For the official remix of his record, ‘The Woods’, Chicago rapper ProbCause recruited his former tourmate, the always hilarious and talented, Lil Dicky. ‘The Woods’, which first appeared on ProbCause’s Drifters album, is a very smooth record and perhaps not the one that you’d expect LD to jump on. But it works! You can check out the record here and if you like it, you can purchase it now on iTunes.
Profession rapper, Lil Dicky, brought The Looking For Love tour to the Concord Music Hall in Chicago, IL. Repping his Chicago Cubs Sammy Sosa jersey, LD didn’t bring the Cubbies any good luck (as they fell 0-2 to the New York Mets), but he definitely put on a wild show! Accompanied by Chicago’s own, Alex Wiley, who performed his new record which features Chance The Rapper, Lil Dicky rocked the sold out crowd. The show was full of mini-games in a dating game show (you read that right), grinding, a make out session with a fan, a black penis version of pin the tail on the donkey, and of course the rapper performed a number of records from his Professional Rapper LP and his Get Hard mixtape.
Check out our photos below and check out LilDicky.com to see if LD is bringing his Looking For Love tour to a city near you.
Madison, WI had a hell of a night as Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller brought The GO:OD AM Tour to the University of Wisconsin. Selling out State Street’s Orpheum Theater, Miller was joined by rappers GoldLink, Odd Future’s Domo Genesis and The Come-Up. While all the supporting act delivered, it was Miller who brought the most energy to his performance. Highlights of the night came when Mac performed his hit single and college favorite, ‘Donald Trump’, as well as number of his performances from his new LP, GO:OD AM, of which his 2015 tour get its name. While Miller maintains a lot of his fan base from his early mixtapes, his music has continued to develop throughout his latest full length projects and his stage presence is no different. After a number of national tours and worldwide performances, Miller has more than found his way with his headlining sets.
Check out our photos below and make sure you get your tickets for The GO:OD AM tour before they are all sold out!
Milwaukee was in for a treat Friday night, as Chicago’s Chance The Rapper was just 90 miles north of home for the sixth date of his Family Matters Tour. With supporting sets from Save Money‘s Towkio, ‘Cha Cha’ singer/rapper D.R.A.M. and mega producer Metro Boomin, the ATL genius most recently known for his work on Drake and Future’s collaborative project, What A Time To Be Alive, Chance’s Milwaukee fans definitely left with their money’s worth after the sold out show.
While The Rave, the venue for tonight’s performance, was host to several different venues and concerts within the building Friday evening, Chance’s fans were the ones to show up in numbers. Competing with headlining concerts from Owl City and Seven Lions, Wisconsin Avenue was met with waves of Acid Rap tees and Social Experiment gear. And those smart enough to get there early definitely were rewarded, as Towkio performed an energetic 25-minute set, showcasing some of his best tracks from his 2015 LP .wav Theory. Towkio’s set was followed by Virginia artist, D.R.A.M., and while he may not be on your radar yet (although he should be), you have certainly heard Drake’s remix of his record ‘Cha Cha’, with the 6 God’s chart topping ‘Hotline Bling’.
Then to warm up the crowd for the main event, Metro Boomin gave a wild 40-minute DJ set, full of some of his biggest tracks. After his set, Milwaukee wanted more and more they received. Giving no less to his sister city of Milwaukee than he gave recently at his acclaimed performances at Austin City Limits and Pitchfork, Chance blew the sold out crowd away. With energetic performances of his biggest records, including a number of tracks from Acid Rap, as well as a variety of other records, fans could have cared less that the world is still patiently awaiting Chance’s next solo project. For Chance’s 90 minutes on stage, the energy and vibes during his performance could not have been rivaled by any other stage at The Rave, nor any other venue. This marks the 7th time I have seen Chance perform live, six of those with setlist’s dominated by Acid Rap, but I’d see him again tomorrow if I could.
Check out our photos below and be sure to visit ChanceRaps.com to see if Chance is coming to a city near your before the tour concludes in Los Angeles on November 25th.
The return of the Dyslexic Speedreaders is here, and out of nowhere! Over 5 years ago, the ‘My Dick’ rappers had a huge falling out, where the two went from being great friends to friends no more. Before the success of Avalon’s first hit ‘Jane Fonda’, Dirt Nasty (Simon Rex) would hand out Avalon’s CDs to strangers to help the California singer/rapper get discovered. Soon after, fans were treated to hilarious raps like ‘My Dick’ (with Andre Legacy), ‘Friday Night’ and more. Although, after disputes over unpaid loans between the group popped up, a falling out came between Dirt and Avalon.
Thankfully that falling out is now over as the two have teamed up for their very topical new record, ‘Netflix & Chill’. Dirt went on to tell fans:
“Me and Mickey had a falling out a few years back, but we decided to kiss and make up so we can give our fans some sweet new jams. And what better way to get over our differences than a nice mellow evening at home watching netflix and chilling out…..with hot girls of course.”
Listen to ‘Netflix & Chill’ below and let us all hope for a full out new project from the reunited friends.
Earlier today, React Presents announced another huge addition to their festival lineup in Chicago. Adding to North Coast, Freaky Deaky and Spring Awakening, React has announced REACTION NEW YEAR’S EVE 2015. Coming to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL this New Year’s Eve, the two-day festival (Dec. 30-31) will host performances from deadmau5, Skrillex, Chance The Rapper, Run The Jewels, CHVRCHES, Purity Ring, Cashmere Cat, Cherub, BADBADNOTGOOD and many more! If you’re 18 or older and will be anywhere close to Chicago, this is the way to spend your NYE.
Check out the full lineup for REACTION NYE below and get more information and tickets at ReactionNYE.com.
Order in the court! It’s been awhile since we shared the fun visuals for Scumbag Kea‘s record,‘Yew Who’, and falling on the same day as the Wisconsin-native’s birthday, Kea has released his new single, titled ‘Judge’. Featuring Drudini and produced by Mike Regal, Scumbag Kea shakes off the doubters and haters in his new record, which premiered today on DJBooth. “Living life so sin, I’m belittled. I’ve been better. I’ve been working on myself, here goes my letter to the devil!” Kea spits on ‘Judge’.
Stream ‘Judge’ below and stay tuned for more records from the In Line rapper.
Raury’s debut album, All We Need, is just three days away! And although the ‘God’s Whisper’ singer’s LP has now leaked, Raury tooked to Twitter to address the leak and to reward fans who are still holding out for All We Need‘s official release (October 16th via LoveRenaissance / Columbia Records). Speaking on the record, titled “demo 1: the sea” and which is not on the album, Raury simply told fans that this one is “about a girl.”
Next year, R&B’s breakthrough singer, Leon Bridges, will likely be in a city near you in support of his critically acclaimed album, Coming Home (check out our review here). Kicking off his 2016 tour on March 1st in Atlanta, GA, Leon Bridges will be hitting a number of cities throughout North America. And if one great artist was not enough, Andra Day will support Bridges on the tour from May 23rd until the tour comes to an end in Kentucky on June 9th.
‘Thrift Shop’ and ‘Same Love’ rapper Macklemore announced his new 2016 tour with producer Ryan Lewis today. Hitting the road in January for “An Evening With Macklemore And Ryan Lewis”, the duo will hit stops in Pheonix, Austin, Miami, Washington D.C. and many more before the tour ends on February 5th in Milwaukee. You can get your tickets to see Macklemore head ‘Downtown’ to a city near you, this Wednesday (October 14th) when the presale begins. Check out Macklemore’s official website for more information.
Peep the tour dates for Macklemore’s forthcoming tour below!
Courtesy of LeonBridges.com
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