He’s back. After taking the Pitchfork Music Festival by storm, Chance The Rapper and The Social Experiment are set to take their show on the road for Chance The Rapper’s Family Matters Tour. There are special guests involved and this looks to be more than just your average tour — Chance is talking theaters here. At least…
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New Project: KD Young Cocky – Heat of the Moment
Hosted by DJ Shon & DJ Aramis The temperature’s rising with this new 11-song project from KD Young Cocky. Yeah, he’s been teasing this one for a while, but today he delivers with this tightly crafted opus, entirely produced by Chase N Dough. Associates such as Zona Man and Chi Hoover show up to assist…
FSD Giveaway: Snow Tha Product Live @ Bottom Lounge — Wednesday 7/29
Snow Tha Product’s ‘The Rest Comes Later’ tour with Audio Push hits Chicago tomorrow (7/29) for a big set at Bottom Lounge. Roosevelt the Titan and Black Matt join the lineup, for the 17+ affair that kicks off at 8pm. Tix are still available RIGHT HERE. 1833 presents SNOW THA PRODUCT The Rest Comes Later…
Johnny May Cash Drops ‘True Story’ Project & New Video
One of the hardest working cats in the biz, Johnny May Cash, is already back with a new project — the 18 track, True Story. This just comes a few weeks after the release of his last endeavor, The Johnny May Cash EP, and numerous other drops throughout 2015. He’s coming for the crown and is…
Clark Airlines – GoodTimingYeah
The boy Clark is back. Perfect timing? Nah, that’s “GoodTimingYeah,” to be exact. This is Clark’s second single from his forthcoming opus, Trill Air, which is due out sometime later this year. It’s takeoff time, for real, and with his recent output he’s poised to take his career sky high yet again. The time is…
Video: Alex Wiley – Heaven’s Gate
You want a video? Or do you want a Soundcloud link? Pick your poison, because Wiley blesses his fans with both today. You wanna watch or do you wanna listen? Or do you wanna do both? Either way, find your way to heaven’s gate courtesy of your tour guide Alex Wiley. And no, we’re not…
Goodbye Tomorrow f/ Lil Herb – NoOne or NoThing
World Premiere. Bet you never saw this coming? Goodbye Tomorrow and Lil Herb? Yeah, it’s THAT serious. The mysterious Chicago troop gets down with one of the illest emcees in the city for their latest offering, “NoOne or NoThing.” It’s a clash of two worlds, over a slow-rolling intergalactic instrumental, featuring both harmony and hard…
TONIGHT: J. Cole, Big Sean, Jeremih & YG’s ‘Forest Hills Drive Tour’ Hits Chicago
First and foremost, this lineup is absolutely insane. J. Cole, Big Sean, Jeremih, YG, Bas, Omen and plenty of other special guests? Wow, this is something you won’t want to miss. The good news is that they blow through Chicago TONIGHT (Tuesday, July 28th) — Tinley Park to be exact — for the Forest Hills Drive…
Chance The Rapper Reveals Kanye West Almost Narrated ‘Surf’
In an in-depth piece penned by Dan Hyman for The Guardian, Chance The Rapper reveals that Kanye West was slated to narrate Surf, and his vocals were even recorded for the project. In the end, it didn’t work out, but it’s cool to know Kanye was the first person to actually hear the project completed. Not that…
Mick Jenkins Covers the Red Eye
Mick Jenkins is the latest Chicago artist to garner the coveted cover of Chicago’s Red Eye newspaper. As he gears up for the release of his new album Wave[s] (August 21st) as well as his high profile slot at Lollapalooza over the weekend (8/1), he has a lot of things to get off his chest….