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Two of the hottest young hip-hoppers of the past few years, Asher Roth and Chuck Inglish (of The Cool Kids), have gotten together on this ode to the most important room in the house. “In The Kitchen” comes off of Asher’s upcoming Pabst & Jazz project. The video was directed by Illroots Mike Waxx & …
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One of California’s most promising producers, Lee Bannon, is preparing for his upcoming album release “Fantastic Plastic” dropping early 2012 via Plug Research.
The first single “Search & Destroy” features Chuck English of the Cool Kids with a B-Side for the song “The Things” featuring Del the Funky Homosapien and is currently available now via iTunes.
This week, DJ Premier premiered “The Things” featuring Del the Funk Homosapien on his Sirius/XM 60 radio show “Live From Headqcourterz” Today, enjoy the radio rip and look out for more music from Lee Bannon coming soon!
DJ Premier leaks Lee Bannon feat Del The Funky Homosapien by Plug Research
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One half of Chicago’s Cool Kids, Sir Michael Rocks has been working overtime, releasing the duo’s debut album, When Fish Ride Bicycles, while still finding time to work on his solo joints, including “Cell Dope,” which was produced my Mr. Rocks himself, along with Tye Hill. The tune will appear on his next mixtape, Special Edition Grand Master Deluxe. “Cell Dope” turns typical coke-rap conventions inside out, even if “old white folks” still think he sells dope.
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Not going to go in our reporting took a bit longer than the rest (servers down!). But here’s one last look.
Lollapalooza 2011 Review
Twenty years ago, adding the suffix “-palooza” to anything was unheard of. Today, it’s become a common term for anything explosive, peculiarly large or dynamic (examples: couchapalooza – amazing discounts at a local furniture store, or pptpalooza.net a website with loads of power point templates). In true form, this year’s Lolla crowd was the largest ever (90,000 per day) to flood into the gates of Grant Park.
Like most 20th birthdays, Lollapalooza 2011 was memorable and interesting, but seemed a bit anticipatory. The hot spot of all three days was Perry’s tent which from noon til dark buzzed with bodies dancing almost ceaselessly in the massive 40,000 square foot enclosure. Hot, muddy, pulsating. Lolla …
Check out the vid below, where I talk to the Cool Kids about their new album, When Fish Ride Bicycles, out now.
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