It’s the weekend and you can’t figure out where you’re going or what you’re getting into — sound like an issue you’re having? Well, that’s where the FSD Calendar comes in. Every weekend, we’ll be highlighting concerts and other events worth checking out over the weekend and the following week. Want to know what’s going…
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FSD Songs of the Week 6/19/15
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (6/12) it’s eligible for the list. Now we aren’t saying these are the BEST songs of the week, but they are the staff’s faves and joints you can catch us bumping in the office.
FSD Feature: Artist Spotlight – Roy French
Words by Clynt Johnson (@BornRaisedChi) In our first-ever FSD Artist Spotlight, we sit down with Roy French, who has figuratively and literally been splashing around on the Chicago rap scene all year. Roy’s profile is quickly rising thanks to his bugged out visuals and wavy, unique sound. We sat down with Roy French to ask him…
FSD Calendar: 10 Things to Do This Weekend & Beyond
It’s Friday and you can’t figure out where you’re going or what you’re getting into this weekend — sound like an issue you’re having? Well, that’s where the FSD Calendar comes in. Every Friday, we’ll be highlighting concerts and other events worth checking out over the weekend and the following week. Want to know what’s…
FSD Feature: Chicago & This Year’s XXL Freshman Cover
Words by Mosh (@CMosh2) Last Wednesday, XXL dropped their highly anticipated 2015 Freshman cover, and we were all hoping for another class similar to 2014, but instead, got possibly the most disappointing class yet. Tink became the seventh Chicago artist to make this highly touted list, joining Lupe Fiasco, Lil Bibby, Lil Durk, Chief Keef, Vic…
Review: King Louie – Drilluminati 3: God of Drill
Review by Michael Lazenby (@mlazsr) It’s been a big past few weeks for some of Chicago’s heaviest hitters with Chance and The Social Experiment and Lil Durk releasing long awaited albums. Not to be outdone, though, is King Louie, the self-professed God of Drill, in mixtape form with his powerful and sprawling Drilluminati 3: God…
FSD Songs of the Week 6/5/15
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (5/29) it’s eligible for the list. Now we aren’t saying these are the BEST songs of the week, but they are the staff’s faves and joints you can catch us bumping in the office.
FSD Feature: Kevin Coval’s Notes For Mars Blackmon On The Making of Spike Lee’s Film ‘Chiraq’
Words by Kevin Coval (@KevinCoval) Given the controversy surrounding the film, Chiraq, and its title, I wanted to use hip-hop poetics to hopefully add to and shift the conversation. If politicians are in an uproar around the name, and not the conditions which create the name, I think there is something alarmingly problematic in caring more about…
FSD Calendar: 13 Things To Do This Weekend & Beyond
It’s Friday and you can’t figure out where you’re going or what you’re getting into this weekend — sound like an issue you’re having? Well, that’s where FSD comes in. Every Friday, we’ll be highlighting concerts and other events worth checking out over the weekend and the following week. Want to know what’s going on…
FSD Songs of the Week 5/29/15
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (5/22) it’s eligible for the list. Now we aren’t saying these are the BEST songs of the week, but they are the staff’s faves and joints you can catch us bumping in the office.