St. Louis-born, Chicago-residing soon-to-be-superstar, Smino, has been going crazy lately. From sold out shows in NYC t0 high profile slots at Lollapalooza, the world is quickly catching on to his Midwest greatness. And that was just within the last two weeks. To cap off his recent run, today he covers Chicago’s Red Eye newspaper. Josh…
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RBMA Invades Atlanta August 15-20
The Red Bull Music Academy continues to impress year after year with the best and most engaging music programming worldwide. And August 15-20, they keep it stateside by invading Atlanta for some amazing showcases, roundtables, events, and conversations. During a recent panel on the intersection of music and technology, a speaker highlighted how independent artists…
Video: The Boy Illinois f/ Drey Skonie – Ruling Class
Directed by FlyKite & Gilbert Gaston For his latest video, Illi takes it to the Pyramids of Illinois a.k.a. The Onasis Family of the Gold Pyramid House, alongside Drey Skonie for “Ruling Class.” Inspired by Nas and Lauryn’s hit from 20 years ago, “If I Ruled The World,” Illi rules in his own right. He…
Jon James – Phone Still Ringin
Produced by EIGHTOEIGHT Milwaukee Don and Treated Crew mainstay, Jon James, returns to grace the pages of FSD with “Phone Still Ringin.” Jon’s phone is steady boomin, so please forgive him if he doesn’t click over for you or answer your FaceTime call. He’s busy. All day. But let the operator patch you through below….
FSD Songs of the Week 8/5/16
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (we missed last week, sorry) 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…
Nina Tech – Winning
Young Nina Tech is back and she’s chalking up the W’s. No L’s over here. What did you expect? Another “L’s Anthem”? Nah, this new joint from Nina, hosted by Havarti Fonts, is for those standing in the winner’s circle. Losers, lames and the unlucky need not apply. So enjoy this new Nina treat below,…
Bump J Releases New EP ‘Last Of The Giants’
The return of Bump J. Yes, it’s really happening. Earlier this week, Bump sent FSD into a frenzy with the world premiere of “Party, Pack & Fly” — his first release of new music since his incarceration in 2008. While Bump’s not free yet, this can only mean one thing: he’s on his way home….
Video: Tony Zuko – All My Life
Directed by Jerry Production The artist formerly known as SAYITAINTTONE returns as Tony Zuko. He’s back with new material, and we’re thankful for that. Today he stunts, flashes and talks his true-to-life shit with “All My Life.” It’s Tony at his best. Coogie sweater and all. Tony Zuko. But nah, this ain’t DC Comics. This…
Video: YP – Dear Life
Directed by Jay Mavaz Wow. If this joint doesn’t hit you in the chest, you may not have a heartbeat. I’ve known YP for close to 10 years now. He’s been around since the inception of FSD — one of the first artists we really got behind in our early days. He supported us from…
Video: Sasha Go Hard – Purple Girl
Directed by APJ Films Ms. Go Hard takes her talents to the lakefront in her eye-catching new video for “Purple Girl.” Seriously, Aaron made the colors swirl in this video. It pops. This is something fresh from Sasha’s forthcoming Nutty World 3 project, due out later this year. Take a dip below.