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Chicago Rapper Towkio Recruits Vic Mensa for New Track, “G W M”

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

SAVEMONEY rapper and Chicago’s own, Towkio, surprised many with his awesome 2015 project, .Wav Theory, but the emerging rapper is already on to the next one as he recruited his friend and long-time collaborator Vic Mensa for his new record, ‘G W M’. Short for “gang with me”, ‘G W M’ isn’t a gang banging street record, rather it’s a fun Mr. Carmack and Kenny Segal produced track where Towkio raps about his whole squad, which as many know includes Vic, Chance The Rapper and many more. SAVEMONEY isn’t your average rap collective, and Towkio’s new track definitely helps show that.

Stream ‘G W M’ below.

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Vic Mensa Takes Shots at Drake on His New Song “Danger”

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Minutes ago Vic Mensa shared his new Papa Beatz produced record ‘Danger’, which Mensa originally previewed for fans at Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo album streaming event at Madison Square Garden. While the track is fire, it will surely get a lot of attention due to lyrics aimed directly at the 6 God himself, Drake. In ‘Danger’ Mensa raps,

“I don’t like the way that n*ggas talkin’ like they bulletproof, till they gotta find out what a bullet do. Catch 2 in ya Canada Goose, it’ll turn a n*gga into proof.”

Referencing Drake’s collaboration with the brand Canada Goose, Mensa sent some pretty obvious subliminals Drake’s way, essentially warning Drake that he’ll catch a bullet if he keeps acting the way he does. It will certainly be interesting to see if Drake decides to respond, but if so, don’t expect Vic to catch as many Ls as Meek Mill.

Stream Vic Mensa’s new track ‘Danger’ below.

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The 20 Best Concert Tours of 2015

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Best Tours

2015 saw a lot of great concert tours, from J. Cole’s Forest Hills Drive Tour with Big Sean, YG and Jeremih to Taylor Swift’s huge 1989 World Tour. Some tours sold out stadiums and arenas, selling out the entire tour before it even begun, and some tours were in small intimate venues, either strategically or because simple supply and demand. Some had stacked lineups top to bottom and some introduced us to a lot of great new artists. Festivals like Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and Coachella were bigger than ever this year, but that didn’t stop your favorite artists from building up some great shows of their own.

Hit the jump and check out our list of our 20 Favorite Concert Tours of 2015!

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Vic Mensa Involved in Mass Fight Between Chicago Police Officers and Protesters Over Death of Laquan McDonald

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

The city of Chicago is rightfully outraged tonight as graphic footage was released of the death of Laquan McDonald, who was brutally killed by a Chicago police officer. While this alone is reason for many to be applauded, the officer who shot McDonald, who has since been charged with murder, shot the 17-year old a total of 16 times in the incident.

In a video captured by CBS, a scuffle breaks out between protesters and Chicago police officers. While he certainly isn’t shown doing anything wrong, one notable person involved in the middle of the fight is Chicago’s own, rapper Vic Mensa, who can be seen towards the end of the video. Tensions are very high in Chicago right now, and knowing how active Vic is in his city and the Black Lives Matter movement, his involvement is not unexpected.

Throughout the night only one arrest was made during the protests. Community activist, Malcolm London, was arrested after police say he punched an officer. The activist, who runs Chance The Rapper’s “Open Mike” events in Chicago was charged with a felony, the Chicago Tribune reports. 

Watch the video of the incident, courtesy of CBS, below.

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New Music: Young Chop ft. Vic Mensa & King100James – “Around My Way”

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Earlier this week, Vic Mensa took to social media to tease a forthcoming collaboration with producer Young Chop, known most for his production on Chief Keef’s Chi-town banger ‘I Don’t Like’, which was later remixed by Kanye West and played a huge role in shaping Chicago’s drill sound. Now today we have the Chicago collab, as Chop recruited Vic and King100James for his ‘Around My Way’ track from his new Finally Rich Too project, which released a few hours ago via iTunes and Soundcloud. 

“I don’t where ya’ll from, I’m right here. From them South Side of Chicago streets turn dreams to a nightmare,” raps Mensa on ‘Around My Way’.

Stream ‘Around My Way’ below and download Finally Rich Too now on iTunes.

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Freaky Deaky Day 3 In Photos: Vic Mensa, Mac Miller, Goldlink & More

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Today marked the last day of Chicago’s Freaky Deaky in 2015. Continuing the Halloween party into November, everyone again arrived in their best Halloween outfits and prepared themselves for some bass. With Freaky Deaky’s big expansion this year (now located at Toyota Park) the fall’s elite music festival in Chicago delivered! Fans today saw sets from Vic Mensa, Mac Miller, Goldlink, A-Trak, AlunaGeorge and many more, and we were there to capture the best moments.

Check out our photos below, of what the third and final day of Freaky Deaky had to offer in 2015.

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Photos: WGCI Big Jam (Kendrick Lamar, Future, Vic Mensa, Rae Sremmurd, Meek Mill & More)

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Last night could not have gone any better if you were a rap fan in Chicago, as the WGCI Big Jam delivered! Bringing the biggest lineup in rap to the Windy City, the United Center saw some amazing performances from Chicago’s Vic Mensa, Twista, Do Or Die, Crucial Conflict and Lil Durk, as well as sets from Monica, Bryshere Y. Gray (Hakeem from Empire), Omarion, Rae Sremmurd, Meek Mill, Future and Kendrick Lamar. The night was full of dancing, surprises, and most importantly some great live music! From seeing records like ‘Feel That’, ‘Overnight Celebrity’ and ‘No Type’ performed live, to watching Future and Kendrick kill their headlining sets, the Big Jam will certainly have trouble topping itself in 2016.

Check out our photos of the Big Jam below.

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10 Songs We Need to Hear at the WGCI Big Jam

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The WGCI Big Jam is only days away, as your favorite rappers are headed to the United Center for the Windy City’s biggest rap show of the year. With scheduled performances from Kendrick Lamar, Future, Meek Mill, Omarion, Rae Sremmurd, Lil Durk, Dej Loaf, Monica, Twista, Do or Die, Chicago’s own Vic Mensa and many more, you need to be at the house that Michael Jordan built this weekend. And like any great music fan, we have already started to think about the songs that we absolutely NEED to hear this Sunday.

Hit the jump and check out our list of the 10 songs that we need to hear at the WGCI Big Jam, and if you haven’t yet, get your tickets now while you still can!

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Interview: Stefan Ponce Talks New Album, Working with Childish Gambino on New Music, and More

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Stefan Ponce is more than just the producer behind your favorite records from Childish Gambino, Vic Mensa and Chance The Rapper. Although his name is forever attached to some of your favorite rappers, Ponce is currently making a name for himself. Don’t label him as the Grammy-nominated Stefan Ponce, or the Childish Gambino-affiliated Stefan Ponce, or the guy who produced ‘Down On My Luck’ and ‘3005’, Ponce is an artist of his own, with an album of his own that’s on its way. We sat down with Stefan Ponce to talk about his forthcoming project, and some of his artist friends who have helped him get to this point.

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Daily Artist Lineup for Chicago’s Freaky Deaky Music Festival Announced

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Chicago doesn’t subscribe to the idea that music festivals need to end in the summer, which is why React Present has totally expanded their Halloween music festival this year with Freaky Deaky. And while you purchase your tickets and await it’s full schedule, Freaky Deaky has just announced its daily lineups. Fans on Freaky Deaky’s opening day will be trick or treated to performances from Bassnectar, 2 Chainz, Action Bronson, Flying Lotus, Markus Schulz and many more. On Saturday Armin Van Buuren, Big Gigantic, Logic, Joey Bada$$ and more will hit the state. Then on Sunday, the Windy City will see sets from Chicago’s own Vic Mensa, Pretty Lights, Aluna George, A-Trak, Carnage, Mac Miller and many more.

With appearances from 2 Chainz, Vic Mensa, Flying Lotus, Mac Miller, Logic, Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson and Riff Raff, Freaky Deaky is set to have the biggest rap and hip-hop presence of all Chicago music festivals this year.

Check out the full daily lineups below.

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