Our WLS Beat Broker, Atarilogic, will be up in the CHI this Thursday 4/19 at Smartbar for residents Intel and Maker’s Runoff with guest Newlife. Come thru and throwdown for Atari’s return up north with dem Indiana Beats. Its free and we go till 4…so come get your preholiday drank on, make poor decisions, and say what up.
Well Cub’s home opener has came and went with similar high expectations yielding unfavorable results, unless of course your goal was to make Clark street your public bathroom (the wrigleyville party boys killed this one). One thing is for sure, Anticon emcee ex-Tha Grimm Teachaz Kenny Dennis aka Serengeti, is taking the heat off of Chicago’s favorite whipping boy, Steve Bartman. I agree with him. It is time Steve be excused from causing years of piss-poor baseball on the North Side. Blame Candy Maldonado…Blame Ryan Klesko…Blame Steve Stone. Wait lets put the blame where it belongs Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol (you won’t hit me, but I might hit you).
Check out Serengeti’s new Kenny Dennis EP for more O’Douls infused raps.
A nice piece of… work from a NYC trifecta of Action Bronson, Party Supplies, and Director Rik Cordero (you may have seen him filmin’ at Popeye’s or Superdawg). “Hookers at the Point” (not to be confused with “Bitches at the Point“) is a love story of a beat up street walker and her pimp Bam Bam Bigelow who rents her out to emo rapper, Cage, for a romp in his car. Cameo by everyone’s favorite paraphernalia, crack pipe. He has been gettin some steady work these past months.
For real though Bronson’s verses go hard; “before I purchase wanna peak at the turkey/ make sure that it’s perky/ so it wont turn my dick to jerky.” The mixtape with Party Supplies is out next week March 12th and check out Bronson and Cordero’s video for “Cirque Du Soleil”
Action Bronson & Statik Selektah – “Cirque Du Soleil” from Rik Cordero on Vimeo.
It’s that time again to celebrate the birthday of “the producer who can rap and control the maestro” and dem boys at Burlesque North America have been praising the D.R.E for ten years strong with nuttin but a gangsta party.
Not near MinneSnowta you say… I dont blame ya, so Ground Lift Media along with a list of Chi-town heavyweights have been holdin down this celebration in the 312 for the past 4 years. Ain’t shit changed for the Two Oh Twelve (peep the flyer above) and get your ass to Double Door this Saturday the 18th for the next episode. This year brings more heat with Big Once, and his newly appointed wings, as Red Bull Thre3style US Champ. Psalm One on the mic to provide some freestyles and Dre hooks as only she can. Along with a list of the homies (Intel, Maker, Trew, Pickle, Kool Hersh) to keep the party goin till, well 3 in tha mornin’.
I’ve been checking this party for the last 4 years and it never dissapoints. Always a nice mix of emcees and deejays paying homage to the Doctor with their own orginal mixes, edits, and blends of everything Dr. Dre. Get here early and grab a Colt 45 w/ paper sleeve (that was marketing bliss last year). Ground Lift Media provides this years sampling of mixes from your resident Dre Day deejays, Deep Covers 2. Get ur khaki’s cuffed and creased and meet us in dem Wicker Park Streets.
Other Dre Day Events: NYC, Philly, Orlando, and Vancouver
Artwork by Flux of Binkis Recs
MacheteVision wins the award for album I didn’t Kno existed in 2011 and pleasantly found in 2012, so I’m aware that I am a few months late, but I’m banking on most of y’all haven’t been exposed to it yet. MarQ Spekt (Jersey City emcee) and Kno (Cunninlynguist) team up for a 10-track album with the theme being a heavy dose of sampling from the film Machete and gloomy, sinister beats as only Kno, “the Emo Premo” can provide. Add some features from Action Bronson, Deacon the Villain, and others and this (although short) work has been getting some repeat spins from me lately.
So head over here and pick up the deluxe version ’cause you are gonna want Kno’s instros. Check the track “Roadhouse” with Action Bronson.
Pass the Ayahuasca. Then I’m hiring Oh No and The Alchemist to move my ass.
Que ruins your fresh kicks droppin his Bird Shit mixtape. Check his promo video below, shot by DaVisonaryz thru the streets of Wicker Park. Que continues to churn out some of the most locally relavent rhymes and you can see him soon at the Darkroom . Word… Life, Son we No Blog in the Wild.
It’s the inimitable hip hop duo Maker & Qwel (Chicago) with The Comeups DJ Intel, Kyle Long from Cultural Cannibals and Tone Def/WordLifeSon’s resident DJ Atarilogic for an evening of hip hop and exotica at Hookah! on Chauncey Hill. Save dat date and stay tuned for more information, bios, music and vids right here!
Qwel and Maker: Live Footage from Reggie’s in Chicago captured by our homies Golden Eagles Media Real Chicago Hip-Hop for a night. L-Town stand-up!
DJ Intel: My border-jumpin homie. Indy get at us on Tues. 25th at Coaches. L-Town U get a Chicago double feature. Facemelt, Dirty Social, and Messaround resident bringin dat heat for Adult Fall Break. It may start a bit the same but really who gives a fuck. This is one of my Dj Intel and dirty social homie Merk 1 favorite mixes, a lot of chicago bangers. With some serious drops (Melissa especially damn ma) and our 765 localite Scuba Gooding Sr. St. Alfred’s Presents: Welcome To The Dirty Social by djintel
Atarilogic: Our Brethren from the wayback! L-Town resident beat banger. From 104 N. Salisbury to the Office back to the box house to the farm on holidaze. This dude has held us sons down for our time around. Lost Plot is on its way, get a early taste on the 26th.
Kyle Long: Cultural Cannibal reppin that afrojack, tribal beats. Just heard this mix and its solid but will blow your head a 1:12. Adventures in Cultural Cannibalism – Vol. 1 by kyle long
The Motor City brings another real talkin emcee, Dopehead, from the Bruiser Brigade. He will be around the Midwest on the Relax tour with Das Racist and fellow Detroitian, Danny Brown. Airbags is the new video from upcoming Plaid Palm Trees. IMHO he kills his last verse even with the Rodney Stuckey reference. You can catch up with some raw free shit from Dopehead from 2008 here.
DOPEHEAD – AIRBAGS official music video from Stedfast Media on Vimeo.
This is the first preview off Smoke DZA’s new album “Rolling Stoned” set to drop Aug. 30th. U might as well preorder it.
Smoke DZA – “On The Corner” (Feat. Bun B & Big K.R.I.T.) by thesmokersclub
It has been bout 2 years since Smoke DZA dropped “Substance Abuse” and I’m not gonna lie I was not tracking on self-proclaimed George Kush, but once “George Kush- Da Button” dropped DZA’s was in heavy rotation at the Lakeview Emporium. He put his name and Smoker’s Club to the test on the video for Continental Kush Breakfast. Gotta love the name droppin.
I asssume this is how @RockMedz begins his day, but I’m not sure if he can hang with the club with Big K.R.I.T. and Curren$y featured on a multitude of his tracks along with K.R.I.T. and Ski Beats doing most of the beats, his mixtapes have known not to dissapoint. Put it in the decks and put it in the air… and hell jump in the van with Devin the Dude and a fresh out of college Asher Roth (fuckin Mark Zuckerberg lookin ass).
After all that you’re prolly hungry… for more ish so go get “Hustler’s Catalog” to hold you over till the Aug 30th. Then drive around banging I’m Loaded wit Lex Luger on the beat