GO BABY

It's a proud day for Chicagoans in 09... home to the first black President in United State's history ((OBAMA)) & a host of Superstar heroes like Kanye West, Common, Lupe Fiasco and our big Oscar- and Golden Globe-winner, Jennifer Hudson. Plus let's not forget the strong possibility that Chicago will be hosting the 2016 Olympics... The world's spotlight is on Chicago right now and we're really starting to feel the energy build, creating a movement amongst the Chicago music artists who live here.

KINKY NOTTI

Summer '09 promises to be the takeover for Kink Not. After a couple of years of member changes, lining up ducks in rows and bangin out a bunch of hot new tracks... Kinky Notti is moving FORWARD FAST, so be on the look-out for our fresh release campaign b/c we're just about ready to pull trigger! Music, art, fashion, freedom and of course... Paaaarrrrtaaay's! Succumb...it's pretty much a wrap. Get 2 Free Downloads right here! Nasty Nasty & Beneath the Deck

HEY CHAMP

This band was ridic the first time we saw them rockin at the One Night Stand event. We bought our very own Hey Champ CD before leaving, and yes- it's still gettin bumped in the Kinky Notti whip. Hey Champ's sound is a hot splash of that electro pop shit that makes us 80s kids feel 7 again. We knew it wouldn't be too long before we heard bout them getting signed... and sure enough it was announced that they're f*cking with Lupe on 1st &15th.

HOLLYWOOD HOLT

We've known Hollywood since Nigel... since he was the "b-boy with the fresh break-moves" days. We first saw him puttin all hype men to shame, rockin as sidekick with Mic Terror. Now Hollywood Holt's blowing up the college scene, touring & going from Adult Swim to mtvU... pickin up uber exposure along the way. We think we might havta cop that hot new single from iTunes right now & you should too!

HE SAY SHE SAY

Since Million Dollar Mano's DJ years, we've watched him continue to increasingly command rooms time & time again. Now we're getting his reinvention as the producer of edgy rock, electro joints, along with Drea his partner in crime. Our first encounter with them was on that same One Night Stand set with Hey Champ. It was love at first hear and we can't wait to check out their new project when it drops.

C4

Check a few of our previous blog posts & you'll know that C4 are the muffinking homies & by far our favorite bearded rapper & DJ combo. C4 is dope for so many reasons... not only do you get Floydthefourth: the monster on beats & emcee, but you get DJ C.y.Not on the cuts... plus their emblem looks sick chromed-out on tshirts. They promised us their first copy of Garage Sale, the LP coming soon :P

NIKKI LYNETTE

Although she's the newby on the yard, Nikki Lynette is going hard with her new single "Now That I'm Fine" ((now spinning on B96)). We received a formal introduction to the stage presense of Nikki Lynette recently at Dark Room & now only expect to hear big things about this hot & super sweet chica...

Get 2 FREE Downloads here! Now That I'm Fine & Need a Man

SHALA.

Last but not least on our list is our muffoccur, Shala. He's got flows and bangin beats to go along with em. Who knows what goes on in the mind of the former Mr. Esquire but its never failed over the years. Get ready for a monster....

One School Tour

Floyd the IVth got us a show in Macomb. The plus-up was his aunt's camper that we got to take for a lil ride. Road trippin with our fav band-friends?... come on, that's a no brainer. Besides, getting there is only half the fun.

Our only video-entertainment option: Malcolm X, the DVD

F*cking allergies

Word to BK for being the only fast-food lunch option that us veggie-lovers & carnivores could all enjoy. We saw this bitchin burger bus parked out back and knew right away that auntie's camper needed a plus-up... The Plan: install new flame broilers in the tour bus.

Show, DJ Spre, C.Y.Not, Floyd the IVth, Tshurhad Chivas, HavMax and Chae LeFunk

We performed at some WIU students' house... must be nice having the huge loft above a town-square storefront. Their only mission: to bring a hot music scene to WIU. And they were the third generation of tenants to keep this tradition alive. They rocked

"Wicker-Park Hipsters" all day.

We were plotting future college tours by the end of the night. The energy was crazy high and only escalated with every performance. We'd never seen so much tit-flashing or juke-linery before hitting WIU. We wanted nothing more than for this to become our daily life.

just one of the many juke lines that nite

Kevin, a.k.a Fat Jesus, the kick-ass videographer

Show is so awesome... Show you suck!

The Kink Nots

you know it's raw when the yuk faces come out

C4, the most lumber AND limber of the pack headlined

Spre set us free

The Booty Brothers (sorry, you just had to be there)

Spre with the C4 first ladies

good times :)

C4 @ Urban Outfitters

One Friday, Kink Not gets a sporadic text message inviting us to C4's show at the Urban Outfitters on the Mag Mile, featuring Peanut Butter Wolf. Floyd the Fourth and DJ C.Y.Not are the dynamic Super Duo that makes C4, a choice hip hop group in Chicago. And Peanut Butter Wolf is Stone's Throw Peanut Butter Wolf. You know we had to catch the vibe...

When's the last time you got to shop for gear and hear classic, live, underground hip hop?! Did I mention that Floyd the Fourth's job title is "store display artist" at Urban? So of course we gotta give him his P's for also constructing the dopest in-store stage, with his bare hands.

I got a gold name plate that says I wish u would

We anticipated seeing Peanut Butter Wolf for the first time, but we found out that they were held up at LAX and wouldn't be making the show. It looked like the event was a wrap, but c4 still decided to rock the mic regardless. The show was super dope! Floyd the Fourth was on some crazy shit, jumpin on display tables...but that's the brilliance of retail shows.

Skills on Display

It got hotter & a few breakers got loose. Muff-occurs were sliding display tables out of the way to make room. DJ C.Y.Not came from behind the turntables for a go-at-it...such a cute time :D

Spotlight: Don't stop the body rock