Vic Mensa - Blow My Mind (prod. by SC)

Vic Mensa - Blow My Mind (prod. by SC)

These days, when hip-hop is infatuated with swag and shameless promotion, it's always refreshing to hear someone... just spit. And I don't mean spit in the Lil' Wayne sense, where it's constant bathroom humor or the like. I mean stream of consciousness flows that don't even have choruses. I mean flows over good instrumentals about every-man subjects and things we can all relate to: like waking up wondering what the day holds for us or increasing our understanding. No, Vic Mensa isn't about the chew sticks and 'real hip-hop'. He's just another young man making his way up by his bootstraps, albeit with eloquent wordplay and understated symbolism There's nothing more honest than that. That's why Vic Mensa is on my radar. It's almost too easy to listen to the man. Check out this random loosie from the Chicago representative, and just vibe out...

Mikey Rocks - S.S. (ft. Latif) (Music Video)

I've been quoted as being a huge Mikey Rocks fan. That's not without reason, though. Mikey, as a solo artist, has as much charisma as he needs to be successful, as evidenced by random tracks and guest spots scattered throughout the blogosphere. No, we don't have a timetable for any solo releases for the rapping half of the Cool Kids. No, this track isn't well placed, by any means. Summer is well over, though the humidity outside belies that fact. Even so, Mikey decided to give the idea of summer solstice one more spin on this track with Chi-town vocalist Latif. The result is a breezy, mid-tempo song that shows Mikey's versatility, considering the trademark bass-heavy Cool Kids productions. Also, can anyone cosign this for me? Mikey would probably be the man in 1995, even though he's got 2010 bars. If you agree, hit the Digg, Retweet or Like buttons below this post. Mikey needs to be on your radar. If he's not, check the video out and decide for yourself...