Well, happy birthday to me. Yesterday, DJ Clyde and DJ Critical Hype unleashed their latest project, “Chance The Dropout”. The project combines vocals from Chance The Rapper tracks and production from Kanye West, creating the mashup the people wanted but we haven’t gotten to see… yet. There were plans for a collaborative album, but given Kanye’s current mental state, and
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In a year that has so far spiraled out of control, or at least felt like it, at least we’ve had some quality hip hop to listen to. It feels a little early to recap the year, but if you look at the upcoming schedule of releases, there are only a few real major players yet to release an album
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So… apologies in advance if the audio doesn’t stay up long, but Kanye just premiered the first single from “Cruel Winter”, and it’s a major posse cut. With features from Desiigner, Quavo, Gucci, 2 Chainz, Travi$ Scott, Yo Gotti, and Big Sean, this thing is a banger. It’s almost impossible for it not to be. The track premiered on Big
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Here’s a fun fact; if you type in “trap remix” on SoundCloud, you get entirely way too many obscure results. Nevertheless, I spent an entire day of my life consuming and critiquing said trap remixes, and have compiled some of my favorites here for you. It should be noted that I tended to favor the obscure, as there’s many other
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Vic Mensa is officially in here. In just a few days, Vic and Kanye’s visuals for “U Mad” have already surpassed a million views. Granted, the production is incredibly hard and Yeezy is on the track, but that’s still a hard milestone to crack in just a short time. The Grant Singer directed video is stunning, and definitely fitting for
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I immediately went to work on my second weekly mixtape after my first one was published. I like this project, because you can kind of see the ebb and flow of my week based on my music choices. Or, conversely, there will be some weeks where things are completely random. That happens, too. Anyway, check out this week’s mix, with
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Oh no. Yeezy season’s back. From the second I heard this new Vic Mensa track kick in, I knew that this was an absolute banger. With a colossal beat from Kanye behind it, “U Mad” is going to help Vic Mensa catch even more fire this year than he did in the past two combined. And really, who better to
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Yeezy back. The 2015 Brit Awards saw the debut of the new Kanye West track “All Day”. Nothing short of previous Kanye appearances, this had everything you could have wanted; a super awkward introduction from Kim Kardashian, “Left Flamethrower”, which didn’t seem to work, Taylor Swift getting down to this sick beat(©), and numerous celebrities looking less than enthused with
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The 2015 Grammys are this weekend, and naturally it’s a who’s who of pop culture in 2015. While Eminem may not give a damn about a Grammy, it’s a huge honor (and record sale booster) if you’re lucky enough to win one. In some ways, predicting the Grammys is kind of a tough call, because it’s not always about picking
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People of the internet haven’t been know for being the most intelligent group, but that doesn’t mean artists can’t reap the benefits. Playing off the hype that people didn’t know who Paul McCartney is, Pegboard Nerds saw the potential for a massive trap hit. By sampling Kanye West’s, “Diamonds from Sierra Leone” and Jennifer Lawrence’s part in “The Hanging Tree”
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Not to be confused with Milwaukee producer 40 Mil, Tyga dropped a new track entitled “40 Mill” on Wednesday. The track is Tyga in “Well Done” mode, sounding larger than life on an electro-trap style beat. The biggest headline from this song, though, is that it’s co-produced by Kanye West. There’s definitely a unique flavor that Yeezy provides to the
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Over the weekend, Chicago’s AAHH Fest in Union Park made some major news with a surprise performance for the ages. Common, Twista, Lupe, Jay Electronica and more made appearances, but the real surprise was when Kanye West hit the stage. Nobody expected Yeezy to come out. And because we all missed it, thankfully some guy in the crowd with an
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Last week, a 45 second leak of what is seemingly a new Kanye track hit the internet. This is possibly the new single from his Yeezus follow-up, but obviously that’s not confirmed. This week, we have a cleaner, longer leak of the track, courtesy of some guy on the internet. It would’ve been completely clean if he would’ve just turned
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Remember those Freshman Adjustment mixtapes that Kanye West put out early in his career? Specifically the amount that Kanye talked about how many records he had that were unreleased? Well, a beat from that era has surfaced in Tia London’s new track, “Kanye Rant”. No word on if Yeezy authorized the beat to be used, but this is definitely early
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An unexpected post found while scrolling through tumblr, but it is such an important thing. From looking at the title it’s easy to think, “this could be either really good, or horrifyingly horrible”. Well, it is definitely rad. When I found this post on tumblr, it was under the name “Hawkins”, unfortunately, I am unsure whether that is true or
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I almost couldn’t wrap my head around this one. An anonymous group online has formed the religion of Yeezianity, which worships, you guessed it, Yeezus himself. Kanye West. Yeezus probably doesn’t know that it exists just yet, because he’d either love it or have it shut down, like he ordered for the bitcoin service Coinye. Most likely the latter. The
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Evian Christ is a name to watch. His blend of all things EDM/dubstep/whatever else electronic are impressive, and you definitely hear that on this track. Especially some chiptune on this one, as well. Oh yeah, he worked on Yeezus too. So, there’s that. This is the first new track from his upcoming Waterfall EP, due out relatively soon. Christ also
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Are you a Milwaukee musician/band? You can submit your music to be the Milwaukee Artist of the Week by emailing links to info@BreakingAndEntering.net. We’ll check out every submission we get! This week’s Milwaukee Artist of the Week, Jhon Toso, first fell onto our radar with a #MKEMusicMonday post on Twitter. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, his sound blends classic hip
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Are you a Milwaukee musician/band? You can submit your music to be the Milwaukee Artist of the Week by emailing links to info@BreakingAndEntering.net. We’ll check out every submission we get! This past Sunday night, we were introduced to singer/songwriter Cassie Boettcher. Within the first listen, it was clear that she makes delightfully catchy, infectious pop music, fitting for the next
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Twitter and Facebook scooped me on this one. Within two hours, this track has a ton of plays. I don’t think I need to say more about that. Watch for the shots fired at Kim Kardashian/Kris Humphries/Amber Rose/ Wiz Khalifa. Oh, and he has a new G.O.O.D. Friday single coming out tomorrow.
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You gotta appreciate when artists keep putting out amazing music. Pizzle is one of several artists that don’t seem to take a break, and these two new tracks are a sign of that. On the first, “N**** Embarrassed”, he’s straight up relentless. Personally, I think nobody should touch “N****s In Paris” by Kanye and Jay-Z. It’s too perfect. This track
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As a producer / beatmaker / whatever it is I really am, I always find it interesting to see how someone takes a song, plays with it, and samples it into something completely different. Kanye is on a whole new level though. He kind of always has been, but this reaffirms that thought. Take a listen to the wide variety
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I hope, some day, these go down in some sort of historical record. If you were ever wondering what is going on in Kanye West’s head at times, fear not. These are actual tweets from Kanye. High school seniors should be considering the following to be their senior quotes: “It was always sucky when my parents chaperoned me on field
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