Photo by Bobby Reys Chicago has been on lately. The Second City has always been known as a musical city and the current rate at which it has produced talent as of late is only adding to that legacy. As festival lineups roll out as we transition into Spring, it has become common to find […]
[Mixtape] Lil Herb: “Welcome to Fazoland”
The day has finally come for Chicago’s own Lil Herb to step out on his own. After first hitting the scene early last year with fellow south side artist Lil Bibby on the strength of their joint project which produced nods from the likes of Drake, and a slew of record labels. After sharing the […]
[Songs of the Day] 2/12/14 (Feat. Common, HeadHunterz & #100Trill)
Hump Day was a slower day for a lot of big artists releasing content, allowing us to branch out a bit and see what was out there. RAC keeps things upbeat midweek with their delightfully bouncy, harmonic “Repeating Motion” featuring Karl Kling and HeadHunterz offered up a stadium-sized new track to get you out of bed in […]
[Documentary] Chicago Hip Hop Profiled in “The Field”
[iframe id=”http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/embed/65971″] WorldStarHipHop, the website best known for knock out videos and general ratchet-ness, decided to bring their cameras to Chicago for a special video special titled The Field, detailing the in and outs of not only the Chicago hip-hop scene, but the social and socioeconomic ramifications that surround it as well. Shot by Sher […]
[Video] Lil Herb: “4 Minutes of Hell” (Part 3)
Photo by Elevator Lil Herb first stepped onto both the Chicago and national scenes late last year with local collaborator Lil Bibby. The pair gained recognition upon dropping Heir Apparents last year and have been branching off individually as of late. Today we have the latest from Lil Herb, with the third installment of his […]
Lil Bibby: “Lettin Up” (feat. Lil Herb & Lil Durk)
Lil Bibby is firing on all cylinders with every single release he puts outs as the day of his his highly-anticipated mixtape Free Crack gets closer and closer. “Lettin Up” is the newest leak from Bibby and it features his east-side compadre Lil Herb and OTF’s Lil Durk. DJ Victoriouz, DJ Bandz, DJ Twin and DJ Keem unleashed […]
Lil Bibby: “Water”
Lil Bibby has made a name for himself with aggressive street anthems detailing rough times on the rougher streets of Chicago. On “Water”, premiered on Complex yesterday, Lil Bibby laces his gritty voice over a soulful sample and high pitched synths that sounds more like a Kanye West track circa 2004. For his part, Bibby […]
Lil Bibby & Lil Herb: “Know They Role” (prod. by C-Sick)
If you’re not paying attention to the power moves Lil Bibby & Lil Herb have been doing since they first arrived on the scene, you’ve missed on a lot of dope music and even iller rhymes. Don’t worry though, it’s never to late to hope on the bandwagon and besides, from the looks of it, […]