S&S Records, Inc. (and S&S Chicago, Inc.) was established in 2005 by 4-time GRAMMY® nominated producer Steve “Silk” Hurley and global DJ/Producer Shannon “DJ Skip” Syas. Merging Hurley’s worldwide commercial success and Syas’ strong global following, the dance label has become home to numerous musical greats and one of the most respected blogs / podcast on the internet. [...]

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S&S Records, Inc. (and S&S Chicago, Inc.) was established in 2005 by 4-time GRAMMY® nominated producer Steve “Silk” Hurley and global DJ/Producer Shannon “DJ Skip” Syas. Merging Hurley’s worldwide commercial success and Syas’ strong global following, the dance label has become home to numerous musical greats and one of the most respected blogs / podcast on the internet. [...]

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S&S Records, Inc. (and S&S Chicago, Inc.) was established in 2005 by 4-time GRAMMY® nominated producer Steve “Silk” Hurley and global DJ/Producer Shannon “DJ Skip” Syas. Merging Hurley’s worldwide commercial success and Syas’ strong global following, the dance label has become home to numerous musical greats and one of the most respected blogs / podcast on the internet. [...]

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S&S Records, Inc. (and S&S Chicago, Inc.) was established in 2005 by 4-time GRAMMY® nominated producer Steve “Silk” Hurley and global DJ/Producer Shannon “DJ Skip” Syas. Merging Hurley’s worldwide commercial success and Syas’ strong global following, the dance label has become home to numerous musical greats and one of the most respected blogs / podcast on the internet. [...]

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Another day, another Chris Brown music video. With his seventh studio album Royalty now in stores, the 26-year-old singer celebrates by releasing yet another video for his tribute song “Little More (Royalty).” Earlier this week, Chris flooded the market with countless songs and music videos for “Back To Sleep, "Liquor, ” Fine By Me “Wrist,”  Zero, “Anyway,” and “Picture[...]

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DJ Wayne Williams - "I’m A People Person" From local DJ to major record label executive to producer of one of the world’s largest house events, music is the story of Wayne Williams’ life. Noted for being the first DJ to bring disco from Chicago’s underground, gay dance clubs to a young, receptive audience on Chicago’s south side, Wayne quickly became an in-demand DJ as a teenager, [...]

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Rubb Sound System -"We Make Music Because It’s In Our Soul" This House Music act from Chicago consists of Rees Urban & Brian Boncher, collectively producing as Rubb Sound System. These two teamed up to form RSS debuting with their remix for Jamie Principle’s “Baby Wants To Ride” released on S&S Records. Fusing Soulful House grooves, chunky drums, and deeper elements they have [...]

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Joe Smooth - "I Wish People Would Ask Me More About My History" Joe Smooth is one of the pioneers of the style of music known today as house music. He is a self-taught musician who from the age of 12 has been creating music that is inspiring to all that his sound has touched. In 1985 he joined the DJ International family and quickly became a central force behind everything written or produced [...]

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KRS-One Returns To The Mic With A Vengeance. Now Hear This! (Album Stream) It has been several years since KRS-One released an album. One of Hip-Hop’s most famous, controversial, and quoted MCs self-released Now Hear This. The Boogie Down Productions co-founder’s 12th solo album contains 18 songs, with production by Da Beatminerz, Mad Lion, and DJ Static, among others. This album [...]

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Johnny "Bravo" Rayborn  - "I Find Creativity And Energy In People" Record Producer/DJ/Songwriter/Engineer Johnny "Bravo" Rayborn III was born on the Chicago's South Side. Being the youngest of three children, he was exposed to a wide variety of music genres. By the age of 9, he was already producing live music tapes for his family members. Engulfing himself in the music business with [...]

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