Photo by Bryan Allen Lamb Earlier today, I sat down with Mick Jenkins at Chicago’s Fat Tiger Workshop for a one on one interview on behalf of Red Bull Sound Select. We talked about Mick’s forthcoming Quest For Love Tour, which kicks off September 29th in Seattle, Washington, and features Smino as direct support (Kweku…
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FSD Feature: Malcolm London is Chicago’s New Age Warrior
Photo by Mark Zoleta A Ted-talking, political activist, who writes poetry and makes music. Malcolm London does a lot, and now he’s preparing to do a whole lot more. After dropping his official first single, “Charlie,” Malcolm has been teasing his highly anticipated as-yet-to-be-titled debut mixtape. The yet unnamed tape is bound to make some…
FSD Feature: Hottest Detroit Videos of Summer 2016
It’s no secret that Detroit is a little ruff around the edges – but the ugly is beautiful, and as the saying goes “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” — or in this case the director. After looking back at the summer releases, I choose 11 of the hottest videos that dropped in…
FSD Feature: Phor Talks ‘Lightning Bug’ Project, Reality TV Stardom & More
Today, Chicago rapper, entertainer and storied ink artist Phor has released his latest project, Lightning Bug, a 13-track outing which sets out to make him one of the most respected talents in the Chicago industry. Late last year, Phor found success as a reality TV star, appearing on VH1’s ratings-shattering Black Ink Crew: Chicago. But Phor’s…
FSD Feature: Getting To Know UG Vavy
Words by Tara Mahadevan (@mhdvn) The makeshift stage is made of some thin, pine-colored wood and covered with a rug. A handful of twenty-somethings make their way onto the platform, employing soft variations of hit dem folks, their faces contorted in enjoyment as Lil Yachty’s “1 Night” appears over the speakers, and eases into Famous…
FSD Feature: Ric Wilson’s Fake Shore Drive Interview
Ric Wilson is one of the waviest up-and-comers out of Chicago. The writer/activist/musician is prepping to release a new project titled Soul Bounce, and has gotten quite a bit of buzz surrounding his two singles for the project. We recently got a chance to sit down with Ric, where we spoke about everything from letting…
FSD Feature: Hottest Chicago Videos of Summer 2016
Words by Andrew Jennings. Summer’s almost over, and soon it’ll go back to being like 17 degrees outside. Too bad, so sad. However, to commemorate a good summer in music, I listed my ten favorite Chicago music videos of Summer 16. The only criteria was that they had to have been released on or after…
FSD Feature: Productivity & Social Activism behind Chance The Rapper’s ‘Coloring Book’
Words by Mark Zoleta Seasons hold more value than having leaves change color or giving presents to loved ones. The seasons can turn cities and its residents into different beasts. Violence sparks up just as much as the heat does during the summers of Chicago and Chance the Rapper is one of the many that…
FSD Feature: Coming of Age with Drayco McCoy
Words by Andrew Jennings. Photo by @___aus10 To be honest, when I found out I was gonna interview Drayco McCoy, I was pretty amped. “Know That” was actually a squad anthem for a minute, and I’ve been bumping a lot of his other stuff for a while. For the three people who’ve actually been following my Fake Shore…
FSD Feature: Femdot Talks His ‘Thr(we) EP’ & More
Photo by @chollette Femdot (a.k.a. King Dilla) has been buzzing lately. After exploding onto the radar of the rap internet with his Fo(u)r EP, he decided to let loose his very well-received follow-up, the Thr(we) EP, last week. All this while he’s a full-time DePaul student majoring in biochemistry. Is he planning to have a studio/biochem…