I Got Five Ladies (Luniz vs Chromatics) Download: direct via Raptorhideout | Soundcloud HOOD + BBU: We've got a whole weekend of shows with our friends, Chicago's BBU . If you haven't downloaded their Bell Hooks mixtape you should do that now. Then you should get in a car/plane/boat/hoverboard and come to one of the shows this weekend. Tonight it goes down at Rhino's in Bloomington, IN. Friday night we will be at Hi-Tone in Memphis. Saturday is in St. Louis at Firebird .

You might remember that we posted some new tunes from Chicago native kechPhrase two months back when he released “Writing on the Wall” and “Anything”, the latter of which features Big Baby Gandhi, BBU’s Epic, and Das Racist’s Kool A.D.…

The Chi-town crew " wake the city up, " on the latest leak off City of Win's forthcoming compilation album.  Click the link for the stream and download.

Minulla oli tosi mielenkiintoinen kesäloma vuonna 2009. Taisi olla niin, että joka ainoa päivä olin aika hyvissä. Paitsi yhtenä päivänä, jolloin en ollut missään, mikä johti siihen, että sain riesakseni jonkinlaisen flunssan pariksi päiväksi. Flunssa ei tosin liiemmin haitannut, koska päätin, että hyvissäolematon kokeilu oli kyseisen loman osalta ainoa laatuaan. Voi olla niin, että kehitin tuona kesänä nopeiden syöksyjen maksiimin (ensin leppoisaa kaljanlitkintää ehkä sixarin verran, sitten fisu + gt + fisu + gt + fisu + gt), mutta voi myös olla, että olin kehittänyt sen aikaisemmin. Kyseinen tapa nauttia alkoholia oli ikään kuin vastaveto tietyissä piireissä tutuksi tulleille kommandokänneille (terävä + terävä + terävä + kalja + terävä ...

Here is an interesting development, as Philadelphia rapper-producer kechPhrase has signed to Das Racist‘s label and is now dropping a number of tracks to support his case. Here are two contrasting pieces that kech dropped over the past two days,…

It really is time to dance. Past time in fact. Let’s do it. Also, slow-mo cat play and remote controlled women. But also Stone">Angus Stone’s (of Angus and Julia Stone) wonderful music, despite a so-so video. -Matt

"If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution." That oft-quoted line attributed to Emma Goldman (though she never said exactly that) seems apt for conflicted Chicago rap crew BBU. The foursome of DJ Esquire, Jasson Perez, Richard "Epic" Wallace, and Michael "Illekt" Milam, who first made a name for themselves with 2009's "Chi Don't Dance," seem intent to merge the raw energy of the last decade's mainstream and underground party rap, with thoughtful, politically engaged lyrics and well, not come off like a bunch of sanctimonious jerks. bell hooks , their ...

photos by Julie Schabel, words by Andrew Sacher DOWNLOAD: Main Attrakionz - "Focalin" (MP3) Main Attrakionz @ Glasslands Main Attrakionz's short run of dates leading up to 35 Denton and SXSW (where they'll play a BrooklynVegan day party) stopped in...

Recommended Show: SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2012 COLDPLAY @ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 1260 Sixth Avenue New York, NY 10020 $55, 7PM It's not just Coldplay that makes this show worth it, but also Mumford and Sons and Jon Stewart as well. The Shivers @ Manhattan Inn Porches & Summer People @ 929 XPO William Shatner @ Music Box Theatre Korallreven, Lemonade, & Young Magic @ Bowery Ballroom Andrew Cedermark, Pigeons, & Matt Northrup @ Shea Stadium Bachelorette, Baby Alpaca, & Bermuda Bonnie @ Cameo Gallery Main Attrakionz, BBU, Big Baby Gandhi, & Beans @ Glasslands Scott Kelly, Eugene Robinson, & Toby Driver @ Knitting Factory Happy New Year, Daniel Klag, Spa Castles, & Beef @ Death ...

The Chi-Town crew serve up a steaming bowl of " Spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti... " on a potential single off their new bell hooks LP.  Click the link for the stream and download.

Forget Chicago juke: This year’s about killing billionaires, Nirvana/Ultramagnetic loops, and clowning white folks. Bell Hooks no Critical Mass BBU

"Fuck gangsta rap," a member of BBU declares at one point on the Chicago rap group's new mixtape, " 'cause black power is the hardest." That's the gist of bell hooks , released for free earlier this week by clothing company Mishka. This fully realized set attempts to outflank hip-hop's swag contingent not by getting all preachy and boring, but by being even more inflammatory, provocative, and — for lack of a less contentious word — "real." In this, it's surprisingly successful. That goes for the music, too. Rather than bite the hazy cloud-rap production or cinematic Lex Luger-style rattle ...

Are you ready for a transmission straight from the streets of the Windy City? You better be, because today Мишка is happy to present bell hooks, the brand new album from Chicago’s very own BBU. Picking up more steam with each passing day, this four piece is primed and ready to burst onto everyone’s radar. After hearing their feature [...]

The Hood (Feat. GLC) [Prod. by Classick] by BBU BBU is an up-and-coming Chicago rap clique, and they’ve got a new mixtape out via the Mishka Bandcamp, which is building its cred as a hot spot for genre-defying hip hop tapes. When it comes to breaking barriers, BBU is no slouch. They’ve got a sharp [...]

Chicago hip-hop crew BBU have just released their new mixtape Bell Hooks.The fact that the mixtape is named after the great black feminist thinker should you some idea of where these guys are coming from. The tape features collaborations with Das Racist and fellow Chicago rap types GLC and Mic Terror. Stream the album below or download it for free right here bell hooks by BBU