It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (2/24) 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.
Category: Features
FSD Feature: Catching up with Ravyn Lenae on the Telefone Tour
Ravyn Lenae has been busy. Joining Noname for a nationwide tour and gearing up for the release of her second EP, Midnight Moonlight, later this month could very well propel her as one of the premier up and coming R&B acts in music. Oh, and she’s still in high school. I met up with her before…
Governor Bruce Rauner cancels meeting with Chance The Rapper, and he’s unlikely to reschedule
Update 4:45pm: A few hours ago, Chance announced on Twitter that his meeting with Governor Rauner is back on, and is scheduled for tomorrow morning (Friday). We’ll keep you updated with more details as they become available. On Monday, Chance The Rapper took to Twitter to announce that he was scheduled to meet with Illinois…
Read our interview with Nina Tech and find out why just being a rapper isn’t enough for her
Words by Nandi Howard. Photos by Bryan Allen Lamb. The 18-year-old biomedical engineer major is creating the perfect formula on how to sustain your creativity while trying to live the day-to-day college life…or close to it. While finishing up her freshman year at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Nina Tech records music, does her chem…
FSD Feature: Meet Joseph Chilliams, The Chicago Rapper Millennials Need
Meet Joseph Chilliams, a.k.a. Urban Joseph, a.k.a. Yung Buck, a.k.a. Saba’s older brother. The Westsider has been making a name for himself through 2016, dropping a handful of unique and invigorating songs, and dropping some of the dopest features on Telefone and The Bucket List Project. Then out of nowhere an armed robbery put him in the hospital. After a month…
Catching up with Melo Makes Music as he readies his forthcoming ‘Nomads’ EP
Words by Nandi Howard. Photos by Dennis Elliot. To not give credit to the successful year Chicago had in music would be a disservice to yourself. 2016 was a great year for some familiar faces in the Chicago scene to go beyond the Midwest. For the most part, Chicago entertainers, despite being from different parts…
Dally Auston drops ’99¢’ EP, talks delay of ‘Roses’ & future moves
What a twist. A few weeks ago Dally dropped what was believed to be the cover art for his long awaited Roses project, set to impact today. Instead, it looks like Dalí decided to give us a heretofore unmentioned extended play, the title a reference to one of his hottest visuals from a few years…
Multi-Platinum producer The Legendary Traxster strikes label deal with Priority Records, plans to “make more money than 90s CWAL/Atlantic venture”
Congrats are in order to The Legendary Traxster, who has just inked a label deal with Priority Records for his Nothing But Dope imprint. This will add to Trax’s impressive roster of labels over the years, including Creators Way Associated Labels (CWAL) and Traxster Inc. You can navigate to this web-site for more about the…
FSD EARLY ACCESS: We Preview Alex Wiley’s ‘Village Party III: Stoner Symphony’
Alex Wiley — Chicago rapper and weed enthusiast — has been making waves for years in the local scene. While early collabs with fellow Chicagoans Chance The Rapper and Mick Jenkins helped shed some light on the young talent, Wiley has made a name for himself by spreading vibes and making music. After the success…
FSD Songs of the Week 1/6/17
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (TOOK THE LAST 2 WEEKS OFF) 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…