Crack’s Doing Our Part Effortlessly drops tomorrow. Here’s the last leak to chew on until it smacks you upside the head. Lennon from the PM provides back up here. Also, be sure to hit Chris Crack’s album release party tomorrow night at JBar. Davy Greenberg will be filming. It’s gonna be D.O.P.E. lennon crack dope…
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Syl Johnson Settles Lawsuit with Kanye West & Jay-Z
Cue up “The Joy” jokes. It appears Syl has settled out of court with Ye and Jay in his copyright infringement case against the pair for their alleged illegal jacking of “Different Strokes.” Says TMZ: Jay-Z and Kanye West have to be feeling a little more joyful than usual — because the hit-making duo has…
Play Kanye West’s New Computer Game: Kanye Zone
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Kanye’s new computer game: the Kanye Zone. The goal? Well, it’s simply to keep Kanye out of his zone. Don’t let him get in his zone. It’s as simple as that. Play on, players. Play it here. Complex
Update: Chief Keef – Back From The Dead [Tracklist + Cover Art]
Art by 10ten Designz. Hosted by DJ MoonDawg & DJ Victoriouz We have the official tracklist and cover art for Keef’s Back From The Dead mixtape, entirely produced by Young Chop. I honestly have no idea when it’s dropping — it could come in 20 minutes, it could come in two weeks. Look for it…
Tree f/ Chance The Rapper & Vic Spencer – Good Shit/Roses
Here we have the world premiere of Tree’s “Good Shit/Roses,” featuring Chance The Rapper and Vic Spencer. Didn’t expect to see this one, did you? Well, this crew has more work in the can, so get used to it. This is the last leak from Tree’s Sunday School mixatpe which drops this weekend — keeping…
FSD Feature: Malik Yusef Remembers Close Friend The Notorious B.I.G.
15 years ago today, we lost one of the most important and legendary figures in hip-hop history, The Notorious B.I.G. And just six months before that, we lost Tupac Shakur, who was tragically gunned down in Las Vegas. But what you may not know, is that these two emcees shared a close Chicago connection –…
Mixtape: Bishop Ford – No Feelinz
Hosted by DJ V-Dub The N.W.O’s Bishop Ford releases his new mixtape, No Feelinz. Bishop’s partner in crime, Sly Polaroid, makes appearances throughout, and YP, Ghost Da King and Kaos also show up to assist. Looking at the cover art, it appears Bishop’s chest has been ripped open to expose a body barren of any…
Video: BBU x GLC – The Hood
BBU and GLC (three letters gang?) take you through the concrete jungle in their new clip for “The Hood.” This is the hood according to them, so straighten up and fly right. You can download this joint off their latest project, bell hooks.
Kenlo Key f/ MPulse & Rockboy K9 – Hoodie Weather
Produced by Bigg Unit Kenlo Key is prepping the release of his upcoming EP, Hoodie Weather, just in time for Spring, which in Chicago, still constitutes for Hoodie Weather. Kenlo enlisted the services of MPulse and Rockboy for the title track. Check it out below, and stay tuned for the project.
FSD Loose Links 3/9/12
The Notorious B.I.G. “Who Shot Ya” in Chicago, 1995 (Club Kaboom) A collection of links from around the internet. Stuff you should be reading, not necessarily Chicago-related — step out for a minute. Loose links sink ships. -The 50 Best Notorious B.I.G. Songs (written by Andrew Barber) [Link] -Interview: Former L.A.P.D. Detective Says He Knows…