Here’s the latest single from Chicago natives BBU which will appear on their upcoming mixtape, bell hooks, out February 14 via Mad Decent/Mishka Records. I’ve actually slept on anything from the group since “Please No Pictures,”which I’m now regretting because I think “The Hood” is some quality material. The combination of the lyrics, that GLC [...]

BBU‘s 2009 single “Chi Don’t Dance” was a politically-charged version of “Watch My Feet”-style juke-rap fusion. While the group has left the genre-recombination behind on new single “The Hood,” they’ve retained the political sensibility, promising … read more »

I took the professional route regarding BBU by saying nothing and never sugar coated my opinion on the Chicago juke rap troupe off the record. The name's shock value was iresome in a "too soon" manner and the light speed drum pattern awareness of juke made me car sick. Since I sound like a splintery old curmudgeon with those statements, let's just say they were aiming for the "smartly subversive" punch and wit of Das Racist, but fell short and if that's the case I...

Latest Single Calls On Hometown Legend; bell hooks Mixtape To Be Released February 14 http://www.audibletreats.com/pr/bbu_pr3.html

How do you follow up a Booth debut as fresh and unconventional as Kurt De La Rocha , the first feature from Windy City crew BBU ? However you damn well please, as long as it’s dope. More conventional than its predecessor, though no less bracing or controversy-seeking, The Hood finds beatsmith Classick and crew member DJ Esquire serving up a funky, sampled beat as Jasson Perez , Epic and Illekt flaunt their inner-city style and street politics. G.O.O.D. Music ‘s GLC , a member of Chi-town’s old guard, guests. For more, check out BBU’s bell hooks mixtape ...

Chicago-based Group Preps For February 2012 Mixtape Release http://www.audibletreats.com/pr/bbu_pr2.html

When we previously heard from BBU -- it stands for both Bin Laden Blowing Up and Brown, Black & Ugly ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/media/bbu/jumpers-prefix-premiere/59490/

SELF/TACO: If you haven't already seen the cover artwork for our new compilation (released today via Mishka ), spend two minutes of your life watching the behind-the-scenes video . After that, you'll be either hungry or revolted — but whichever the case you'll have the necessary prerequisites to download (for free) fourteen tracks of remixes and original productions that we've created over the past couple of years. Tracklist: 1. Ninjasonik & Johnny Nelson - The Future [prod. THI] 2. Foster the People (feat. Hollywood Holt) - Pumped Up Kicks (THI Remix) 3. Hooray For Earth (feat. Donwill) - True Loves (THI Remix ...

New Mixtape, bell hooks, Presented By Mad Decent And Mishka, Mixed by DJ Benzi http://www.audibletreats.com/pr/bbu_pr1.html

WHAT: Filter 's Culture Collide Festival WHEN: October 5-9 WHERE: Los Angeles, CA WHO: Gang Gang Dance, Lindstrøm, YACHT, The Rapture (DJ set), Avi Buffalo, Datarock, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, CSS, Isobel Campbell, DJ Harvey, and more. WHAT: The A3C Hip Hop Festival WHEN: October 6-8 WHERE: Atlanta, GA WHO: Freddie Gibbs, Big K.R.I.T., Big Daddy Kane, Random Axe, Murs, Freeway, M.O.P., Dead Prez, Jean Grae, Black Milk, BBU, Pill, Action Bronson, and more. WHAT: Fall Into Darkness Festival WHEN: October 6-8 WHERE: Portland, OR WHO: Agalloch, Acid King, Witch Mountain, OvO, Premonition 13 ...

The North Coast Music Festival (@northcoastfest ) takes place this weekend in Chicago’s Union Park featuring an impressive and eclectic lineup of artists. For those of us unable to attend the fest, one of the great ways to get real-time updates and information about the happenings at Union Park is via the performers’ Twitter feeds. We’ll be closely monitoring the @Hidden_Track account for updates from all of the bands, rappers and DJs we’re following on Twitter. We’ve made a Twitter list featuring every North Coast Music Fest artist with a Twitter account and have compiled the Twitter ...

Featuring: 1:00 PM Benzona 1:45 PM Say Wut 2:45 PM BBU 3:15 PM DGRC 3:45 PM Benzi 4:30 PM Reptar 5:00 PM Kito 5:45 PM Bosco Delrey 6:15 PM Lunice 7:15 PM Curren$y 8:00 PM Dillon Francis 9:00 PM Special Guest So any of you Chi-town residents, come through and if you’re not convinced, watch [...]

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Tweet This song earned a place on my On-The-Go playlist when I heard BBU (which member, I’m not exactly sure) spit: “I’mma stop, cause my verse is irrelevant/Rappers aren’t intelligent/Waka Flocka Flame, we go hard in da paint biatch!” If I had the opportunity to award someone the title of “International Kings of Stoner Rap”, I [...]

The good folks at Ruby Hornet document the Return of 4 Eva Tour’s stop in the Windy City: Big K.R.I.T.’s Return of 4eva tour hit Chicago’s Bottom Lounge on April 9th. The sold out show featured performances by Chicago’s YP, Big Homie D.O.E., and BBU as well the tour’s Jackie Chain, Smoke Dza, Mookie Jones, [...]