Thursday, November 1, 2012

CHI ROCK NATION RADIO. ALL UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP 24/7. TUNE IN!


**CHI ROCK NATION RADIO**
All Underground. All Hip-Hop. All Day
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Since 1985 Chi-Rock Nation remains a powerful reckoning force in Chicago. With membership of some of the most talented and well-respected emcees, graffiti artists, b-boys & b-girls, dj's, beatboxers; CRN members also represent the fields of media, fashion design & entertainment, as well as community development, and social justice. The Chi Rock Nation isn’t just another big crew; it is a non-profit organization that stands as a pioneering force in organized hip-hop. 
 
 And now CRN brings us Chi Rock Radio! All underground, all the time! Tune in 24/7 for a taste of old school, new school, and all styles of underground hip-hop from Chicago and far beyond!
 
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Chicago Producer Coolout Chris Serves Up A Raw Slice Of Chicago Hip-Hop With A Side Order Of Africa!




 








Producer, DJ, Emcee, Hip-Hop Activist, "Coolout Chris" Hawkins has been rocking Chicago Hip-Hip for years and many artists regard him as a mentor and true Chicago treasure.  A founding member of one of the city’s premiere crews "Elements of Nature", and the 90’s era rap group Spalaney’s, Coolout’s music has been featured on radio, television, and in film. In 1999 he co-founded Urbanized Music and BeatQuarters Productions.  Coolout has worked with a host of artists and producers including Poetree Chicago, Amina,  Kevin Coval, DJ Emmaculate, Profound, Ang 13, The Opus, Maintain, Tall Black Guy, Cadre, Jrunk Unklz, Tina M Howell, Phillip Morris, and a host of others.

This year Coolout Chris returns with a follow up to last year’s ‘Listen 2 The Music’. This new compilation Coolout Chris’ B-Sides, Bootlegs, & Unreleased Music is the next chapter from his hidden vault catalog. The release is laced with hard-hitting drums, clever chops  and sweet melodies, accompanied by deep baselines and heavy rhythm, making this one a definite head knocker no matter what system you’re playing it through.

B-Sides, Bootlegs, & Unreleased Music includes songs by Chicago veteran artists like Urbanized Music, Ang13, Primeridian, Akbar, Awdazcate, Lomai, as well as newer artists on the scene like Moore & Kyle Cole of Watch City, Mookneto, Tek, & Jelify.  It also features exclusive songs with Theo Write, and Samiam Lewis, as well as features by Verbal Kent, and Mad One.  Coolout also collaborates with artists from Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa adding another highlight to this amazing project, which really distinguishes him from most other local producers. His work with Noble M.C is some of rawest boom bap Ivorian hip hop ever heard. His work with artists Ezzdean Duane, Face2Face, and the Cote d’Ivoire Hip Hop Initiative still continues strong two years since their original meeting in 2010. 

Coolout Chris’ B-Sides, Bootlegs, & Unreleased Music
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Check out the featured artists online…

Urbanized Music Amina & Coolout: 
At the core, Urbanized Music is the performance, production, and songwriting duo of Amina and Coolout Chris.  Each is a respected artist of the Chicago hip-hop music scene, and collectively they have shared the stage with the likes of Dead Prez, Jean Grae, Killer Mike, Slum Village, Prisca, Rageman, and many others. Considered one of the most exciting, entertaining, and authentically hip-hop performance duos, Urbanized Music brings so much more to the table...


Ang13  
13 takes the direct approach in her lyrical subject matter. Growing up in the streets of Chicago,she has been able to speak the language of the streets with the intelligence of a scholar. Some of her early influences were MC's such as KRS one, Nas, Master Ace, Latifah, Rakim, and Lauren Hill. Her lyrical content is intelligent and up lifting without being preachy. 13's play on words is so clever that she is able to reach consumers from the streets to Wall Street. She is considered to be one of the illest elements in the game.

Primeridian 
From "b-boys on the street" to "grown men with responsibility", they address harsh, contemporary themes with positive inspiration for the youth raw with refined experience. The Primeridian takes listeners on a soul filled "mental ride" and is filled with conscious lyrical content that is honest and genuine, inspiring critical thought, while touching on topics from politics, to relationships, to the present state of hip hop. 
Akbar 
 Every story has a beginning, mine starts in the Boogie Down Bronx, birthplace of whats grown to become known as Hip-Hop. That's where I was born. I also spent a few years in Puerto Rico, California, and Florida. It wasn't until leaving NYC as a teen and moving to Chicago that I realized how this music could influence people everywhere. I feel my life experiences and travels have given this native New Yorker a fresh and unique perspective on the culture as a whole.


Lomai 
21st Century Hip Hop doesn’t want to save hip hop – they just want to carve out a space for themselves that they can call their own within the rap industry. “Everything is basically about branding these days; you don’t have to be bound to one style of hip hop,” says Absurd, the producer for the collective, which features two lead M.C.’s (Lomai and Braids), a singer (E-FX), and a champion D.J.(D.J. Ceez), plus various satellite rappers and musicians.
Noble M.C  
Download a 9 track collection of songs from Ivorian rap artist Noble M.C. "Straight Outta Yopougon"features Lyrical Heavyweight Verbal Kent, Dynamic Duo Urbanized music (Amina&Coolout), and Ft. production from legendary Chicago producer Coolout Chris and a remix from North Carolina Native KiofNC.  

ft Verbal Kent  
In an Internet Age where billions of people are at an artist's fingertips, it's easy to forget that connecting wholly with 10 people is often better than touching 10,000 on the surface. Chicago emcee Verbal Kent never forgot. Like the music over his 10-year career, the grind isn't about about the money, but carving out a place of respect in hip-hop history.
Ezzdean  
Treichville, Cote d’Ivoire: Ezzdean a.k.a Duane a.k.a Douahou born was Moritadar Ezzedine. An Ivorian of Nigerian origin, he was influenced at an early age by many  cultures and his travels throughout Africa helped him create his unique artistsic voice.  EZZDEAN has collaborated with artists from around the world like Anarchy Trial with Mode9 from Nigeria; and Big up with Gunman Xuman from Senegal; Ricks laguinte from France, and Urbanized Music from the US.  His debut solo album MUSTARTPEACE RENDEZ-VOUS is for real hip-hop lovers.

Moore & Kyle Cole (Watch City) 
Formed in late 2010, Watch City set out to become the ultimate super group of emcees. Some being childhood friends and acquaintances, others being local artists just trying to establish a name for themselves. Hailing from Elgin, a northwest suburb of Chicago Illinois, they chose the name Watch City as representation of where they come from. (Do a google search and you'll be able to put 2 & 2 together...) In the summer of 2011 they put out their first project together entitled "It's Only A Mixtape..." which gained them critical acclaim as well as becoming known as a force to be reckoned with around the Chicagoland area.

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Theo Write  
 
Jelify 

Tek 

Samiam 

Mookneto  

Awdazcate 

ft Mad One  

Moore & Kyle Cole (Watch City)