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.Wav Theory
''.Wav Theory'' (sometimes stylized as ''.WAV Theory'') is a mixtape by American rapper Towkio. It was released on April 28, 2015. It includes production from Kaytranada and Lido, as well as guest appearances from Vic Mensa and Chance the Rapper. Music videos were created for "I Know You", "Free Your Mind", ".Wav Theory", "Reflection", and "Clean Up". Critical reception Matthew Strauss of ''Pitchfork'' gave the mixtape a 6.2 out of 10, writing, "Towkio's nebulousness leaves ''.Wav Theory'' as an enjoyable album that asks few questions and gives few answers." Adam Kivel of ''Consequence of Sound'' gave the mixtape a C+ grade, commenting that it is full of "energetic, fun tracks with middling verses." It was placed at number 27 on '' Complex''s "Best Albums of 2015" list, number 13 on ''RedEye''s "20 Best Albums of 2015" list, and number 9 on ''Chicago Tribune The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towkio
Preston Oshita (born June 26, 1993), better known by his stage name Towkio, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He was previously known as Young P, Preston San, and Tokyo Shawn. He is a member of the Savemoney crew. His debut studio album, ''WWW.'', was released in 2018. Early life On June 26, 1993, Towkio was born Preston Oshita in Chicago, Illinois to a Mexican mother and a Japanese father. He has two older brothers. He attended Lane Tech College Prep High School. Career In 2012, Towkio released a collaborative EP with producer Mojek, titled ''Community Service''. In 2014, he released another EP, titled ''Hot Chips n Chop Stix'', which was produced by A Billion Young. In 2015, Towkio released a mixtape, titled ''.Wav Theory'', which featured contributions from Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Kaytranada, and Donnie Trumpet. It was included on year-end lists by publications such as ''Complex'', ''Chicago Tribune'', and ''RedEye''. He was included on ''HipHopDX''s "Top 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXL (magazine)
''XXL'' is an American hip hop magazine, published by Townsquare Media, founded in 1997. History In August 1997, Harris Publications released the first issue of ''XXL''. It featured rappers Jay-Z and Master P on a double cover. In December 2006, ''XXL'' took over the struggling hip-hop producer and DJ magazine '' Scratch'' (another publication owned by Harris Publications), re-branding it as ''XXL Presents Scratch Magazine''. However ''Scratch'' shut down less than a year later in September 2007. Other titles with limited runs have been launched under the ''XXL'' brand, including ''Hip-Hop Soul'', ''Eye Candy'' and '' Shade45''. ''XXL'' has released many other special projects including tour programs, mixtapes and exclusive DVDs. ''XXL'' also maintains a popular website, which provides daily hip hop news, original content and content from the magazine. In 2014, Townsquare Media acquired ''XXL'', ''King'' and ''Antenna'' from Harris Publications. On October 14, 2014, Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Mixtape Albums
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Eryn Allen Kane
Eryn Allen Kane is an American rhythm and blues musician from Detroit, Michigan who has become a frequent collaborator in the Chicago Music scene. Kane released her first EP, ''Aviary: Act 1'', in 2015. In 2016, Kane released her second EP titled ''Aviary: Act II''. Kane was also featured on Chance the Rapper's mixtape ''Coloring Book'' as well as Spike Lee's film ''Chi-Raq ''Chi-Raq'' () is a 2015 American musical crime comedy drama film, directed and produced by Spike Lee and co-written by Lee and Kevin Willmott. Set in Chicago, the film focuses on the gang violence prevalent in neighborhoods on the city's ...''. Kane released her third EP in 2019 titled ''a tree planted by water''. Discography * ''Aviary: Act 1'' (2015) * ''Aviary: Act II'' (2016) * ''a tree planted by water'' (2019) Guest appearances References Musicians from Chicago Musicians from Detroit 21st-century American singers American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters {{US-songwriter- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leather Corduroys
Leather Corduroys is an American hip hop group from Chicago, Illinois. It consists of Kami (sometimes stylized as KAMI) and Joey Purp. They are part of the Savemoney crew. It was described by '' HipHopDX'' as "a group intent on busting through limitations within the genre while simultaneously exploring its outer frontiers." History In 2014, Leather Corduroys released an EP, titled ''Porno Music Volume II: TSFR'', which received a favorable review from ''Chicago Reader''. In 2015, the duo released the first studio album, ''Season''. The music video for "Lucile", a song off of the album, was directed by Jake Osmun. In that year, Leather Corduroys also released "Have U Eva", a single featuring rapper Vic Mensa. Discography Albums *''Season'' (2015) *''YOU AND THE MONEY'' (2022) EPs *''Porno Music Volume II: TSFR'' (2014) Singles *"Dat Strong" (2014) *"Have U Eva" (2015) Guest appearances *Towkio Preston Oshita (born June 26, 1993), better known by his stage name Towkio, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnie Trumpet
Nico Segal (born June 25, 1993), formerly known by his stage name Donnie Trumpet, is an American trumpeter and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is part of the hip hop collective Savemoney with Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa, among others. He was a member of the band Kids These Days, which broke up in 2013, and currently performs in the band The Social Experiment. Musical career 2009-2013: Kids These Days In 2009, the band Kids These Days was formed with Nico Segal, Vic Mensa, Liam Cunningham, Lane Beckstrom, Greg Landfair, Macie Stewart, J. P. Floyd, and Rajiv Halim. On June 28, 2011, they released an extended play titled ''Hard Times EP'' and a full length mixtape, ''Traphouse Rock'', on October 30, 2012. On March 26, Nico Segal released his first mixtape ''Illasoul: Shades of Blue''. In May 2013, the band broke up and Nico Segal released his solo extended play, ''Donnie Trumpet EP'' on June 28, 2013. 2014-present: The Social Experiment At the end of 2013 Segal pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television are named), it remains the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region. It had the sixth-highest circulation for American newspapers in 2017. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century under Medill's grandson, Robert R. McCormick, it achieved a reputation as a crusading paper with a decidedly more American-conservative anti-New Deal outlook, and its writing reached other markets through family and corporate relationships at the ''New York Daily News'' and the '' Washington Times-Herald.'' The 1960s saw its corporate parent owner, Tribune Company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork (website)
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working at a record store in suburban Minneapolis, and the website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of indie rock music. It has since expanded and covers all kinds of music, including pop. Pitchfork was sold to Condé Nast in 2015, although Schreiber remained its editor-in-chief until he left the website in 2019. Initially based in Minneapolis, Pitchfork later moved to Chicago, and then Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its offices are currently located in One World Trade Center alongside other Condé Nast publications. The site is best known for its daily output of music reviews but also regularly reviews reissues and box sets. Since 2016, it has published retrospective reviews of classics, and other albums that it had not previously revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consequence Of Sound
''Consequence'' (previously ''Consequence of Sound'') is an independently owned New York-based online magazine featuring news, editorials, and reviews of music, movies, and television. In addition, the website also features the Festival Outlook micro-site, which serves as an online database for music festival news and rumors. In 2018, Consequence of Sound launched Consequence Podcast Network. The website took its original name from the Regina Spektor song " Consequence of Sounds". History ''Consequence of Sound'' was founded in September 2007 by Alex Young, then a student at Fordham University in The Bronx, New York. In January 2008, Michael Roffman became Editor-in-Chief. In October 2014, ''Consequence of Sound'' began covering film and became a part of the Chicago Film Critics Association. In 2016, ''Consequence of Sound'' was reorganized under the umbrella of Consequence Media, a digital media, advertising, and marketing firm. In 2018, ''Consequence of Sound'' launched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers and their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month. History ''Exclaim!'' began as a discussion among campus and community radio programmers at Ryerson's CKLN-FM in 1991. It was started by then-CKLN programmer Ian Danzig, together with other programmers and Toronto musicians. The goal of the publication was to support great Canadian music that was otherwise going unheralded. The group worked through 1991 to produce their first issue in April 1992, with monthly issues being produced since. Ian Danzig has been the publisher of the magazine since its start. James Keast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RedEye
Red eye, red-eye, redeye or variants may refer to: Related to the eye * Red-eye effect, in photographs * Red eye (medicine), an eye that appears red due to illness or injury * Red, an extremely rare eye color due to albinism * Red eyeshine in animals caused by '' tapetum lucidum'' Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Red Eye, in video game '' Last Bronx'' * The Red Eye, in ''The Tick'' comics Film, television and radio * ''Red Eye'' (2005 American film), a psychological thriller * ''Red Eye'' (2005 South Korean film), a horror film * ''Red Eye'' (talk show), an American TV show * '' Red Eye Radio'', an American talk radio show Music * Redeye Distribution, an American record label * Red Eye Records (label), an Australian record label * Redeye (band), an American rock group * "Red Eye", a song by Ace Enders from ''The Secret Wars'', 2008 * "Red Eye", a song by Andy Grammer from ''Magazines or Novels'', 2014 * "Red Eye", a song by Big K.R.I.T. from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
