[RH Interview] Rich Jones: A Lot To Smile About

photo credit: Katie Levine Hailing from the Northwest side of Chicago, IL, Rich Jones is a seasoned veteran of his local Hip-Hop scene. Jones has been throwing and hosting events since 2012, his monthly series “All Smiles” hosted at Tonic Room is an apt description of the friendly emcee. Jones, a firm believer in the […]

Rich Jones – Mothman

[iframe id=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/348442465&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true”] Chicago’s hardest working emcee Rich Jones is back with his paranormal themed single “Mothman”. Over a stripped down beat with a subtle bass line Jones displays his storytelling skills; Jones has always had a propensity for honoring the more under appreciated elements of MCing. Telling the story of the Chicago mothman who doesn’t […]

[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 […]

Netherfriends: “Kind of Buzzed vol. 2”

Following the previous drops of Chandler London’s “Ode to Joy Freestyle” and Swords the Ronin’s “Black Belt Freestyle,” Netherfriends’ second entry in his freestyle/improvised series, Kind of Buzzed, is upon us. Featuring the aforementioned rappers and LOD/#100Trill rapper Grade Aplus and Second City Citizen member Rich Jones, Kind of Buzzed vol. 2 features a mastered mix of […]

[Mixtape] Netherfriends: “New CHI-t”

Netherfriends has been a very busy man lately. Besides preparing the full release for his 50 Songs 50 States project next week on America’s birthday, the fully improvised Kind of Buzzed series, as well as his kind of, sort of low key album, P3ACE, Netherfriends has been compiling all of his collaborations with a large […]

[EP] Rich Jones: “3Peat Vol. 1”

Rich Jones was stranded in Chicago’s China Town at one in the morning and had two choices as he puts it: Slog his way back to the Northwest side, or see if he could get a hold of friend and collaborator Doc Da Mindbenda. Fortunately for us, Rich headed over to the Grindhouse and recorded […]

[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 […]