Story by Fatboi Fresh (@1andOnlyFatboi) When preparation meets opportunity amazing things can happen — and Detroit emcee and our Midwest brethren, Boldy James, is a testament to that statement. After years of waiting in the wings as a Cool Kids-affiliate and cousin of rapper/producer, Chuck Inglish, Boldy has finally landed his own situation with the newly formed…
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FSD Feature: 15 Essential Bop Songs
Feature by Holiday Kirk (@HolidayKirk) Those who can read the spirit of the times know that if something dominates a culture, a response is already underway. But who would have thought that Chicago would get an antithesis to drill almost exactly one year later? If the summer of 2012 belonged to drill, the summer of…
FSD Songs Of The Week 4/11/14
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (4/4) 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 office.
FSD Feature: DLow Talks Record Deal, Chicago’s Bop Scene & “DLow Shuffle”
Interview by Holiday Kirk (@HolidayKirk) Upon entering the Dough Street Entertainment studio, I was surprised to see one of the monitors playing the video for “The DLow Shuffle.” I gestured to the monitor and looked over at DLow, who was getting up from a chair near the door, “How many times would you say you’ve…
FSD Songs Of The Week 4/4/14
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (3/28) 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 office.
FSD Feature: Would You Rather With Taylor Bennett
Created by Cameron Chapleau and Matthew Andreasen for Fake Shore Drive Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, readers, friends, Romans, countrymen. We’re back with our original series and feature on FSD: Would You Rather? The brainchild of Cameron Chapleau and Matthew Andreasen, this video segment features the Chi’s rising stars answering a series of rather…
FSD Feature: Lil Bibby Talks New EP ‘The Book’ & Handling Rise To Fame
Interview by Keith Reid-Cleveland (@kreid_c) Lil Bibby is the newest promising face to be attached to Chicago’s music scene. Free Crack, his first and only mixtape, was released at the end of November and has reached almost 800,000 views on LiveMixtapes.com since then. Showing some perfectionist tendencies, Bibby wasn’t satisfied with those numbers. Having received…
FSD Songs Of The Week 3/28/14
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (3/21) 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 office.
FSD Feature: Every 4 Bars: The Alex Wiley Interview
Interview by Holiday Kirk (@HolidayKirk) Despite the active bong in the corner of the Soundscape Recording Studio’s mixing room, Alex Wiley was alert — vivid even. If Wiley was high, it wasn’t showing. Over the next hour, Wiley sputtered out ideas, concepts, plans, and jokes with a clarity that most sober folk don’t possess. We…
FSD Songs Of The Week 3/21/14
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (3/7 — we took last week off for SXSW) 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…