Baileys Brown’s debut LP is a tour de force in UK hip-hop production
Next up in a stellar year for London-based label Potent Funk is the not-from-concentrate debut LP from incendiary producer Baileys Brown. Riding high on the UK-wide trend of producer-led releases the Bristol based beatmaker keeps things free-range on Still Fresh, a powerful 13 tracker which…
Watch JPEGMAFIA’s Full Pitchfork Music Festival Performance On Blurred Culture!
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “…The next act I saw could not have possibly been more different. JPEGMAFIA’s one man show was unlike any I’d seen before. “They done let me up here with a live microphone, again. Mistake,” he told an eager crowd….
Dreezy Snaps Some Portraits For Blurred Culture At Pitchfork Music Festival
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY| SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “…I was able to catch Chitown rapper and singer Dreezy’s interview on the tail-end of JPEGMAFIA’s set, which was right across from the radio station. Someday (hopefully soon), society will drop the “female” prefix and simply call the ladies of…
Freddie Gibbs Makes Home State Proud With His Authentic Style
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “…Freddie Gibbs came in after the storm to amp the crowd back up with a high energy performance. Throughout the course of his set, he hopped over the boundaries of the photo pit and even lost his shirt while performing…
Ric Wilson Gets A Soul-Train Line Going At Pitchfork
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “… Early into the show, Ric set the atmosphere with Mavis Staples caliber songs about self-love and acceptance before upping the tempo. The infectious hook on “Hang Loose” had everyone dancing, and he kept the momentum alive with the grooviest songs…
Watch Rico Nasty’s Full Pitchfork Music Festival Set!
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “… Following was Rico Nasty, who essentially incited the first mosh pit of the weekend before she even stepped on stage. DJ Miles opened her set with Chief Keef’s “Don’t Like,” a Chicago classic that sent the crowd into mania. …
Valee Was In Tune With His Fans At Pitchfork Music Festival
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “… Her exhausted audience funneled into the Red Stage for a much-appreciated change of pace during Valee’s performance. In spite of his hype man and DJ’s best efforts, the crowd was not interested in getting up and jumping. It was…
Pusha T Built Momentum At Pitchfork Music Festival
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “… Over at the Green Stage, another G.O.O.D. Music artist gave an opposite performance of label mate Valee’s. Pusha T built momentum as he leisurely strolled on stage, unhurried by the crowd’s uproar. Hands calmly clasped in front of him,…
Earl Sweatshirt’s Stream of Consciousness Lyrical Style has Transformed into Pure Poetry,
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “… Next up on the Red Stage was a comeback performance by Earl Sweatshirt. The rapper/producer dropped out of last year’s lineup after his estranged father, activist and poet Keorapetse Kgositsile, suddenly passed prior to their planned reunion in South Africa. …
Common & Vince Staples Take Down Robbers in “Hercules” Video Ft. Swizz Beatz
On the heels of his lead single, “HER Love,” from forthcoming album, Let Love, Common has dropped off a new track and music video from the project, titled “Hercules” featuring Swizz Beatz. Vince Staples makes a cameo in the spot as a cashier in a corner store and finds himself teaming up with…
