New Mash-Up: Through The Wire (A Kanye West Mega Mashup Master Mix)

This is a bit different from what we've been featuring on Oh.Globe lately. I came across this monster of a mix by Soundcloud user JUSTENVISION that blends all of Kanye West's songs together. Needless to say, this is incredibly well done. Acapellas from Ye tracks backed by instrumentals from other Ye tracks with sick transitions from even more Ye tracks. If you're a fan of Kanye West, you're going to love this, to say the least.

Listen to it here:

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Artist Interview: Qwazaar (of Typical Cats)

 Yesterday I was blessed with some time with Chicago legend Qwazaar, foot soldier for Chicago giant Galapagos4 and member of the legendary Typical Cats crew. He gave some info about future collaborations with his current partner, Batsauce, and the timetable for a brand new Typical Cats album. Check it out.

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Artist Spotlight: Supreme Regime

Supreme Regime is a Chicago based collective that is rapidly gaining buzz around the internet and around the city. Consisting of Jommis Jettison, Loud Mouth, Paul-O, Smiley Nahsa, and the production team Green Iris, the crew has established a well grounded following and they do live up to the hype. Backed by a fusion of new school techniques and rooted boom bap laced by Green Iris, the emcees of Supreme Regime mix raw lyricism with natural born Chicago swagger...they know how to construct enjoyable hip-hop. I dare you to try to keep your head from bobbing as you listen to the promo singles they got out on their Soundcloud. Look out for their debut project Sloane Peterson dropping May 11th. Also, I got a chance to speak a little with Loud Mouth, so look out for that Q&A with him posted up real soon. In the meantime, enjoy the future of Chicago hip-hop blossoming before you eyes:










Also, check out their debut music video for their track "S.O.V." here:

Supreme Regime's Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/supreme_regime

Follow Supreme Regime on Twitter: @Supreme_Regime

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Artist Spotlight: Kontakz

 Kontakz (born Gabriel Thomas) is an up and coming 20-year-old rapper from Chicago. The stage name stems from his idea of seeing music and certain aspects of life in general better than a lot of people, "like contacts".  Kontakz began writing music at the age of 9 and his passion to innovate the genre and create a legacy has only grown with age. Influenced by artists such as A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West, UGK, Outkast, and The Cool Kids, Kontakz makes positive music and at the same time lives the lyrics that make up his songs. He prefers to be unbound by a label, proclaiming “you can’t put me in a box, because as soon as you do you’ll hear a song that’s totally different from the first one and have to reconsider”. He has a knack of flowing through his bars with an introspective but yet never boring poise. His brand of versatile, sometimes genre fusing hip-hop is a nice breath of fresh air that has personified the new school hip-hop scene rising from Chicago lately. Kontakz is poised to take major position amongst the bevy of new Chicago artists rising and gaining steam.

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New Mixtape: Jahzel - First Class

Jahzel is a Chicago MC who's latest mixtape, First Class, is a fantastic display of the contemporary crossover-ready Chicago rapper: street-wise infused lines mixed with a mic presence that embodies what the unique Chicago swagger is all about. Jahzel is joined by Lil B and JBAR on tracks. He's got the versatility to make it a long way, providing both bangers and ballads backed by good production.

You can check out the video for his single "Classic Night" here:

You can download the tape from Datpiff here or stream it here:

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