Words by Bryant Bowens (@arete88) Tuesday, April 30th was a day we witnessed greatness emerge. The 20-year-old phenom known as Chance The Rapper cemented his spot as the next big thing to blow out of the Windy City with the release of his coveted sophomore project, Acid Rap. In 2012, Chance won us over with his innocent…
Month: May 2013
Opinion: What To Expect From Kanye’s Next Album
Words by Alan Cerenil (@snobworthy) The past few weeks have provided plenty of speculation on Kanye’s new album. Peter Rosenberg of Hot 97 in NYC reported that the album was “dark” and “really good.” While tweets have circled on the album sounding very “Chicago” with the likes of Chief Keef, King Louie and Young Chop all…
Cover Art: One Off Music Group – Fine Wine
Chicago entertainment conglomerate, One Off Music Group, is prepping the release of their first-ever compilation, Fine Wine. The project will showcase the talent on their roster (YP, Sir Michael Rocks, GLC, Cardo, Parkay, The Gift), but also sets out to profile a lot of the rising talent in Chicago. YP, Sir Michael Rocks, Mac Miller,…
Video: Lil Herb – 4 Minutes Of Hell Pt. 2
Directed by Zae. Produced by DJ Kenn. Herb turned it up a few degrees on the second installment of his “4 Minutes In Hell” series, this time with DJ Kenn on production. “4 Minutes Of Hell” just landed on our FSD Songs Of The Week list, and was featured on The Best Of Lil Herb…
FSD Songs Of The Week 5/3/13
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (4/26) it’s eligible for the list. Now we aren’t saying these are the BEST songs of the week, but they are the staffs faves and joints you can catch us bumping in the office.
Video: Chris Crack – The Interlude
Directed by Davy Greenberg With Davy back behind the lens, New Deal/Project Mayhem member Chris Crack drops a quick interlude over the J. Cole/Badu-inspired sample.
Roman Flowrs – Seeds of SuccezZ III
Produced by Shin Ski Over the course of Roman’s #FlowrFridays series, we’ve received new tracks, new beats and the Yung$eed$ EP. And after a short hiatus, Mr. Flowrs is back with the third part of his “Seeds of SuccezZ” series. He’s an emcee wearing his heart on his sleeve with this one. Roman is prepping…
Mixtape: FSD x Mixtape Mechaniks – Songs Of The Month [April Edition]
Hosted by the Mixtape Mechaniks. Mixed by DJ Citi. Fake Shore Drive has partnered with the Mixtape Mechaniks to bring you our ‘FSD Songs of the Week’ feature in mixtape form — dropping a monthly round up of everything that made our weekly lists. DJ Honorz and DJ Citi will be flexing their DJ talents,…
Video: Kidz In The Hall f/ Yonas Michael – Tonight
Directed by Double-0 & 10Photos.net Tonight’s the night baby, so blow up on deez. Or, uh, something like that. Take a journey with the Kidz and their red hue as they go from Barcelona to Chicago then back again in their new visual for “Tonight.” And yeah, two thumbs up on the leading lady. Naledge…
FSD Beats: Hippie Dream
Follow Hippie Dream (@Hippie_Dream) FSD Beats sets out to build awareness of Chicago’s top up-and-coming producers — something we have an abundance of. No need to seek other cities for your sound, we have the cream of the crop right here. We’ll be offering up new instrumentals from rising producers weekly — free of charge…