For our final year-end list, we’re focusing on what we enjoy the most at Pursuit Of Dopeness: live shows. If you look up our recaps you will see that we saw tons of shows throughout the year from our favorite local acts, emerging artists from all over the […]
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The homie Chingo dropped a little something for our ears earlier today. We’ll be sure to be needing “Menudo Menudo” pa la cruda, tomorrow morning. Take a listen to the track after the jump.
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[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndKrLmJheW0] Check out Pro Era members, Dirty Sanchez, Nyck Caution, and Dyemond Lewis in this video as knock out this makeover on Drake’s Pound Cake. The joint is actually pretty sick so, get aquatinted with these cats as you’ll be hearing more from them in the future.
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In yet another example of why 2013 was the year (so far) for Chance The Rapper, the young Chicagoan is now featured on the cover of The Source’s “Rookie of the Year” issue. To no surprise the 4th annual ROY prize goes to Chano, who put out an excellent
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2013 was one of the best for Chicago Hip Hop, as demonstrated by the “mainstream” attention that our city’s up-and-coming artists like Chance The Rapper’s Acid Rap and Vic Mensa’s INNANETAPE got and the general great reception they immediately received. To say the least, our list of the Dopest mixtapes
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Although we’re a little late in posting this project, we still feel like this needs to be exposed to our followers. Chicago artist, Neak released his XIII project through fakeshoredrive earlier in the week. XII includes appearances from Psalm One, Rashid Hadee, Slot-A, Sincerely Yours, Daryn Alexus, Wes Restless, F.A.B.L.E., Slot-A, The Renegades, J-Rell,
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Check out the latest video from Jiggy Jadee for his track, “Free Da Guyz.” Recorded at Soundscape Studios, the single also lends its name to his forthcoming project, due out next summer. In support of the new video, Jiggy Jadee has teamed with The ILL est Clothing, who
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Action Bronson came out with another great mixtape this year when he dropped Blue Chips 2 and today the big rapper announced a tour in support of his new material. This set of dates will see him stop in cities all over the U.S. including Columbus, OH, Boise,
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The Flaming Lips will be playing New Year’s Eve in Aspen’s Belly Up. The show, featuring a set list of John Lennon-led Beatles songs, will be broadcast on Sirius XM Radio Jam On will broadcast the show. Some of the tracks the OKC band have been rehearsing include
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VP connected with ShowYouSuck for an ode to Saved By The Bell‘s A.C. Slater. The track named after the Bayside High jock is the third official single off VP’s forthcoming project, Pellegrino Whispers: The Legend Of Gucciano Flavarotti, due out January 14, 2014. Hear it after the jump.
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Check out Julian Malone’s latest track called “Snow”, which is actually produced by himself. Be on the lookout as he should be releasing DFFRNT soon. Take a listen to “Snow” below.
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Jetlag Joey’s The Alfred Cole Collection was released almost a month ago, but I still felt a post was nesscary. Jetlag was born and raised in the DMV area and later moved to Orlando. The track “Went Too Far” is an early favorite. Stream his new project after
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