Monday, November 11, 2013 at 12:23PM 
Announced as Pete Tong's essential new tune last Friday night, Hot Creations resident Richy Ahmed steps it up with his latest track, which sees Kevin Knapp feature on vocals and has a classic Chicago House feel. Another flawless release from the Hot Creations team.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 6:58PM 
Man of the moment Duke Dumont delivered a special mini-mix to Annie Mac's Radio 1 show this weekend, which acted as a nostalgic look back at some of the most iconic Chicago House tracks from the past few decades. Up there with my favourite mini-mixes ever, this guy is a G. 'Need U (100%)' out now - buy HERE.
Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 1:10AM Cajmere has made one hell of a comeback this year. Here is his latest tune with Gene Farris, which is taken off their upcoming EP, Chicago Jazz. Out January 22nd.
LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 12:45PM AKA M-Trey; is an unsigned rapper from Chicago, who thanks to the internet has become one of my favourite current artists and a good friend of mine throughout the past year. With countless mixtapes under his belt, and now TWO spectacular albums; it was only a matter of time until this man started getting the recognition he truly deserves.
Back in January of last year, he went by the name of Master 3 and released a free EP called Light Up The Darkness, which was based around the classic Will Smith film ‘I Am Legend’. It was well received on numerous internet sites and forums; however it never quite had that creative edge which was required to go the extra mile, and as Delbert himself stated: “I honestly look back at it as a stepping stone; I feel that I’m always getting better and always progressing”. As any good rapper should, he is forever working on perfecting his craft and trying to become a more well-rounded artist, which is clear for all to see in the material he has released since LUTD.
Talking of becoming a more well rounded artist - singing is one thing that has become a lot more frequent and has dramatically improved over the past 6 months. The reason being; he is now singing as M-Trey, and not trying to sing as someone else in order for a hook or chorus to sound like a particular artist. This is very prominent on my favourite track from ‘Immaculate Dopeness’, called ‘Forbidden’, which you can listen to: HERE.
Regarding ‘Immaculate Dopeness’ - it was a project that started out as just an EP. There weren’t going to be very many songs, but fellow Chicagoan, Drew Beat, kept sending top quality beats through, until there were enough for a full album. This was the first time he’s had the opportunity to work with just one producer for a whole album and his take on it was: “I really enjoy working with one producer, because it gives the material as a whole a more cohesive sound, which is something that’s really important to me. Allows us to put our stamp on it so you KNOW you’re listening to M-Trey and Drew Beat after the first bar”. There is not much else to say than to give the album a listen, because it genuinely is one of the best albums of the year. Beautiful Hip-Hop, straight from the soul. Worth every penny to support good music.
COMING SOON:
1. 3AM - an album with Producer Ishaq Fahim.
2. Remix of Tinie Tempah’s - Pass Out.
3. New Mix from myself.
Immaculate Dopeness
iTunes: BUY
Amazon: BUY
Light Up The Darkness:
Free: DOWNLOAD
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