Life’s a chess game for Mikey Dollaz, so you already know it’s game over, checkmate, when encountering young Mikey. Always protect your king. Off Mikey’s upcoming tape, Street Life.
Author: Andrew Barber
ShowYouSuck – Never Matter [Freestyle]
SYS drops a freestyle over Toro Y Moi’s poppin’ “Never Matter,” and does his thing I must say. You can catch ShowYouSuck live at the FSD x Red Bull Sound Select concert on February 7 — details for which can be found here.
D. Bridge f/ Chance The Rapper, Gerald Walker, & Michael Anthony – Origami
As a kid, my Mom once made me take an origami class. It actually wasn’t that bad, but I regret to say I didn’t take any of those skills home with me. Luckily, years later, I’m able to post a song about it. A nice consolation prized I’d say, no? This comes from Milwaukee native…
Video: eGo f/ Chance The Rapper – Ridin’ Round
Directed by KP eGo enlists XXL Freshmen 10 nominee Chance The Rapper for “Ridin Round,” which serves as the first single from eGo’s Vicodin: The Prescription project, which will drop later this year. They definitely ride around and get it on this one. As if you weren’t expecting me to make that joke.
Red Bull Sound Select & FSD Present: Freddie Gibbs, Sasha Go Hard, Tree & ShowYouSuck 2/7 @ Bottom Lounge
Artwork by Hebru Brantley I’m happy to formally introduce everyone to a new series we’ll be bringing you over the next year: Red Bull Sound Select. Fake Shore Drive has officially partnered with Red Bull to bring you the best in independent hip-hop in Chicago. Red Bull Sound Select will be impacting in five cities…
U.G. f/ Fonz-E Mak – No Days Off
Produced by U.G. You know Alchemist’s tagline: “Hard work pays off so I take no days off.” And U.G. and Fonz bring it to reality. This will land on Fonz’s UltraCinema, which drops later this year.
Chicago Journalist Says Chief Keef Accuser Not In Middle School As TMZ Reported
Earlier this week, TMZ reported that Chief Keef was being sued for child support by a female that’s still in middle school. The story made waves across the internet, but Mark Konkol, journalist at Chicago’s DNAInfo (which has broke a good deal of Keef stories recently) claims the woman in question is actually 17 years-old….
FSD Beats: Boathouse
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 — for you to…
Video: Spenzo – Nothin’ On Me
Directed by Jonah Schwartz. What do these other guys have on Spenzo? Nothin’. It’s that simple. After dropping the trailer and Mp3 last week, Spenz returns with the official clip for “Nothin’ On Me.” This young’in isn’t playing. In Spenzo We Trust on the way.
Chris Crack – Loud
Produced by DJ Weezy Last week we got an anti-molly song, and this week we get a pro-weed anthem. #Balance. Be on the look for Chris’ Kitchen In The Basement, which is due out later this year. It’s a New Deal thing. Turn this joint up loud.