ABOUT

Founded in October of 2007, Fake Shore Drive is Chicago’s premiere Hip-Hop website and hotbed for the Midwest’s urban music scene; featuring exclusive music, videos, interviews and news items that can’t be found anywhere else on the internet. Fake Shore Drive has taken the Chicago hip hop scene from local to global, with partnerships with MTV and BET and accolades from the New York Times, ESPN, XXL Magazine, Complex Magazine, Vibe Magazine, Time Out Magazine and more.
You can now catch Andrew Barber, the creator and founder of Fake Shore Drive, every Thursday on 107.5 WGCI’s morning show, Tony Sculfield & The Morning Riot.
Press & Accolades:
Fake Shore Drive In The Chicago Tribune [Read]
Andrew Barber ranked #21 on The Source Magazine’s ‘Digtal Power 30′ List [Read]
Andrew Barber (of FSD) named one of the 25 Must-Follow Music Writers on Twitter by Complex Magazine [Read]
Fake Shore Drive Partners with MTV for Chicago Day [Read]
Fake Shore Drive & Complex Magazine Present: The 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs [Read]
Fake Shore Drive In The New York Times [Read]
Fake Shore Drive Honored as 2010 “Chicago Esstential” by Time Out Chicago [Read]
Fake Shore Drive Ranked #13 out of 50 in Vibe Magazine’s Hottest Music Blogs [Read]
Fake Shore Drive Voted as part of 100 Best Websites by XXL Magazine [Read]
Andrew Barber (of Fake Shore Drive) featured as a tastemaker for MTV2′s Sucker Free Summit [Read]
Chicago Reader Feature on Andrew Barber and Fake Shore Drive [Read]






