That is, if an introduction is needed — those in and around the Chicago-area need not apply. A native of the Chi (as the cool kids call it), Pugslee Atomz has been keeping busy for some time. He hosts a show on Chicago Public Access called Hip Hop Barber Shop, which has featured interviews with the likes of Pete Rock, Brother Ali, Mr. Lif, Big Daddy Kane and Rhymefest. For 8 years now, he’s hosted a radio show on Wednesday nights from 9 p.m.-12 a.m. on WHPK 88.5 FM Chicago (click here to stream). He’s a clothing designer and head of marketing for Original Afrowear, which has been featured on MTV’s Wild N’ Out, and he was recently interviewed on MTV2. And, of course, what would anybody be without a MySpace page?
Pugs has a new mixtape out called Black & Gifted, which you can download below. It’s in preparation of his forthcoming album, Conversations With A Chameleon, which is due out in August on Gravel Records, and features appearances from Dave Ghetto, Capital D (All Natural), Hall of Fame and more, as well as production from Hi-Tek (who, coincidentally, is next up in our Beat Drop series), Big D, and (introducing) Colin Response.
One thing I dig about this mixtape — other than the music itself, which is pretty dope — is that each song is labeled with the year in which it was made, ranging from ’02 to ’07. You’ll notice that Pugs has definitely improved as time has gone on, with “Out My Window” (featuring Rashid Hadee) and “Tear N My Eye”, both from ’06, as prime examples.
Download: Pugslee Atomz – Black & Gifted mixtape
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