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Lil’ Herb – Ballin’ Like I’m Kobe #LISTEN
Chicago rapper Lil' Herb (aka G Herbo) is back with a new mixtape entitled Ballin' Like I'm Kobe. It's 16 tracks of trapped out tracks featuring production by the likes of C-sick, DJ L & a variety of ...
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Oozing Wound – Hippie Speedball #watch #sludge #metal
We've covered Chicago rap quite a bit on here, so today I'm going to highlight a different sound coming out of the windy city. The band is sludge / thrash outfit Ooozing Wound who just dropped a visua...
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Reep da Glo – Genocide (prod by Knife) #chicago #rap #listen
DEAFWISH wunderkid producer, Knife Beats just bounced this collaboration with Chicago rapper Reep da Glo into our inbox. The track is called Genocide and features an anti-violence(?) chorus. Reep la...
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Free Crack 2 – Lil Bibby # listen #rap #mixtape
Railing against the mantra that 'the first one is free' and ridin' the wave of good reviews and blog love, Chicago rapper Lil Bibby brings it all back out for the follow up - Free Crack 2. This tape i...
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#LISTEN: Vic Mensa – Wimme Now #chicago #rap
Straight out of Chicago and reppin' the Micheal Jordan statue, Vic Mensa is back on this new cut called Wimme Now. Vic is straight on his game and producer Kaytranada absolutely kills the the beat. Th...
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#Watch ( ! ) Katie Got Bandz – Lil Bitch
Where u at Lil Bitch? Are you one of the 23k people that caught the new visual from Chicago's Katie Got Bandz? Drillary Clinton's new mixtape is getting mixed reviews - the "Headz" over at Hot New Hi...
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REVIEW: CHIEF KEEF – FINALLY RICH
DEAFWISH Beat Master MC/DJ Knife sat down and listened to the new Chief Keef Record. Here's a track by track break down of what you're in for. So far, Chief Keef is best known for leaving 50 Cent a...
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LI$TEN >> MC/DJ KNIFE – CHICAGO HIP HOP MastrMix 2012
Looking to expand your street bass horizons? DEAFWISH producer MC/DJ Knife has scoured the world for some heavy hip hop and decided to focus a spotlight on Chicago. Turns out that Chi-town isn't ju...
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