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AG –“High Dreams”
Check out the latest from the hip hop trio, Articulated Genius entitled "High Dreams". Continue reading »
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Commando Ft. Kevin Kelly –“Stand Clear”
BXC's Commando drops a visual to his new song featuring Kevin Kelly entitled "Stand Clear". If you follow Commando's music, this is nothing unusual. If you don't, please expect heavy breathing, loud...
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Skool’d –“Tonight” ft. Jontay Damar [Our Way Monday]
Iowa based hip-hop group, Skool'd, releases their fourth edition to OWN, [Our Way Monday] entitled, 'Tonight' ft. Jontay Damar. We're a little late on this end, but these guys are definitely people...
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Lab Review: THEMpeople “Smoke Breaks”
In order for a movement to prosper there has to be some type of persistent individual behind the scenes responsible for majority of the things happening. With Chicago’s music scene on the rise and...
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Lab Review: Ibn Inglor “GawdsSpeed”
If anyone follows Ibn Inglor’s music then most would know that his sound is very complacent from most of the artists that reign over the Chicago area. What puts him in a completely different arena...
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Lab Review: Arjaye Jeter “Average Avarice EP”
Evolution is critical within an artist’s career. In my opinion, it’s probably the most important factor that must happen in order for anyone to prosper and remain relevant within the music industry....
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Lab Premiere: Icey Bby “Finally The EP”
There are many things that can make me happy or excited but one of them that stands above the rest is good music. Another thing that makes me happy is seeing artists prosper and really work hard to...
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Mixtape: ShowYouSuck “The Essentials”
ShowYouSuck is known for a couple of things like good music, awesome performances, and dope cover art to mixtapes. This new project “The Essentials” is simply a compilation of different songs from some...
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Lab Review:Sulaiman & Vic Spencer “We’re Still Disappointed”
The Chicago music scene would probably have to be at its highest peak right about now, which is a great factor but with its uprising artists they are a lot that don’t take the art form very seriously....
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Lab Review: Alex Wiley “Club Wiley”
Let’s discuss the path of Alex Wiley, his flow has always been very fluent and also very easily distinguished from other artists. Some of the things that he’s most known for are working with artists...
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Lab Premiere: Arjaye Jeter “All In One Day”
It’s been a while since we’ve gotten something new from Arjaye Jeter but he’s back at it strong with a project done on J Dilla instrumentals. So it was an honor for the lab to premiere “All In One...
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#SaturdaySpit- N.E.S. (Freestyle)
Today we are pleased to show you all the second installment of our #SaturdaySpit series. Today we bring you N.E.S., this artist has been carving a pathway of very soulful music into the hearts of...
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Animuse “The Lucy List” [Mixtape]
Animuse has been making a lot of noise lately and this new project that they have unleashed only proves that even more. Continue reading »
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ShowYouSuck “ShowYouSuck Raps Over Toro Y Moi Songs” EP
ShowYouSuck will probably be the person to bring the du-rag back, this has to be the most random but funniest album work for a project. Continue reading »
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Lab Review: HaerBrainSchemes presents Vic Spencer: The Rapping Bastard
In the Bandcamp description for Vic Spencer’s Rapping Bastard, you read Vic being compared to a vintage Redman, a punch lining Sean Price, and is listed as a member of the SAVEMONEY collective. Though...
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A Billion Young- “Swisher Sweet”
The production team A Billion Young have been making some serious noise in Chicago (no pun intended), and they have shocked many with how crisp and smooth their sound is for new guys on the scene. The...
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$pencer $ims-”The $ims”
The #StrayLife crew has been on my radar for awhile now due to another one of the Lyrical Lab’s awesome bloggers (INDIKAA). DB3′s “Rainbow Glared CD’s” was an awesome project and it got me excited for...
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Saba- COMFORTzone
Boasting one of the most fluid and distinctive flows in the city’s scene, Pivot Gang’s Saba drops his sophomore project COMFORTzone. Containing features from MC Tree, Legit, and a few others, its jazz...
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Hurt Everbody x Netherfriends “Round Here”
If you haven’t heard of Hurt Everybody you’re straight tweaking but if you haven’t heard of Netherfriends what’s wrong with you? Let’s worry about that later, this new track they released is amazing...
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“Water Me” Aaliyah Allah (Prod. MndSgn)
The lovely songstress better known as, Aaliyah Allah, has, without a doubt blessed soundcloud with her new track, “Water Me”. The track encases a variation of homophonic tones that flows perfectly with...
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