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CHICAGO 11/12 • ACTION BRONSON AT BEAUTY BAR

Yeah, you read correctly. Bronsoliño himself, Action Bronson, one of the dopest new acts out in this hip-hip game, will be live, large & in charge along with yours truly on November 12th at Beauty Bar in Chicago. The event is being curated by the homies of RubyHornet as part of their Digital Freshness event series, hosted by Hustle Simmons, and featuring DJ sets from DJ RTC, Rude 1, and Stefan Ponce. 21+, 9p-3a, $5 to join the festivities. Hope to see ya’ll out to hear some dope sh*t!

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Tags: Action Bronson, Beauty Bar, Chicago, Digital Freshness, DJ RTC, Hustle Simmons, RubyHornet, Rude 1, Stefan Ponce, Sulaiman

NALEDGE – MAKE IT HAPPEN (PROD. BY NEZ & RIO)

Did somebody say Nez & Rio? C’mon.

Off the upcoming DJ RTC x Columbia College On Deck Volume 1 Mixtape, which is slated to drop Autumnish.

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NALEDGE – MAKE IT HAPPEN (PROD. BY NEZ & RIO) [DOWNLOAD]

Tags: COLUMBIA COLLEGE, DJ RTC, MAKE IT HAPPEN, Mixtape, Naledge, NEZ & RIO

CHICAGO | (8/6) • J.COLE, FREESOL, BBU, VONNEGUTT, & SULAIMAN @ BOTTOM LOUNGE

Big ass flyer for a big ass event! I’m proud of my team as we’re an OFFICIAL sponsor along with the OFFICIAL coordinator of the Lollapalooza festival lineup, C3 Presents, our homies at YeaMan! and KnuckleRumbler, and RubyHornet to bring Chicago the OFFICIAL Lollapalooza Hip-Hop Afterparty. No one else is certified dope like our joint, and to prove it we’ve got J. Cole headlining the show, along with Justin Timberlake’s Tennman/Interscope Records group FreeSol (if you watch Entourage you just heard one of their joints at the end of this week’s episode), Big Boi’s rock/hip-hop group Vonnegutt, Chicago party rockers BBU, DJ RTC, and yes, yours truly! It’s all going down at Bottom Lounge (1375 W. Lake St., Chicago IL. 60607), Doors Open at 9:00 and the show kicks off at 10PM sharp, AND it’s 17+ so all you kids going off to college in the fall, feel free to come kick it! Tickets are $15 and you can purchase them NOW by clicking here. I hope to see you all out for the show, cause you never know who may stop by!

Tags: BBU, Chicago, DJ RTC, FreeSol, J.COLE, Lollapalooza, Sulaiman, Vonnegutt

CHICAGO | 7/17 • YELAWOLF, HOLLYWOOD HOLT, BBU, VONNEGUTT & ROCKWELL KNUCKLES @ DARKROOM

Summertime Chi (aaaaah!) is upon us! The good homies of Knuckle Rumbler, YeaMan!, RubyHornet & The Smoking Section have put together a high-energy showcase for July 17th at Darkroom (2210 W. Chicago Ave) featuring DJ RTC, Vonnegutt, Rockwell Knuckles, BBU, Hollywood Holt, and YelaWolf. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing all of these acts on separate occasions, and let me tell you, they’ve all put on a hell of a show individually, so I’m sure this will be quite ridiculous. PLUS COLT 45 is hosting the bar under the Billy Dee Williams act from 8-10pm! Tickets are $12.50 in advance and $15.00 at the door. You can click here for more info and to cop your tickets! Indulge!

Tags: BBU, DJ RTC, Hollywood Holt, Rockwell Knuckles, Vonnegutt, YELAWOLF

KAFELE | SIMEON OF THE PRIMERIDIAN | CHERISSE SCOTT

Our brother Simeon of  The Primeridian shot us this track this morning where he was featured as a guest for Kafele‘s “Once The Weather Changes” song. It also features Cherisse Scott & DJ RTC. It’s a real nice smoothed out vibe that is always good for the soul. Peep…

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Tags: CHERISSE SCOTT, DJ RTC, KAFELE, SIMEON, THE PRIMERIDIAN

BBU – FEAR OF A CLEAR CHANNEL PLANET

Happy Wednesday. I’ll start my drops off with a special one from my homies BBU. You might remember them from their banger “Chi Don’t Dance” which is a hometown favorite here in Chicago and shall never….I repeat, NEVER get old. Their first official release, “Fear Of A Clear Channel Planet” is presented by RubyHornet, mixed by the good homie RTC, and hosted by my Treated Crew/Phedz brother Million $ Mano. The dope part about BBU is they mix real social statements with dance music and with a flavor that’s true to their Chicago roots. Check out one of my favorites from the project “Fly N’ Pink” and partake!

BBU will be performing at the NahRight/Smoking Section SXSW showcase as well as a special one on March 19th you’ll learn more about this week…hit the jump for the flyer…
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Tags: BBU, DJ RTC, Million Dollar Mano

DJ RTC – JUST GIVE ME 12 MINUTES

This guy’s a hardworking sonofabitch! DJ RTC returns to throw us a new quick mix he put together featuring the likes of Skyzoo, ADaD, Raekwon, Mos Def, Emilio Rojas, Mic Terror, and Mikkey Halsted. I’ll let him tell it, track listing after the jump:

“I gotta do this s**t more often.  I got home from RubyHornet last night, and just decided to put a smooth mix together of fresh music that I think you should know about.  The mix is 12 minutes continuous minutes (hence the title) and features songs from Skyzoo, ADaD, Rakewon, Mos Def, Emilio Rojas, and a remix of Mikkey Halsted’s “Chi S**t”, which also features Mic Terror. The download link and tracklist are below, you can also stream the mix below.  Please grab it, share it, and let me know how you feel about it…”

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Tags: ADaD, DJ RTC, Emilio Rojas, Mic Terror, Mikkey Halsted, Mos Def, RAEKWON, Roosevelt Treasurechest, SKYZOO