Common may have been spending a lot of time on his film career, but his lyrical flow is still up to par with his rap counterparts. The Chicago MC hit up Shade 45’s Sway in the Morning, and spit a freestyle— but it wasn’t your average flow. Rather than coming off the top on the […]
Epic Records signee and Chi-town’s own King L, formerly King Louie, drops off the trailer for his new video “Val Venis,” exclusively to Hip-Hop Wired. In this video, King L returns to the Windy City to show that he’s “valn valn.” The low riding, dread locked rapper gained a big buzz with this recent single […]
Lupe Fiasco continues to promote his on-again-off-again relationship with the music game. Rather than just throwing in the towel, in an interview with Big Von of Bay Area radio station, 106 KMEL, Fiasco explained why he’s still around. “I’m on my way out,” he said. “I remember Jay-Z was like ‘Grand opening, grand closing.’ We were […]
It’s not enough that G.o.D. Jewels is one of the sought after MC’s in the recently discovered talent pool in the Chicago rap scene; But it looks like he is turning up the intensity on the all seeing industry’s magnifying glass on his future with his recent campaign. Along with part IV of the Looking […]
You’d be hard pressed to find a better mixtape title and artwork better than this. The Chicago pimp, GLC, is back to follow up his last project Cathedral, with The Anti-Simp. The Roman Church inspired artwork with the Anti-Simp engraved in what looks like a pimp bible is simple awesome. Even if you haven’t been following GLC’s dope collection […]
The city of Chicago is in crisis, as gun violence continues to claim the lives of several victims. As Hip-Hop Wired previously reported, murder rates have increased in the city by 38 percent, and with countless new reports of shooting deaths, local leaders are calling on the help of the Nation of Islam and Mr. […]
Throughout his rap career Lupe Fiasco has been known to go through one identity crisis after another. In his pre-Food & Liquor days he was more interested in doing his impression of a “gangsta rapper” (look it up if you don’t believe us), then he went to “backpack rap,” and now that he’s growing his […]
The mystery behind Jesse Jackson Jr.‘s whereabouts has finally been revealed. The Illinois Congressman has been receiving treatment for depression at the Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis, according to a statement released by the hospital, Friday (July 27). According to the hospital, Jackson is also being treated for gastrointestinal issues, possibly stemming from a 2004 procedure that […]
The City of Chicago is still in the throes of a violent summer that has reached epic proportions, as six people were shot in a 15-minute time span, Monday (July 23). The two separate incidents left two people wounded in the Marquette Park neighborhood, and four others in Merrill Park. Police reported that the Merill […]
The family of Tonya Reaves is demanding answers after she died following an abortion Friday (July 20). The 24-year-old went to a Planned Parenthood facility in Chicago to have her second trimester pregnancy eliminated. According to her autopsy, Reaves suffered a fatal hemorrhage, during the dilation of evacuation procedure (also known as D&E), which surgically […]
With part 1 and part 2 already in the rear view, “Dirk G.O.witzki” makes his boldest statement yet with the third installment of the Looking Glass series. With frustrations digging in, G.o.D. Jewels speaks on the “back against the wall” mentality he has undertaken in the process of making his upcoming Glimpse of Destiny project. […]
The good kid is going to hit mad cities this starting this fall with BET Music Matters. Kendrick Lamar and BET are hitting the road on a 23-city North American tour starting September 7th in Roanoke, VA. “Kendrick is one the most prolific and phenomenal artist emerging today. His music, style and flow brings a fresh and […]
