard a track that I had did and then he flipped the sample and came up with something completely different and so I just kind of remixed the original version of the song. Created that, “Queen Haze”, and recorded all of that down here at Kimball House.
Jake: The video, along with several of your visuals has a sort of Superfly aesthetic to it.
Cody: My whole personality is mainly trying to be chill and relaxed, with this video I almost had the idea of “Three’s Company” type of thing: me living in a house with a bunch of women around and I’m just going about the everyday routine, you know? This is just what we do everyday, just a little bit of livin’. And honestly, life is kind of like that for me right now, all three at the same time and shit. It’s a kind of song that relays another side of me that people might not really know and just kind of representing what I want out of life.
Jake: And what’s up next for Cody DeCamry, what’re you working on?
Cody: I had a project I was going to drope but I didn’t like the end product, so I’m just going to release a few singles off of that, I got one more coming up with Chris Crack called “Gucci” that I’m dropping, maybe in November we’ll have the official track to follow that. And then I’m just really working on trying to find some new sounds personally. I feel that I’ve almost trapped myself with everything that’s going on where things have just been too chill and I’m ready to pick it back up, bring some more energy and get ready to turn up again. It’s a lot of listening to beat stems, seeing what ideas I have and listening to different textures, really just exploring right now.
[Video] Netherfriends: "Birthday" (Live)
The summer of Netherfriends has come to an end here in Chicago as the talented producer heads off with Rich Jones for a multi-city tour over the next few weeks. Relive the crazy few months of production with this live video shot by Fragd Films featuring Netherfriends and his signature light up drumsticks create in real time. The song was originally meant to be released on his birthday, but instead premiered today via Prefix. Check it out in it's entirety below.
http://youtu.be/vSvTczPsR6c
[Video] Netherfriends: "Sex Beat" (feat. Chandler London)
Chicago transplant and current in-house producer at Kimball House Netherfriends has been making a name for himself all summer around the Windy City with experimental production and raucous live performances with the likes of Chandler London, Impolite Society and more. Today, Netherfriends teams up with London again to take a spin behind the mic on "Sex Beat" off his Kanye West sample album, Netherfriends Goes West, due out soon. Check out the video below.
http://youtu.be/wvmeU6iO5pI
[Event] Netherfriends' "New CHI-t" Release Party at The Burlington Bar
Netherfriends' much-anticipated hip hop mixtape, New CHI-t, will be released tomorrow. To commemorate the drop, Kimball House Productions has put together a release party with Fess Grandiose, Impolite Society, The MPLS Henrys, Chandler London, and Shazam Bangles sharing the stage in support of the one-man band himself, Netherfriends. With a suggested donation of $7, this lineup features some amazing Chicago talent. Be sure to make it out! More information on the release party can be found over here.
[RH Premiere] Netherfriends: "Kind of Buzzed vol. 1"
Yesterday, we brought you a taste of Netherfriends' next project, Kind of Buzzed, with the lo-fi video for "Kimball House Freestyle." Inspired by Miles Davis' album, Kind of Blue, Netherfriends' project, "Kind of Buzzed," features full instrumental improvisation with rap freestyles from Blakkass Westley, Chandler London, and Rich Jones. Beats were made using a drum pad, analog synthesizer, guitar, vocals, and MPC ran through a couple loop pedals. The first track features Danimal THA CHOPPA on MPC. The last track features Otherly on drum pads.
The project is ambitious and very experimental, but it all comes from a genuine love for music and the spirit of creating something organically and collaboratively instead of going through the regular processes. It's different, but I think it's the kind of difference that's needed to shake things up a bit, or to at least introduce a new way of creating music. I hope everybody enjoys the concept Kind of Buzzed is portraying, and await any potential future volumes that will follow.
[Video] Netherfriends: "Kimball House Freestyle" (feat. Blakkass Westley and Chandler London)
I've been talking extensively about Netherfriends lately, and with good reason; the one-man band/production team/musician extraordinaire has a lot of projects coming out this summer. We're talking New CHI-t, 50 Songs 50 States, and P3ACE. We've heard some of what's in store, including yesterday's "Jurassic Park V" with theWHOevers. Today, we're showing a small glimpse into Netherfriends' next project, Kind of Buzzed.
The video is very lo-fi, tying into the project's theme of improvisation inspired by Miles Davis' Kind of Blue album. Netherfriends and associates, this time featuring Chandler London and Impolite Society's Blakkass Westley freestyling over Netherfriends' instrumental improvisation and Danimal THA CHOPPA on MPC. It's different, rough, and not like normal hip hop releases, and it's exactly why I feel Netherfriends has been making such a wave in the local scene lately.
http://youtu.be/wRh8O6gNilY