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Outkast’s Big Boi and Phantogram Form New Group, “Big Grams”, Self-Titled EP This Month

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Looks like Big Boi has moved on from trying to reunite Outkast for another album…for now at least. The Grammy winning rapper and genre-blending duo, Phantogram, have combined forces to form their new group, “Big Grams”. And don’t think that you will have to wait too long to hear some music from the new trio, as they will be releasing their self-titled debut in less than a month, September 25th via Epic Records. 

Pre-orders for Big Grams start tomorrow (9/10) and you won’t want to miss at they pay a visit to Beats 1 tomorrow at 12:40 PM EST as Zane Lowe premiere’s their first track, ‘Fell In the Sun’. Also appearing on their forthcoming 7-track project will be Skrillex, on their record ‘Drum Machine’ and Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P) on ‘Born To Shine’. Coming out of virtually nowhere, this is already one of our most anticipated projects of the year.

 

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WGCI Big Jam Lineup Revealed: Kendrick Lamar, Future, Vic Mensa & More

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

The WGCI Big Jam is coming back this year and the lineup could not be any better! Last year we covered the 2014 Big Jam at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom with performances by Juicy J, Rae Sremmurd, Migos and more. This year your favorite Chicago radio station is stepping things up by hosting the jam at the United Center, and with performances by Kendrick Lamar, Future, Meek Mill, Fetty Wap, Vic Mensa, Twista with Do or Die, and more! The Big Jam will take place on October 25th this year and you can pre-order your Big Jam tickets now!

Check out the full lineup below!

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Concert Photos, Features, News

North Coast Music Festival Day 3 in Photos: Portugal. The Man, Twin Shadow, Stefan Ponce & More

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Today marked the last day of “Summer’s Last Stand”, Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival. But don’t worry because next year’s NCMF is only a year away! Coasties on Sunday saw some great performances from Atmosphere, Stefan Ponce, Portugal. The Man, Twin Shadow, Porn & Chicken and more! Like the first two days of the Union Park festival, tonight had something for everyone and we made sure to catch it all!

Check out our photos below, of what Day 3 of the North Coast Music Festival had to offer.

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Concert Photos, Features, News

North Coast Music Festival Day 2 in Photos: D’Angelo, The Roots, Steve Aoki & More

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Today marked the second day of Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival in 2015. Coasties on Saturday saw some great performances from The Roots, D’Angelo and the Vanguard, Steve Aoki, Galactic with Macy Gray, Phoebe Ryan, Chromeo and more! We also had the chance to sit down with Chicago’s own, artist/producer Stefan Ponce, for an interview (coming soon). Like Day One, tonight had something for everyone and we made sure to catch it all!

Check out our photos below, of what Day 2 of the North Coast Music Festival had to offer in 2015, and make sure not to miss tomorrow’s artists (Atmosphere, Twin Shadow, Stefan Ponce and many more).

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North Coast Music Festival Day 1 in Photos: Wale, Skizzy Mars, Leather Corduroys & More

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Today marked the first day of Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival in 2015. Today Coasties saw some awesome performances from a number of different genres. Rap fans saw sets from MMG’s Wale, SAVEMONEY’s Leather Corduroys (Joey Purp and Kami de Chukwu) and the talented Skizzy Mars. Bassheads danced their asses off to performances from The Glitch Mob and Knife Party. And the old school fans even left happy, as they saw a great set from the legendary Widespread Panic. Day one had something for everyone, and we made sure to catch it all!

Check out our photos below, of what Day 1 of the North Coast Music Festival had to offer in 2015, and make sure not to miss tomorrow’s artists (Steve Aoki, D’Angelo and more).

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New Music, News

New Music: Borgore and G-Eazy Team Up for “Forbes”

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Listen as Israeli DJ/Producer Borgore teams up with Bay Area rapper, G-Eazy, for their new record, ‘Forbes’. Set to appear on Borgore’s forthcoming EP, which will release on his Buygore Records, the new track is produced by Borgore and Styles & Complete. A trap beat with G-Eazy’s vocals, this is an awesome and unexpected collaboration to combine the Bay with the Israeli dance music scene, just before Borgore embarks on his upcoming U.S. tour.

Stream ‘Forbes’ below.

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AAHH! Fest 2015 Cancelled, Chicago Festival Plans to Return in 2016

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Last year’s inaugural AAHH! Fest rivaled all other Chicago music festivals in just one day. Taking place at Union Park, the same grounds as Pitchfork and North Coast, the music festival (led by Chicago’s own, rapper Common) saw performances from Kanye West, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Twista, Dave Chappelle, Jay Electronica, Jennifer Hudson, De La Soul, MC Lyte, Lil Herb, Diggy Simmon and a huge community showcase hosted by Kanye’s foundation, Donda’s House. Unfortunately though, if you are excited to see how the exciting new festival tops itself this year, you can’t.

Citing a “very demanding year”, the new festival has cancelled its 2015 festival and hopes to return again in 2016. Festival organizers want to “wait and do it right,” Common told Chicago Magazine. “Because the first one was so great, we know the next one we do has to be great. And we just felt this year we didn’t have all the tools or things we wanted to make it as dope as it could be.” It is uncertain whether the festival and its affiliates experienced budget problems for bringing the festival back, but we are hopeful that AAHH! Fest will return next year.

While we wait for AAHH! Fest 2016, enjoy some of our photos and footage from last year’s event.

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New Music, News, Premiere

Premiere: Listen to Bloque’s New Track “Megan”, HAYAMI Mixtape Coming Friday

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Megan

Earlier this year we premiered Bloque’s records ‘Chains‘ & ‘Purple‘, and today we have another premiere from the U.K. artist/producer, this time in support of his forthcoming mixtape, HAYAMI. Titled ‘Megan’, the new record gives people a window into the life of the emerging rapper. “Megan is the name of my car (laughs), but the song ‘Megan’ is really just a glimpse of my life, giving people an insight on where I come from,” Bloque told us. The lyrics keep with the record’s theme, taking listeners shotgun on a drive with Bloque. And if you like the production on this one, which is produced by StaticBeatz and BarNone, the two combined for another four tracks on Bloque’s upcoming project.

“Deep in the cut with no windows, hundred miles down on the ring road.”

Take a ride with Bloque on his new track ‘Megan’ below, and look out for his HAYAMI mixtape tomorrow!

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Reviews

Album Review: Rodeo | Travis Scott

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Rodeo
BY MICHAEL GIEGERICH

In an age where advanced knowledge of the music scene’s constantly evolving landscape is vital to artistic survival, Travis Scott is poised to lead hip-hop to a new era. A GOOD Music in-house producer, the 23-year-old’s music channels influences such as Kanye West and Kid Cudi into ultra-modern perspectives on life in the Internet era. He began to craft rumblings of greatness on the quintessential Days Before Rodeo mixtape in 2014, but a year later, he now has the opportunity to snatch greatness by its throat with his debut full-length, Rodeo.

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New Music, News

New Music: Ju Recruits WebsterX for “BURGUNDY”

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Listen as Ju recruits Milwaukee’s WebsterX for his new single, ‘BURGUNDY’. The record is produced by Jae Genius and you can find it on Ju’s forthcoming project, THE CAGE EP, (released date TBD). The two work great on the track together, as it showcases the growing talent from both of the MCs. WebsterX is Milwaukee’s biggest emerging name in a long time, and as the ‘Latley’ rapper continues to land features and gigs, his notoriety in the rap game is only going to skyrocket.

 

Listen to “BURGUNDY” below.

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