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LISTEN TO HOGBREATH FEAT. GRAMMZ "MIGOS"

New music from Hogbreath Feat. Grammz "Migos" .. It's a dope track that'll keep the hustlers motivated on getting that money.  Check for more music from @Hogbreath  by contacting him in IG or Twitter.

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Hood Illustrated takes it back a little bit with some unreleased underground performances from 3 of the top Midwest artist in the game reppin' the state of Michigan.  Willie The Kid (Gun Rule) Jon Connor…

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 Lil Wayne…

Listen to "Blow It On My Bae" from M.O.E and IMF Feat. Sawd Off and Mr. Chastine

It's the new year and we got more exclusives dropping from the Midwest Region.  Connected Records CEO Mr. Money…

Listen to Struk Eze "That's Me" Prod. Cracka Lack

Hood Illustrated #NewMusicAlert coming from Struk Eze off the Str8 Hood Mixtape: LOE 2 and his new project #StreetPoetry.  Here is a Hood Illustrated Exclusive "That's Me" Prod. Cracka Lack. 

New Mixtape  Coming…

Hood Illustrated #ThrowbackThursday profiles one of the top talents NO LIMIT RECORDS had on their roster back when they ran the rap game from 1997-1999.  Check out "Slow Your Role" from the album "Shell Shocked".  We wanted you to remininsce on the music he brought to the label…

 !!!LISTEN TO DJ E-FEEZY NEW BANGER 'SEX YOU UP" FEAT. TRINA, PLIES, SUPA J, YOUNG STAR…

WATCH THE DOPE VIDEO "DEVINE RHYMER" HERE

Hood Illustrated was blessed with a dope video from A-Oz who is a MC representing Jackson, Michigan. Being an outlet for dope Hip Hop artist in the Midwest we often get…

Listen to "Team Invasion" Feat. Sincere, 16 The Icon, Ichiban Cy, D.R.A.C, MADDOG & Pope Don King…

Even though Gucci Mane is serving hard time; it's no stopping his music grind. With 3 mixtapes dropping within the last two weeks he's still feeding the streets that work.  One of the big reasons the internet is eating this…

Listen to Mad Mone Feat. Uncle Slikk Prod. By 2Drumatik

New music from Mad Mone representing the Middle of that Murder Mitten.  This collaboration features Handicap Flexin w/ Production…

Listen to Lavish "I Want It All" Prod. Cardo

Lavish is back again with another banger "I Want It All" off the highly anticipated Str8 Hood mixtape ( Loyalty Over Everything 2 - Still Loyal ). It's early in the year and it looks like the CEO of Str8 Hood Entertainment is starting off 2015 on the right foot.  With several features / appearances in…

Watch C-Bo Feat. Kokane "No Warning Shots" Here

Hood Illustrated brings you new music from one of pioneers of that West Coast Gangsta music; with over 3.5 million albums sold independently the Mob Father is a living legend and still putting in work with his label West Coast…

Music Link: Wardskillz x Young Heat "Cool N*ggaz" Prod. Young Heat

New Music Alert "Cool N*ggaz" featuring @WARDSKILLZ and @MILESYOUNGMUSIC Prod. By YOUNG HEAT.  Get ready for some quality…

Hood Illustrated Global : UnAdulterated Beauty (Model of The Month) So Blessd 

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Interviewed By Quincy "Big Heff" Taylor …

  Hood Illustrated examines the 9 solo album “Dark Horse” from one of the most influential artists to ever hit the rap game. Twista formerly known as Tongue Twista represents Chicago, Illinois and is known mostly for his fast rapping style. To his…

  Over here at Hood Illustrated Magazine; we pride ourselves on representing real music by real individuals. For the last 2 years one of the best rappers at spitting that reality music was locked up due to tax evasion. Any real hip hop head knows the impact that Beans made on the game when he was signed to Roc-A-Fella Records back in 1998 making a immediate impact on the label and created an increased awareness of music that was coming out of…

   

  In baseball terms you could say the arrival of Kevin Gates suffered a lengthy rain delay for his Michigan fans; due to an unfortunate situation a few hours before he was supposed to perform on Halloween last year which caused a few issues amongst fans but at the end of the day it’s nothing that can be done about that. It wasn’t the…