SaveMoney’s internal duo, Leather Corduroys, released a short film last night, acting as a visual for their song Lucile, featured on Season. Directed by Jake Osmun, the film features a collage of visual references, accompanied by Leather Corduroys‘s duo, Joey Purp and Kami De Chukwu. Via HypeTrak.
Ikey ft Kami De Chukwu – Lord.
Speaking of SaveMoney, it’s been a minute since we heard something from Kami De Chukwu. He follows up the Leather Chords mixtape Season with a verse on Maryland MC, Ikey‘s new track, Lord. Via FakeShoreDrive.
Leather Corduroys – Season Mixtape.
Chicago’s Leather Corduroys are one of the highlights of the SaveMoney collective. Their new mixtape, Season, is a combination of blended genres and acts as the perfect sample of their sound. If you like what you hear, check out the individual catalogues of the two artists, Kami de Chukwu and Joey Purps. Via 2DopeBoyz.
Chassion ft Kami De Chukwu & Angel Davanport – We Were In Love.
Kami De Chukwu and Angel Davanport are no strangers to the Lily Mercer blog, but their fellow Chicago native, Chassion, graces the website for the first time today with, We Were In Love. Via FakeShoreDrive.
TOWKIO ft Leather Corduroys – Sh!t 2.0.
New SaveMoney single with TOWKIO (formerly Tokyo Shawn) and Leather Corduroys (Joey Purp x Kami de Chukwu). Embrace this screamer. Via FakeShoreDrive.
Kami de Chukwu – I Say.
Kami de Chukwu‘s been releasing a stream of music recently via Leather Corduroys and THEMpeople. Here’s a solo track, I Say, produced by Ricky Dubs taken from his Señor Dubs EP. Via Illroots.
THEMpeople – SmokeBreaks IV.
New mixtape from booming Chicago production/art collective THEMpeople. Features include: Chance The Rapper, Kami de Chukwu, Joey Purp, Legit (of 2008ighties), Via Rosa, Vic Mensa, Donnie Trumpet, Alex Wiley, Dally Auston, Mick Jenkins, Vic Spencer, and more. Are you listening yet? Via FakeShoreDrive.
THEMpeople – The New Mecca Video.
Chicago production/art collective THEMpeople have been dropping constant tracks ever since 2014 began. Now, they release visuals for The New Mecca, the introductory track for their forthcoming project, SmokeBreaks IV, dropping on Monday. Featuring vocalists Michael Anthony and theMIND, here’s what THEMpeople had to say about the video: [Over the past 2 years, Chicago’s music […]
Kami De Chukwu ft Via Rosa & theMIND – Cloud.
Always a pleasure to see new music from this guy! And it’s double the pleasure this week following the release of his Leather Corduroys EP with Joey Purp. Cloud sees Kami De Chukwu team up with Via Rosa and theMIND. Via Fake Shore Drive.
Sir Sly ft Vic Mensa & Kami de Chukwu – Gold (Peter Cottontale Remix).
I wrote about this already for Dazed. Listen… Via FakeShoreDrive.
Leather Corduroys – Dat Strong.
SaveMoney members Kami de Chukwu and Joey Purp join forces for Dat Strong. Expect a full length from these two dropping before the summer. Via HypeTrak.
Michael Anthony ft Kami de Chukwu – Ocean’s 85.
Just like we saw on Reports two weeks ago, THEMpeople and SaveMoney on the same track is always a good thing. Groove to this heist shit. Via FakeShoreDrive.
THEMPeople ft Via Rosa, Joey Purp, Tokyo Shawn & Kami de Chukwu – Reports.
Several members of Chicago’s Save Money and THEMPeople team up for this new track, entitled Reports… Via Fake Shore Drive.
Kami De Chukwu – Eat.
One of my favourite artists coming out of Chicago, Kami de Chukwu, drops a new track titled Eat. For more music, check out his recent release, Light. Via Illroots.
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THE MID-WESTERN CITY OF CHICAGO HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED AS A CITY BLIGHTED BY VIOLENCE. AND IT IS VIOLENT, BUT BENEATH THE SURFACE THERE’S A SOULFUL SCENE PEACEFULLY CO-EXISTING WITH THE ROWDY DRILL SCENE. Words by Lily Mercer Christened “Chiraq” by locals, Barack Obama’s hometown bears more than a passing resemblance to the Middle Eastern country […]
Kami de Chukwu – Light Mixtape.
This guy is crazy talented! Check out Chicago rapper, Kami de Chukwu‘s latest mixtape, Light. Which surprisingly doesn’t feature the amazing Droptop Vision. Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com Via Fake Shore Drive.
Kami de Chukwu – Droptop Vision.
Via HypeTrak.
