posted by: DJ TREW J-Live in Chicago!!

We’ve been doing a ton of shows lately over here in Chicago. If you’re local, you really should be checking out what we’re up to already! If you’re outside the great state of Illinois, you can always follow up on…


Aesop Rock @ Abbey Pub
comment No Comments Written by DJ TREW on September 3, 2008 – 5:31 pm

Aesop is on tour again and our photog, Peter Parker Lewis, was there in the pit taking flicks. Check out the flickr photoset here.

Download: Alltruisms - Clusterbombs

July 3, 2008 – 9:00 pm

“One day, I was walking with Kong Keo through a UXO (unexploded ordinance) field in Phonsavan, Laos, when the metaphor came to me: Cluster bombs are like rappers – we drop, we get ...

Download: Fakts One - Grown Folks (feat. Little Brother)

July 3, 2008 – 12:00 pm

One Third of The Perceptionists, DJ Fakts One is finally getting his solo debut released. While Akrobatik and Lif both already dropped solo joints, Fakts' album has been shelved year after year. But ...

Download: Tanya Morgan - Hip-hop Is Dead II

July 3, 2008 – 12:00 pm

To prove that Hip-hop isn't dead, Tanya Morgan choose to make a track titled "Hip-hop is Dead II." Aight then. One thing we're feeling about the new TM joint is that the engineering ...

Download: NY Oil - Soldier (feat. Chuck D)

July 2, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Staten Island, NY native NY OIL is known for social commentary pertaining to the state of black culture and Hip-hop. Best recognized for the video for “Y’all Should Get Lynched,” which featured photos ...

Download: Culture IV - Never Had A Clue (feat. Royce 5′9)

July 2, 2008 – 12:00 pm

With a beat which sounds as it could've easily been made in NYC circa 1992, Culture VI's latest track "Never Had A Clue" (feat. Royce 5'9) off their ninety-four LP should be the ...

Download: Esinchill - All the Way Live

July 2, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Oakland-based MC Esinchill comes correct with this Jake One produced track. That's all I got to say, his submission was strangely cryptic. Let the music talk I suppose... Download: Esinchill - All the Way ...

Download: 88 Keys - Adam’s Case Files Mixtape

July 1, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Breaking into the Hip-hop production game on 1998's classic release by Black Star, Black on Both Sides, 88 Keys has his named attached to quite a few notable releases in the early aught's. ...

Download: Vast Aire - The Man Without Fear

July 1, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Vast Aire's sophomore solo LP Deuces Wild dropped recently. If you're having trouble deciding on whether or not to cop the full length, check out the track "The Man Without Fear" below... Download: ...

Download: Common - Go (K-Salaam & Beatnik remix)

July 1, 2008 – 12:00 pm

The Production Duo of K-Salaam & Beatnik is releasing track-by-track, via the internet, their upcoming Common remix album S.T.O.R.Y. (Stories Told Over Remixed Years) Check out their retake on "Go." "Hip-Hop is at the ...

J-Live in Chicago!!

June 30, 2008 – 9:36 pm

We've been doing a ton of shows lately over here in Chicago. If you're local, you really should be checking out what we're up to already! If you're outside the great state of ...

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