Words by Quentin Yarolem. Photos by Samantha Fuehring. I’ve been racking my brain trying to come up with an appropriate metaphor to help explain Phoelix’s abrupt rise to dominance, but there is really nothing like it. The man went from being totally off the radar to being a part of the trio that produced the two…
Category: Features
FSD Songs of the Week 6/9/17
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (6/2) 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.
I heard Vic Mensa’s new album, here’s what you can expect from his Roc Nation debut
The triumphant return of Vic Mensa… It’s been four years since the release of Vic Mensa’s breakthrough project, INNANETAPE. It’s been two years since Vic Mensa announced his signing to Roc Nation. And it’s been one year (exactly) since Vic dropped his EP, There’s A Lot Going On. It goes without saying that the world…
FSD Songs of the Week 5/26/17
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (we have been off for the past few weeks, sorry) 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…
FSD Songs of The Week 4/7/17
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (3/31) 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: Who is Drayco McCoy?
Words by Aaron Navarro Drayco Mccoy is one of the rawest rappers in the Midwest, and I can give you two examples why. The first way is the obvious — his beats are heavy on bass and his flows are aggressive, raspy and in-your-face. The second way, you might find only from choppin’ it up with…
Watch my interview with G Herbo for Red Bull Sound Select
A few weeks back, we convened at the Metro for our 2017 kickoff with FSD & Red Bull Sound Select. Our headliners? G Herbo and Lil Bibby. The result? About a thousand more people showed up than could get in. So it goes without saying that the sold out event was crazy. But this has…
FSD Feature: Alexander Fruchter recalls his 5 favorite Closed Sessions sessions
Photo by Bridges Alex Fruchter. DJ RTC. Call him what you want, we just call him a Chicago industry legend. Label owner, journalist, DJ, promoter, professor, artist manager — he’s truly done it all. From his early days at HipHopCongress.org & SoundSlam.com in the early 2000s, to heading up the groundbreaking and game-changing Chicago-based blog, Ruby Hornet;…
FSD Songs of the Week 3/10/17
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (3/3) 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: Catching Up with ChaseTheMoney
If you don’t know who ChaseTheMoney is, you definitely will soon — believe that. At only 20 years old, the St. Louis producer has already crafted hits for Valee, Rich The Kid, Fortune, Ty Money, 21 Savage and tons of your other favorite artists. Unfamiliar with Chase? Well, here’s your introduction. I caught up with…