Chicago rapper Lil Romo released the visual for the fan-adored track "12 Hot" today. Found on his debut project, King Without A Crown, the clean visuals were directed by Fake Dell through New York production outfit, Shot Clock.
King Without A Crown is available everywhere now, watch "12 Hot" HERE.
On the 13-track body of work, featuring production from Kid Wonder, All Day, OG Mic Will and more, the Chicago newcomer tells his story the only way he knows how, through genre bending melodies and thought provoking lyrics. Released at a time when Chicago sees its most violent year in over 28 years, with over 3000+ shootings so far in 2020, King Without A Crown is Lil Romo's ode to his violence wrought city.
"Wishing shit was different, nowadays we can't have any fun," Lil Romo raps on his latest single and video, "Long Time," reflecting on his surrounding.
NoxBond is one of a kind.
Even the name is unique and has layers of meaning. A long time ago, NoxBond started as
Noxious. Noxious is defined as physically harmful to all living beings. It got shortened to "Nox"
over time , and when Nox went to Chicago to shoot a music video with D Gaines, who Complex
magazine named "The Godfather of Drill" , he met Vincent Norment, D Gaines agent, who
recommended "NoxBond" based on his persona being a combination of "deadly" and
"sophisticated like James Bond".
I can't believe it myself! R. Kelly was charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual abuse involving multiple victims in a Chicago court Friday after decades of rumors and allegations that the R&B star was abusing women and underage girls. Kelly has denied allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls for decades. Neither Kelly’s legal representative nor the Cook County prosecutor's office immediately responded to Fox News’ request for comment on the charges.
Chance the Rapper announced that Google funded coding classes for 20 schools in his hometown of Chicago. Google has donated a generous amount of $1.5 million to Chano’s non-profit organization SocialWorks, to bring computer science to Chicago Public Schools.
Chicago Rapper Bigg Wall breaks Stigmas and Drops Bangers with his hit single “I Get It”
It’s hard to make it out of the Southside of Chicago with all the gangs, violence, unfair police activity, and many other obstacles that derail most from realizing their dreams and goals. Making it out of the Englewood area, becoming a leader in the field of radio media and podcasting, and dropping one of the hottest hustler anthems of the year, easily makes Bigg Wall a legend in the Chicago music scene.
Dressed in a University Red and Gum Yellow color scheme. This “Chicago” edition of the Air Jordan XX3 feature a full Red leather. Should this Air Jordan XX3 "Chicago" surface as a retail offering (perhaps at Jordan Brand's new stand-alone store in Chicago?)
They include upper that includes the city’s skyline graphic near the heel, along with Gum Yellow detailing throughout as well as the outsole. Other details include “CHI” and “CITY” embroidered on the sides, as well as Chicago’s area codes of “773” and “312” seen on the inside of the tongues.
King Von was born in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood of Chicago in 1994, and though he retreated to Atlanta to find peace and escape his hometown, his trouble with the law never truly escaped him. Many of his most popular songs paid tribute to Chicago; he was best known as a chronicler of street life, building narratives of tense nights on the streets and his desire to escape the gangster's mentality.
Lil Durk came back to Chicago for a special night wrapping up his 7220 Tour at the United Center a venue that once upon a time didn’t allow him to perform there. Ahead of Monday’s show Durkio launched an HBCU college program through his Neighborhood Heroes Foundation, where he will introduce students to different kinds of career paths.
This is the highly anticipated full movie of the Chicago film "No Time To Play Fair". Chicago rapper FAIRPLAY 2333 writes and directs his first movie depicting the harsh realities of growing up in Chiraq, where a GREAT day can turn bad and a bad day can turn deadly. So take a journey with Fairplay as he gives you the real reality of growing up in Chicago.
R. Kelly has pleaded not guilty to a set of federal sex-trafficking charges leveraged against him in New York in mid-March, including those that he knowingly spread herpes to two people. He entered the plea via teleconference from a Chicago federal jail on Thursday. As the coronavirus pandemic has escalated, Kelly has requested early release from prison twice, and was most recently denied on April 22. Kelly was indicted on multiple state and federal sex-abuse charges in New York, Illinois, and Minnesota last year. He has so far pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.
On Monday, Chicago's own Chance the Rapper announced that he would be donating $1 million to his city's public school system.
At a press conference at Wescott Elementary School, Chance expressed his disappointment in Illinois governor Bruce Rauner: "While I am disappointed in Governor Rauner, that will not stop me from doing all I can to support Chicago's most valuable resource: its children."
Chance said that in addition to the $1 million, he'd be donating $10,000 to various schools' after school programs.
"This isn't about politics," Chance said, "This isn't about posturing, this is about taking care of the kids."
Chicago rapper Toinne released his debut project, Stay Serene, today. On the project, Toinne touches on his lavish lifestyle while not forgetting to highlight the hard work and resilience, both mentally and emotionally, that got him there. After influencing the industry by delivering the visuals behind some of Chicago’s most prolific artists, Toinne is now transitioning his gift of capturing the moment into cinematic storytelling of his own.
Born and raised on the west side of Chicago, Toinne continues to leave a creative legacy in one of the most creative cities. From being an active piano player since the 8th grade to having an authentic eye for shooting cinematic music videos. Toinne has always been musically inclined and used his talent as a videographer as a gateway into the music industry.
Chicago artist MoneyGangVontae releases his official music video for his record entitled "On Sight" via WorldStarHipHop. If you need to know about MoneyGangVontae he tell you a little bit about his self, "Vontae, It’s really Avanti but vontae is my known name. From Chicago Illinois better known as the raq 55th to be exact, I live every day like my last cause You never know when it’s yo time. Lost a lot of people, I got shot at a young age , survived a lot of experiences in Chicago, shit gets real .. different type of real ..But I’m loved where I’m from, lot of people seen me grow from nothing to being everything I wanna be. Everything I said I’m gone be. I knew I was meant to be great, that’s why I left Chicago tho lot of shit out there ain’t gone change I gotta be the change I wanted to see. Nobody really wanna see you win or doing better till you already winnin. That’s why I stay out the way, make my music, make my money, make sure my people straight and do me. When I’m where i wanna be ima make sure I make the change in My city that I wanna see too! I ain’t gone forget where I’m from cause where I’m From made me who I am. Made me go as hard as I do, the reason I smile and laugh at everything I been through and done cause I know it was all for a reason, turned the pain to motivation now my life is in my hands and I’m grateful for that. it’s a blessing to be still living, still winning, and still talkin my shit ❗️ STILL".
Chicago rapper and Black Ink Crew: Chicago cast member Phor released his new single “Cardio” today. The Lehday-produced track was delivered with an accompanying visual. Drenched in wordplay, the track’s 808-heavy soundscape is the perfect workout companion, while the Art Camp-directed video lightheartedly touches on Phor’s personal journey to a healthy cardio-filled lifestyle. “It helps more mentally than physically,” explains Phor. “Cardio” is available on all streaming platforms now.
Emone Quadeem and Bigg Baby recently released their new track “You Decide” with accompanying visuals. On the ProductBeatzBangin-produced track, the two westside Chicago natives rap with braggadocious bars on growing up out west, one of Chicago's most unforgiving neighborhoods. “You Decide” is available everywhere now.
On the song’s hook EQ raps “I come from Chiraq where n****s slide because it’s do or die.” Hailing from L-town on the westside of Chicago, Emone is no stranger to the struggle and the streets. Now a respected artist and businessman, Emone is in the process of opening his own dispensary - reclaiming a profession that has put so many of his loved ones behind bars.
Business partner and friend, Bigg Baby, joins Emone on the west side anthem. A respected businessman and industry executive in his own right, Bigg Baby swaps out the conference room for the recording booth.
Chicago artists Fairplay 2333 and 209 Roe drop their freestyle to Casanova's "So Brooklyn" smash record, with a little twist and name it after their hometown Chicago.
It's a good thing how Jay-Z is getting involved in our African American culture. It's time we slow down gun violence in our black communities. He is really using his voice to stand out behind his music while having the NFL to back him up. Jay-Z's Team Roc and the NFL debuted a public service announcement that honors the life of Hadiya Pendleton, a young girl who was fatally shot in Chicago in 2013. Hadiya Pendleton's family has continued to keep her legacy alive. The Chicago teen is the subject of Team Roc's latest PSA about putting an end to gun violence. Pendleton is one of many stories of kids being killed by gun violence from all over the world. Pendleton was gunned down as she was spending time with friends at the city's Harsh Park.
The video titled "Hadiya's Promise" is narrated by her mother Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, who shared her daughter's hopes and dreams as well as her own efforts at social justice in her young years.
A three-year old boy was shot in the head on a Thursday (March 16) afternoon in the Southside of Chicago. Police say that the shooting was an accident.
DNAinfo reports that the toddler was shot in the Englewood neighborhood on the 6200 block of South Aberdeen street. He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital for treatment where, as of the time of this writing, he is in critical condition.
Officers were reportedly called to the scene to find that the boy was lying with a gunshot wound to the head after responding to a call that a person was shot. He is the third child who was shot in Chicago today.
The shootings come at a time where vital resources to help children who have been traumatized by gun violence have seen their resources cut and about a month after the shootings of 2-year-old Lavontay White, 11-year-old Takiya Holmes, and 12-year-old Kanari Gentry.
No further information regarding the shooting has been reported or released to the public as of press time.
Chicago rapper+Lil Reese release "Haters" for the public to hear. This is one of Lil reese hottset tracks released as of yet. Tavares Taylor (born January 6, 1993), better known by his stage name Lil Reese is an Americanrapper from Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago rapper Phor released his new single “Comfy” today. The Rozart-produced track was delivered with an accompanying visual, premiered via Bossip.com. The track’s aspirational lyrics: “Tryna touch a million in one week, floor that I live on is one three, wear crocodiles like DunDee,” are underscored by its atmospheric soundscape, perfectly illustrated in the Dog Food camp-directed video.
“Comfy” is the follow up to “Cardio,” the lead single to Phor’s upcoming project titled, Self Love, coming this summer. His latest project, Cake, was a 13-song collection released to memorialize the passing of his cousin with the tribute track “Truly Missed”. In 2017, Phor released Butterfly, which delivered his biggest hit to-date, “Chi-Town.” An ode to the city that raised him, the song gained momentum at mid-west radio with well over 2M views on the Azae-directed visuals and culminated in a remix from Chicago’s south side legend, BumpJ, Twista and Lil Durk.
Phor is a multidimensional creative is the truest sense of the word. Whether designing sneakers for Nike post high school, tattooing masterpieces or crafting hits in the studio, his creativity is underscored by his influence in Chicago. Music is not a hobby for Phor, but instead his full-time passion - a passion so strong, it positions him for world renowned musical success.
