Jon Jame$ is one of those artists who should release as much of his music as possible in music video form. That’s no knock on the audio or recording quality of his raps, it’s more so props on his larger than life persona and how it truly comes to life via the visual format. Jon […]
Treated Crew x Stüssy x Saint Alfred: “Treated Tribe”
Treated Crew, a collective based in Chicago, has joined forces with both Stüssy and Saint Alfred to collaborate on a project involving a new selection of apparel and a mixtape. The collection and the mixtape are both referred to as Treated Tribe. The apparel is modeled by Pusha T (with photos by Jesse Lirola), and is […]
[RH Interview] Mic Terror Talks “Fresh Prince of Darkness”
Photo by Andrew Zeiter Last week a steady stream of Treated crowns, leather and sneakers streamed into the Hard Rock Café in Chicago. The crowd that makes up a large part of the hip-hop scene here was assembled in the Loop to give one of their own a proper celebration for the release of Mic […]
[Video] Mic Terror: “15 Minutes”
March 4, Chicago independent hip-hop label Closed Sessions will be releasing the latest project for Treated Crew’s Mic Terror, titled The Fresh Prince of Darkness. The video, a cinematic piece directed and shot by Andrew Zeiter and Bryan Lamb, follows Mic and Hollywood Holt as they figure out how to ties up the loose ends […]
[Contest] Win a Pair of Tickets for Mic Terror’s Fresh Prince of Darkness Release Party
On March 7th, Ruby Hornet is co-sponsoring Mic Terror’s Fresh Prince of Darkness release party at the Hard Rock Cafe alongside our friends at Jugrnaut, Closed Sessions, Iridium, and OTG Management. Also on the bill are The Cool Kids, Saint Millie, Taylor Bennett, and Treated Crew, with DJ sets from MattBoyWhite, Manny Muscles, VIP J, RTC, […]
[Mixtape] #100Trill: “Muzik 2 Check Yo B*tch 2”
The Chicago duo, #100Trill is back with their latest project, Muzik 2 Check Yo Bitch 2 just in time for that special time of year. Treated Crew and LOD affiliates Mike Jaxx and Grade Aplus continue to push quality music at a fast pace, logging long hours at Kimball House Studios on the city’s northwest […]
[Video] ShowYouSuck: “Flip Phone”
Clinton Sandifer, affectionately known in many circles around Chicago as ShowYouSuck, knows how to turn a party up, and has proven that much at just about every show he has played in and out of his hometown. Mixing punk and hip-hop aesthetics, Show very well have the most live hip-hop set in the city. On […]
[Mixtape] Sulaiman: “Hook Line & Thinker”
Sulaiman is back with a fresh new tape to help his friends and family back in the midwest brave through (hopefully) the last few terrible months of winter. A few months back I found myself sitting and talking to Suli, discussing the new rise of the scene in Chicago, the jump-off of artists like Vic […]