In short, Donnie Dee, Yung Neil and Stakks, known collectively as S.B.E. (Star Boy Era) are providing the soundtrack to a movement. What is that movement you
Marwan (Soulflow) is a singer, songwriter, and producer originally from Decatur, Ill., now based in Chicago. With influences that range from Stevie Wonder to Usher, it’s
As always, Papoose offers good ol plain New York rap through and through. For better or worse. Returning with the second installment to his Hoodie
Over the last couple years, Chicago emcee Castro has gradually made a name for himself as an up-and-coming star on the Chicago hip-hop scene. Working at a
The emcee half of the duo, Kidz in the Hall, is back with the sequel to his acclaimed Brain Power mixtape with the appropriately titled
Still riding the waves from his successful sophomore album, Born Sinner , J. Cole has a lot to celebrate. While celebrating his 29th birthday last month,
Ever have “company” coming over and struggle to find the right mood music to help the night go off without a hitch? DJ Showtime of
The saying goes “third times the charm,” and it’s not like Ace Hood needs any luck, but he decided to bring back his popular “Starvation”
As one of the more exciting and fundamentally sound emcees to emerge from Chicago’s ever-growing pool of rappers, The Boy Illinois is on the fast
Fans of the Wu-Tang general will love this latest mixtape full of freestyles and collabs mixed in with a few choice new cuts. The DJ
King Louie is back to do what he does best: drop that hard s–t! On the second installment of his Drilluminati series, Louie keeps it
Chi-Town favorite GLC is back with his latest offering titled Ism Churchill. Teaming up with producer and engineer, Mr. Live, the king of the Ism
Longtime friends and collaborators Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip have finally come together to put out a project…..sort of. The Abstract And The Dragon is mostly
Tyga returns with the fourth installment of his “Well Done” mixtape series and he doesn’t disappoint. This time around the Young Money/Cash Money rapper brought
One of Lupe Fiasco’s best known songs is feel good story rap entitled, “Hip-Hop Saved My Life”, and that mantra may very well be the
Beyoncé has become discontented with the amount of noise that comes in between an artist and the music and the fans. In an interview she
On Super Rockin’ Mister Magic, DJ Sporty Shorty Gee takes us way back with a compilation of songs as played by legendary hip-hop titans Mr.
Chris Brown drops a six-song EP meant to hold fans over until his full-length album, X, is ready for release early next year. Joining him this
Hailing from the southeast side of Chicago, Giftz is poised to stake his claim among Chicago’s elite emcees. At just 23, the upstart rhyme spitter
Eight time Grammy Award winner Marvin Sapp’s 2007 single “Never Would Have Made It” held the No.1 position on the radio for 43 weeks. He
