Greg Street & Don Cannon “Dope Boys RMX” f/ Lupe Fiasco, Wale, & Kardinal Offishall

FULL, Limited DJ, RMX over Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s “T.R.O.Y.” *Tibs Fav.™

Thx 2 our aff. 2dopeboyz (ironic, huh?) for the above track and pic as Lupe, Wale, & Kardinal Offishall rhyme over the classic Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth “T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You)”! Lupe’s verse has been out for over a year already - it was featured on the 2007 mixtape, Sneakerboxx/The Laces Below, but it is mashed into a full song w/ Wale’s and Offishall’s verses (not sure if they are recycled also..)! One of my favorite all-time beats and the rappers don’t disappoint… MUST-DL above! Down below, some more hip hop featuring Yung Berg, Naledge (Of Kidz In The Hall), Lil’ Wayne, & MORE! Enjoy!

Yung Berg “Put It On Me”

FULL, CDQ, Bonus track off upcoming album, Look What You Made Me

Random “Exhale” f/ Naledge

FULL, CDQ *Tibs Fav.™

Lil’ Wayne “Pussy Monster”

Producer: David Banner - FULL, CDQ

Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang “Celebrate” f/ Joss Stone

Producer: Maestro - FULL, CDQ

Jay Sean “On & On”

FULL, CDQ, Rumored track off upcoming album, My Own Way

The Pussycat Dolls “Out Of This Club” f/ R. Kelly

FULL, CDQ, Rumored track off upcoming album, Doll Domination

~ Sgt. Tibs

Chicago Bulls #1 Overall Pick: Derrick Rose

My brief hiatus is finally over, (haha, been mad busy the last couple days, sry!) and as I’m sure many ppl know by now, our hometown Chicago Bulls made it official last nite, making hometown prince Derrick Rose the number 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft! As u can imagine, I’m beyond excited for Rose (nice suit btw, Derrick) in Chicago and the entire city is buzzing about the homecoming of the best Chicago high school player in years! Yes, it’s off-topic but as big basketball and Chicago fans, it is quite an exciting day for us and an exciting weekend as well with the Crosstown Rivalry starting up again as well as the Taste Of Chicago (see below.) And Chicago remains the theme for this post as I gotcha all caught up on the latest music from some of Chicago’s finest MCs (props 2 FSD & Boogz!) NEW, unreleased (quite possibly records from years ago, however) music featuring Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West (pre-accident), Rhymefest, Mikkey Halsted, Bump J as well as Chicago’s finest R&B group, One Chance! A bunch of Tibs Favs 2 be had below, as the listener can really see the talent of Lupe & Kanye at such a young stage in their careers with the below trax. Also make sure 2 get the A-Trak / LUPE version of “Me & My Sneakers” in the post below.. straight up ridiculous! I threw up a lil’ Kidz In The Hall video as well as they just completed a tour out in Europe! Below that, MORE NEW music featuring some of the mainstream artists with Usher covering One Chance, Nas, Joe Budden, and maybe my favorite track outta that bunch, Gym Class Heroes collaborating w/ The Dream! Plenty 2 DL and plenty 2 like, so check it all out below! Enjoy!

Lupe Fiasco “Where Do I Go”

Producer: DJ Marbil - FULL, CDQ, Old?, Unreleased *Tibs Fav.™

Kanye West “The Stalker Song (Never Lettin’ Go)”

FULL, CDQ, Old, Unreleased *Tibs Fav.™

Rhymefest “Drifter” f/ Mikkey Halsted

FULL, CDQ, Hidden track off album, Blue Collar *Tibs Fav.™

Mikkey Halsted “Dear Summer”

FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming mixtape, Unkrowned City *Tibs Fav.™

Bump J “Gangsta (Sho’ Nuff)”

Producer: Mel-Man - FULL, CDQ

One Chance “I Do”

FULL, CDQ *Tibs Fav.™

Usher “U Can’t [One Chance Cover]”

Producer: T-Pain? - FULL, CDQ *Tibs Fav.™

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Kidz In The Hall LIVE In London

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Nas “Sly Fox”

FULL, CDQ, Rumored track off upcoming album, Untitled (Fox News Rebuttle) *Tibs Fav.™

Joe Budden “No More Innocent Hearts” f/ Heartbreak

FULL, CDQ

A-Trak “Me & My Sneakers” f/ Kid Cudi

FULL, CDQ, OFFICIAL Version *Tibs Fav.™

Gym Class Heroes “Cookie Jar” f/ The Dream

FULL, CDQ *Tibs Fav.™

Sebastian (R&B) “Here Comes One”

FULL, CDQ

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Lou Piniella Vs. Ozzie Guillen Rap

Taste Of Chicago

Above are a couple Chicago tidbits with the hilarious rap battle between the famous managers of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox - Lou Piniella and Ozzie Guillen. Both are funny for their own reasons and a quick view of that 30 second commercial spot that’s been airing here will simply show u how. (Cubs lose 2day but still up 3-1 in the season series!). Also, it warrants mentioning that the world’s largest food festival starts 2day - the 28th annual Taste Of Chicago! The festival features food from the various, unique restaurants around Chicago, dipping into all forms of ethnicity, and also includes many outdoor activities. The one most relevant 2 u Chicagoland readers is the musical performers each day of the Taste (June 27th-July 6th) and the notable ones include Estelle on July 2nd, Joss Stone on July 1st, and Stevie Wonder 2morrow on June 28th! So if u are planning on going 2 the Taste, but don’t know which day yet, maybe one of those would be a good time for ya! It’s a good time for everyone and a good time 2 vacation 2 Chicago! And maybe you’ll see us there!

~ Sgt. Tibs

Tibs is back.. been out of town for the weekend, but back with a couple tracks. First, I saw the music video in a Champs about a week ago and definitely had to get it. Great vibe to this song and Common’s verse brings out chills. The song was released in July as Joss Stone’s 2nd single off her album.

Joss Stone “Tell Me What We’re Gonna Do Now” f/ Common

The new remix of Keyshia Cole’s hit “Let It Go” recently leaked and it features T.I., Missy Elliot, & Young Dro. It will be released on Keyshia’s new album Just Like You. From the sound of the remix, Just Like You looks like an album to keep an eye on, to be released on September 25th from G.O.O.D. Music.

Keyshia Cole “Let It Go RMX” f/ T.I., Missy Elliot, & Young Dro

Finally, here are a couple of the pics I got when I met Common at Best Buy in Chicago for an autograph signing. In the brief exchange I had with Common, he immediately came off as a real chill dude and of course very friendly to the people. What came as a surprise to me was how large he is.. at least 6′-4″ and built like a football player. Anyway, it was an awesome day for me and all his fans in Chicago who were able to make it. Aite, here are the pics…