It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (12/13) 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.
Author: FSD Staff
FSD Feature: 30 Great Chicago Mixtapes Of 2013
Words by Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive), Ty Howard (@someguynamedty), Elyssa Czynski (@czynskers) With all of the press and media attention surrounding Chicago Hip-Hop in 2012, many thought the scene would fall off and dry up completely in 2013. All hype, no substance some claimed. The good news, however, is that those claims were unfounded. Chi rap…
FSD Feature: Food For Thought: Katie Got Bandz Favorite Restaurants
Words by Charne Graham (@88nae88) Just last week, Katie Got Bandz announced her new record deal with eOne Music (via Lawless Inc.), who is slated to release her debut album sometime in 2014. Between her unprecedented amount of shows around the city, her radio hit “Pop Out” killing the airwaves, and a recent R. Kelly…
FSD Feature: 100 Great Chicago Rap Songs Of 2013
Words by Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive), Ty Howard (@someguynamedty), Elyssa Czynski (@czynskers), Alex Gleckman (@andfeedingyou) & Holiday Kirk (@HolidayKirk) With all of the press and media attention Chicago Hip-Hop received in 2012, many thought the scene would fall off or dry up completely in 2013. Too much hype, not enough output, some claimed. The good news,…
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FSD Feature: Clear Conscience: When Do You Need To Clear A Sample?
Words by John Miranda, a Chicago-area lawyer and consultant One of the more interesting cases to come before the United States Supreme Court in 1994 was Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music. “Campbell” refers to Luther “Luke Skyywalker” Campbell of 2 Live Crew, and the litigation was focused on said group’s “Pretty Woman,” which sampled the melody…
FSD Beats: Von Vuai
Follow Von Vuai (@VonVuai) FSD Beats sets out to build awareness of Chicago’s top up-and-coming producers — something we have an abundance of. No need to seek other cities for your sound, we have the cream of the crop right here. We’ll be offering up new instrumentals from rising producers weekly — free of charge…
FSD Songs Of The Week 12/13/13
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (12/6) 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: Leather Corduroys: Kami de Chukwu & Joey Purp Get Ex-pants-ive
Words by Elyssa Czynski (@czynskers) A “left hook” from SaveMoney rappers, Kami de Chukwu and Joey Purp, leaves us intrigued. Their collaborative project, Leather Corduroys, is highly anticipated, but they don’t want to tell anyone about it. Chukwu and Purp used Leather Cords to do whatever they wanted, riding on their talents to create something…
FSD Songs Of The Week 12/6/13
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (11/22 — we had last week off) 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…
FSD Feature: The High Road With HighLife
Interview by K. Sims (@kae_pasa) Fresh off the release of his popular and jamming new project, HighLife (which has amassed a bit of a cult following), FSD sat down with the man behind the project, Mr. HighLife himself. He dissects a handful of songs from the album, talks his musical influences as well as his…