Noname has been putting out hints about her next album all week, but in an Instagram post today she said “This the last picture I’m posting. Next one will be the album cover.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BlVsoqlBuQa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link In classic Noname fashion she is still keeping the release date a secret, but this makes it seem like it’s coming […]
Ruby Hornet Weekly Playlist Volume 3
Our favorite songs from the last week or so that we didn’t get a chance to cover: Mick Jenkins – Earl Sweatshirt Type Beat [iframe id=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/404516217&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true”] A genius wordsmith, the originality of Mick’s bars continue to defy conventional wisdom. Nafets – Blue Skies [iframe id=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/404854506&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true”] An infectious hook makes Blue Skies irresistible. CrazyJaZz – Harmonious […]
Mick Jenkins Tries To Catch A Vibe on “Energies” with Saba (prod by THEMpeople)
I haven’t heard a Bar Mitzvah referenced in a rap song in a minute… If you got more of those send them my way. But jokes aside, old friends Mick Jenkins and Saba reconnect on this new THEMpeople produced track, “Energies”. With what sounds like an actual clock keeping time, Mick Jenkins and Saba take […]
Mick Jenkins – Vampire In Brooklyn (Prod. GreenSLLIME)
[iframe id=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/349526046&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true”] “I’m talking about 6 months in before I knew I was fucking with Dracula.” “Vampire In Brooklyn” the newest song from the fiery MC Mick Jenkins sounds like an eerie tale of caution. Bars like “just getting my feet wet with the business, who knew I would of been in bed with the […]
Chicago Acts to Look Out For in 2014
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 […]
[Songs of the Day] 2/5/14 (Feat. St. Vincent, Zedd, Kelela & More)
Maybe it was the heavy snow across the Midwest, but there was a big surge of quality jams hitting the ‘net today, and we have them all wrapped up together as part of today’s “Songs of the Day”. We got the preview of a couple albums, as Chicago band Empires teased their upcoming LP, Orphan, […]
Mick Jenkins: “Leonidas”
Mick Jenkins has been following up a solid end to 2013 with a frenetic start to the new year. Over the weekend Jenkins dropped his latest track, “Leonidas”, before he took the stage Saturday to a raucous crowd at Reggie’s Rock Club in the south loop of Chicago as the headliner of a show that […]
NoNameGypsy: “Samaritan” (Feat. Mick Jenkins)
NoNameGypsy has been one of my favorite, low-key artists in the city for some time now. From catching her spitting spoken word poetry on a snowy Tuesday to performing rap songs in the midst of cluttered lineup, NoName has always been able to fully and succinctly embody who she is, both as an artist and […]