BY TER STAFF
Rapper Mick Jenkins is one of our Top Chicago Artists to Watch for in 2015, and his new OnGuad produced track ‘Time’ is proof why. ‘Time’ is set to appear on The FDC and 119 Productions’ upcoming Chicago Sights ’N Sounds compilation, and you can stream it now, below.
BY TER STAFF
It has been awhile since we have got new news from Drake. Although ‘0-100’ was Grammy nominated and the song of the summer in 2014, the year was still relatively quite for Drizzy. Well good news for Drake fans, as today the OVO rapper took to his Twitter, to share a new short film, titled “Jungle”. Watch the Karim Huu Do directed 14-minute short film, full of footage from Drake’s come up and even some snippets of new music, below.
BY TER STAFF
For those who don’t know Donda’s House is a non-profit organization created in honor of Kanye West’s late mother, Dr. Donda West. The mission of Donda’s House is to honor the educational legacy of Dr. West by implementing arts, health/wellness, and literature experiences that transform youth. In addition to their daily operations and weekly events, Donda’s House has put on a number of big events in the past year specifically, including their “Behind the Mic” event with Big Sean and their community showcase at this year’s AAHH! Fest. Now because of Illinois budget cuts, Donda’s House and its mission has been threatened, and they are asking for your help to make sure that all of Chicago’s youth has access to arts and a safe space at Donda’s House.
Continue reading Donda’s House Needs Your Help to Preserve the Arts for Chicago’s Youth
BY TER STAFF
After releasing their track ‘Perfect‘, featuring Childish Gambino and Kent Jamz, production team THC released its follow-up this week. The new track, ‘futurebabymama’, is in anticipation for their newest album and features Kent Jamz (of OverDoz), who provides a nice verse and a head-bobbing hook. Ventura rapper, Kyle, also delivered a very solid verse, and the song goes into a smooth outro led by West Coast rapper, Buddy. It was not stated whether or not this new song will be on the album.
Continue reading THC Releases Banger “futurebabymama” Featuring Kyle, Kent Jamz, & Buddy
BY TER STAFF
Yesterday Chicago’s Chance The Rapper continued to give back to his city, by hosting his first “Open Mike” event. From raising $100,000 for Chicago schools, to attending Big Sean and Donda’s House‘s “Behind the Mic” event for young Chicago artists, Chance always puts on for his city. Last night though, Chance and the Young Chicago Authors gave local high school students a night that they would not forget, as the Chicago Cultural Center was packed with nearly 300 young artists. In addition to young musicians, poets, and comedians getting on the mic, some of the pros got to hit the stage too. Chicago comedian Hannibal Buress and rapper King Louie both performed for the young crowd, and SAVEMONEY‘s Vic Mensa was even in attendance.
Check out our photos below as we sent our photographer Andrew Baker to capture some of the best moments last night, and be sure to stay tuned as this is just one of many similar events that Chance will host in Chicago.
BY DAN GARCIA
In 2015, if you are a rapper and you have zero internet presence, you won’t make it, its that simple. YouTube, Vevo, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook… these are just a few things a rapper needs for relevancy. So it is no surprise that some rappers owe a great debt to the Internet and certainly some rappers more than others have utilized the world wide web to build their fan base. Of course there are others, but when I think of rappers that truly win at the Internet, I think of artists like Lil B, G-Eazy and Watsky, for a number of different reasons. And what do these rappers all have in common? Coincidentally (or perhaps not) they all are from the Bay Area.
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BY WILL LAMPLEY
One day after winning two Grammys for his debut single ‘i’, from his forthcoming second studio album, Kendrick Lamar is back with a new fiery record. Over a gritty Boi-1da beat, he spits three vicious verses, addressing his own hypocrisy, culture vultures, and the death of Trayvon Martin. He also shares the hook with Jamaican dancehall artist Assassin (you may recognize him from Kanye West’s 2013 album Yeezus). After the third verse, the record shifts into a smooth jazz melody crafted by frequent TDE collaborator Terrace Martin, along with what appears to be James Fauntleroy and a female vocalist. Kendrick’s next move sonically for his upcoming album is still unknown, but he’s now proven that he’s still musically ambitious and fearless on the mic, so the results should be fantastic.
Listen below.
Continue reading Kendrick Lamar Releases New Boi-1da Produced Track, “The Blacker The Berry”
BY DAN GARCIA
In the past few hours the winners were released for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, and already a lot of disagreement is surrounding some of the picks. While music is subjective in many ways, you of course can never make everyone happy. However, this year seems to be especially bad. Personally, I did not agree with almost all albums that were given a Grammy this year, so I was curious to see what the top critics in music thought.
Continue reading Music’s Top Critics Don’t Agree with Most of the Grammy’s Top Album Picks
BY TER STAFF
You probably thought Kanye West was being funny and joking when he stepped on stage while Beck received his Grammy for “Album of the Year”, well guess again. Speaking with E! after the Grammys, Kanye shared his opinion about Grammys and their selections this year.
Continue reading Kanye Wasn’t Joking: “(Beck) should have given his award to Beyonce”
BY TER STAFF
Watch as Kanye West gives an emotional performance at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards of his Paul McCartney assisted ballad ‘Only One’ (a song from the perspective of his late mother Dr. Donda West about Kanye and his daughter North). It was just a few years ago in 2008, as Kanye gave a memorable performance of his Late Registration track ‘Hey Mama’ after the death of Dr. West, and now the man who has boycotted the Grammys the past few years just gave them another unforgettable moment. Check out the touching performance below.
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The Early Registration 