Christmas In Chicago w/ Michael Christmas & Odd Couple [Video]

Continuing our illustrious Closed Sessions documentary series, we give you the story of “Christmas in Chicago”. This short doc chronicles the buzzing emcee’s Closed Session with Odd Couple, as well as his first Chicago headliner at Smart Bar. You may recognize some of the music from Odd Couple’s recently released “ChatterBox“.

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Scarface – Deeply Rooted [Album Cover & Tracklist]

Houston legend Scarface will finally release his new album “Deeply Rooted” on September 4. The project comes with features from the likes of Nas, Rick Ross, Z-Ro, Avant, Cee Lo Green and John Legend. Tracklist 01. Intro 02. Rooted (Feat. Papa Rue) 03. The Hot Seat 04. Dope Man Pushin’ (Feat. Papa Rue) 05. Fuck You Too (Feat. Z-Ro) 06. Steer (Feat. Rush Davis) 07. Anything 08. Do What I Do (Feat. Nas, Rick Ross and Z-Ro) 09. God (Feat. John Legend) 10. Keep It Movin’ (Feat. Avant) 11. You (Feat. Cee-Lo Green) 12. All Bad 13. Voices 14. No Problem 15. Outro

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Lil Bibby Says “Free Crack 3” Will Be His Last Free Album [Video]

Lil Bibby recently spoke to DJ Smallz about “Free Crack 3,” his highly anticipated triology finale, and the Chicago emcee revealed that it will be his last free project. “It’s the last one. I’m selling everything else, man. There’s too much free sh*t going on.” Bibby also told fans to look out for bigger production on the project, but he stayed quiet about his features aside from Lil Herb. Check out what else Lil Bibby had to say about “Free Crack 3” above.

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Easy Mo Bee & Emskee On Rap Is Outta Control [Video]

Native New Yorkers Emskee and Easy Mo Bee have recently released their collaboration album, Two For One, initially as a vinyl release. Emskee, long-time emcee and DJ, and Easy Mo Bee, former emcee and legendary producer in the music industry, bring you a neo-classic sounding album with the raw, 90s vibe of song structure and hard-hitting drums with clever concepts. “There are a lot of things in Hip Hop that need to be talked about…” explains Emskee as he describes some of the modern social issues that are covered throughout the project. Mo Bee takes a second to show his appreciation for the type of Hip Hop that DJ Eclipse spins on RIOC each week and mentions that his old group, Rappin’ Is Fundamental, will be releasing a Lost Tapes album with unreleased material. Emskee speaks on his monthly party, Recordnition, every 3rd Friday of each month with Easy Mo Bee at Kinfolk in Brooklyn. He ends this interview appropriately with an a cappella rhyme about respecting the DJ during a party. Purchase Two For One here.

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