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Julian Malone's "16th Switch" was a short one

As Chicago's Julian Malone's Diff.Rent project continues to elude our ears, he maintains his buzz with a steady stream of solid singles for listeners to enjoy while they wait. This tactic hasn't slowed…

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Preme & Clint Norway "Parade" their superiority in a new track

Preme and Clint Norway detail the plight of the local rapper in a message of positivity through new track “Parade”. In the process they execute some ruthlessly hot hip hop…

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Little Simz drops the ambient visuals for "Mandarin Oranges Part 2" [Video]

When you're a female emcee, it's always going to that little bit harder to stand above your male peers. The lack of female emcee's in the hip-hop scene has always…

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Benji Boko celebrates a million plays with his "Jump Around" remix

To celebrate a million plays on his gem studded SoundCloud account, Benji Boko has put together a fantastic remix of House Of Pain’s hip hop classic “Jump Around”. Boko can…

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J Dilla knows how to "Give Em What They Want" in recently released rare track

J Dilla's influence on the game of hip hop is impossible to overstate and exaggerate. It isn't hyperbole when people state that he changed the course of production twice, or that…

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Tree and Chris Crack offer up some new soultrap "Cuts"

Tree is one of Chicago hip hop's unsung heroes; while he has garnered nothing but critical acclaim and praise in almost every editorial he is mentioned in, he still hasn't had…

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Kano and Ghetts share the crown on the aggressively brilliant "The Kings Speech" [Download]

The term 'legendary' gets thrown about far too easily these days, especially when it comes to music. It's always a bit of a taboo subject amongst fans as to who…

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Can't get enough Big L in SamSullivanBeats' remix of "Put it On"

Now this isn't the first Big L "Put it On" remix I've shared with you guys, but trust me this one is just as good- but completely different at the…

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Childish Gambino hangs out with himself in the video for "Sweatpants"

Childish Gambino is popping up all over the place with a surprise Coachella appearance alongside Jhené Aiko and quite literally in his new video for “Sweatpants”. Straight from his Because…

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Amir Driver drops an anthem for the sneakerheads with "The Campout" [Video]

As a sneaker-loving human being myself, I know the pain and agony of waiting in line for the latest kicks, only to be told that they've sold out by the…

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Joey Purp and Kami de Chukwu make their debut as Leather Corduroys on 'Porno Music Volume II:TSFR'

Chicago’s north side-based collective SAVEMONEY is back at it again with the release of Porno Music Vol Two: This Shit Fuckin Raw by Leather Corduroys. Leather Corduroys is a rap…

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Flatbush ZOMBiES rap on life and death on "Red Light, Green Light"

Flatbush ZOMBiES continues with their weekly Day of the Dead series with the track “Red Light, Green Light”. Produced by Erick the Architect, who also contributes his own verse and…

Julian Malone's "16th Switch" was a short one

Preme & Clint Norway "Parade" their superiority in a new track

Little Simz drops the ambient visuals for "Mandarin Oranges Part 2" [Video]

Benji Boko celebrates a million plays with his "Jump Around" remix

J Dilla knows how to "Give Em What They Want" in recently released rare track

Tree and Chris Crack offer up some new soultrap "Cuts"

Kano and Ghetts share the crown on the aggressively brilliant "The Kings Speech" [Download]

Can't get enough Big L in SamSullivanBeats' remix of "Put it On"

Childish Gambino hangs out with himself in the video for "Sweatpants"

Amir Driver drops an anthem for the sneakerheads with "The Campout" [Video]

Joey Purp and Kami de Chukwu make their debut as Leather Corduroys on 'Porno Music Volume II:TSFR'

Flatbush ZOMBiES rap on life and death on "Red Light, Green Light"

Songs to add to your playlist for May 2026

[Interview] ALL(H)OURS dive into the message of moving forward on new EP 'NO DOUBT'

Low Clika’s new single “Tal Para Cual” is a forbidden spark [Video]

Intelidey reaches for his cultural heritage in powerful melodic house anthem "Brahma"

Crawford Mack holds his mates to account with an upbeat story on fragile male outlooks..

YVNGBRYYY channels honesty, faith and spirituality into his genre-fluid soundscapes

Rising YouTube talent bigboyz is turning viral streams into hit records

Winter Music Conference expands 2026 programming with Sara Landry, Radio Slave, DJ Minx, Danny Tenaglia

Georgina Willis delivers compelling environmental documentary 'INSECT_O_CIDE'

From Machismo To Mujeres: Women As The Face Of Reggaeton

4 things I learned on the 'Call Me If You Get Lost' tour

4 things every artist needs to think about in 2022