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....

2 KINKY NOTTI FREELOADS

The secret is out! We've uploaded two hot singles on LimeLinx... just a lil taste so you don't forget how all the buzz got started... and you can bet that Kinky Notti is going extra hard with our new joints coming out this May, 09 when we release our highly anticipated EP project.

CLICK FOR "NASTY NASTY" FREELOAD

and then...

CLICK FOR "BENEATH THE DECK" FREELOAD

((Nasy Nasty the Single-- Album Artwork by HavMax))

*Word to sevenspoon.com for featuring us this week & big thanks for all the comments :D

*****Peace to the Babies*****

KINK NOT #3

Blogs we dig

So many blogs... it's hard to keep up! Who doesn't have a blog these days? When we created this blog, we wanted it to be more of a tool for us to measure the successes, trials, tribulations and overall growth of the group, Kinky Notti. But we're not gonna lie-- it's way harder than it looks to keep posts current when you're busy as hell tryna make moves day in and day out!

So we commend those muffoccurs out there in cyberspace dedicated to providing the worldwide web with fresh, consistent & relevant posts each day on their blogs. Here are a few of our fave peeps doing it big on the blog tip... ones u should def check out once u leave here, Kink Not??

blindiforthekids.com
Every time we visit Blind-I we find free, new, hot shit to add to our playlist. They also keep a bunch of videos and many, many, many other cool tidbits in their repertoire. No wonder Kanye lists Blind-I on his blog as one of his faves.

sevenspoon.com
Into the mind of Shala Esquire ((Chicago's own multi-media producer, musician and artist)) or shall we say into the mind of Seven, Shala's amusing cartoon creation... Seven Spoon is like two blogs in one. We love Shala's video finds, interviews and without a doubt, Seven's tell-it-like-it-is commentaries.


scholarreport.com
This blog is like the baby of the two before-mentioned blogs, lol... but we dig it just the same. Who doesn't love watching hot new videos & interviews, copping hot aparel, or checking out new Twitter downloads? Word to Ivy League doing it big on MTV, btw :D

*****Peace to the Babies*****

Kink Not #2

There are over ten "private parts" hidden
in the Kinky Notti logo.

What do you see?

Kinky Underground

Sang is one of the few promoters in Chicago who keep the hip hop/soul scene alive. We really respected his invite for us to come perform at Subterranean. Leading up, we kept hearing rumors about the show really being a Sang B-Day Celebration, but when we wished him a happy birthday that nite, he claimed it wasn't anywhere near his birthday. He was all, "Why couldn't people've spread a better rumor bout me? Like Sang killed a bunch of people or something like that??" Dude is wild, but anyway...

Kudos to the artist, btw... nice illo

SubT is one of our fave music venues to rock. It's cozy and has two floors. The second floor is U-shaped with the middle cut out. We always feel like we're in a mini Roman colosseum. But there's something more theatrical-feeling about that stage... perfect for the more colorful performances, Kink Not??

gettin' warm

hotter

sizzlin!

Got merch? Introducing our new silver-metallic-&-gray logo-joints ((online store coming soon)) Hey, check it out... thirteen bones gets you the Super-cool-muffoccur package!

Tshurhad Chivas

So, about the show... Spq-Her ((song birds)), Kevin Coval ((HBO Def Poet)), Pugslee Atomz ((emcee host)) and Tina Howell ((Soul Diva & band)) all set the sh*t off! There was some heavy, heavy presence on that stage... Chi-town-soulflava all day.

Spq-Her box'in it

Kevin Coval yall

J knows what it's better with

(he's cool)

Posse up with Mingo holdin it down

Breaking News: Shortly after the show, we got word that Chae LeFunk was in the hospital. Doctors had found a tumor on her brain. She underwent several brain surgeries. While she is now recovering, this serious ordeal has forced us to become unsure about the future of Kinky Notti. We will keep u posted :(

Chae LeFunk vs. Brain Tumor

Kink Not #1

This is the first installment from a new series of Kinky-Notti pop culture, we call "Kink Nots"... We also post Kink Not's on our Facebook fan page. But that's enough shameless promotion for now and on with the Kink Not:

The hook & song-concept of "Nasty Nasty" originated from Tshurhad Chivas' Ol Dirty Bastard impersonations. During the production of "Nasty Nasty", the Logic Pro file was even named "Dirt Aint Dead" for months before it was changed to reflect the song's lyrics. The rest of the group realized that Tshurhad's ODB song was so crazy, it just might work! Kink Not??