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Author: Ben Hewitt

The O’My’s – Stepping Stone / Lullaby

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 by Ben Hewitt

The soulful legends over at The O’My’s are back to soothe your soul as uncertainty reigns.  Seriously – couldn’t be a better time for some smooth shit and The O’My’s deliver right on schedule.  The vocals are on point as usual and I suggest you throw this on and kick it.  Stepping Stone sets the…

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Reign Gretzky – I Made The Beat EP

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 by Ben Hewitt

Reign Gretzky drops off a 3 piece to celebrate his birthday.  I made the beat is self produced (obviously) and features three experimental and different sounding beats, flow and production styles.  Reign has been using his lockdown time cooking up and staying on his grind. Out of this offering I’m feeling “Dats A Fact” but…

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Woes – Quarantine EP

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 by Ben Hewitt

What a weird time we’re living through right now. The world is on pause but art, and music specifically, is strong.  With everyone locked inside, one of my favorite emerging rappers out of Chicago, Woes, dropped a new EP that dissects being stuck by yourself day in and day out. “When isolated, you are forced…

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New Project: L.A. VanGogh – Drawback

Posted on February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 by Ben Hewitt

L.A. VanGogh the FSD veteran just dropped a new project called Drawback. The 15 song project shows big growth cementing him as one to watch…. If you haven’t been already. There are some solid guest appearances from nosidam, Manasseh, Bella BAHHS and some dope samples/remixes. With so many new artists and songs getting released on…

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AKONIxx – Star Wars (Official Video)

Posted on February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 by Ben Hewitt

I wasn’t too familiar with AKONIxx rapping before this was sent over to me. Maybe that’s ignorance, but I remember him as a producer on a couple tracks featured on FSD. Either way – I was definitely impressed by the song, the lyrics, the video, the whole package. The flow was tight, the chorus is…

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Closed Session drops ‘Our Latest Compilation’ Produced by BoatHouse

Posted on February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 by Ben Hewitt

Our good friends over at Closed Sessions dropped ‘Our Latest Compilation’ aka Closed Sessions Vol 3 the newest installment in the legendary compilation series going back to 2010. Previous tapes featured Action Bronson, Curren$y, Vic Mensa, Skyzoo, and Freddie Gibbs before they blew as well as bonafides Bun B and Raekwon. The newest version recruits…

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Tobi Lou – Berlin (Music Video)

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 by Ben Hewitt

Tobi Lou was one of the first artists I posted when I came over to FSD. Since then he moved to LA and in all honesty – had himself a damn year. His new video “Berlin” is icing on the cake. With feel-good production, his patented sing-song delivery, catchy chorus and creative video Tobi delivers…

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The Hxliday – Mistakes (Music Video)

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 by Ben Hewitt

For those paying attention TheHxliday is a rising star with some pretty massive growth potential. He is only a teenager and has some pretty serious buzz.  The Baltimore-to-Chi transplant just released a new video “Mistakes” with the help of Cole Bennett and its a major stepping stone for him to come to the forefront.  He’s…

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Dy Krazy – Dy Went Krazy (Mixtape)

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 by Ben Hewitt

This tape has been getting too much buzz to ignore. Chicago producer Dy Krazy named his new drop ‘Dy Went Krazy’ and in all honesty — he backed it up.  Dy has been going krazy for a while now as part of 808 Mafia and has some smash hits under his belt already. I love…

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Midwest DIY Rapper ‘Woes’ Debut EP – Curb Appeal

Posted on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 by Ben Hewitt

Up and comer “Woes” out of Humboldt Park dropped debut EP “Curb Appeal” this morning and the well rounded MC shows off his both his wide range of skills and his diverse background on this one.  Woes came up in Chicago, bounced around the East Coast before finally settling back into Chicago and you can…

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