It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if it dropped anytime since our last list (11/23) it’s eligible. Now we aren’t saying these are the BEST songs of the week, but they are the staffs faves and joints you can catch us bumping in the office.
Author: FSD Staff
Finally Hip Fall/Winter 2012 Lookbook
Chicago brand Finally Hip recently revealed the lookbook to go along with their fall/winter merchandise. Finally Hip is the brainchild of Bryan “Peabe” Odiamar. I’ll leave it to him to explain what the brand is all about. Finally Hip is that very moment when you realize that you’re comfortable in your own skin. You are…
FSD Feature: How NOT To Get On Fake Shore Drive
Words by Marisol “Pinqy Ring” Vélez (@PinqyRing) In a digital age where blog attention can (sometimes) get your music career crackin’, it seems more and more musicians are mindless in maneuvering the media sharing blog cyberspace. We here at Fake Shore Drive decided to give you a taste of things you might be doing wrong…
Video: Chandler London x Blakkass Westley f/ Cadillac Duke – Runaway
Here’s the visual for “Runaway” featuring Cadillac Duke, the first single off of a collaborative EP by Blakkass Westley and Chandler London, shot and directed by NME Films. In this Savior-produced track, the L.O.D. (Legion of Dudes) representatives explore the darker side of their vices and addictions.
FSD Songs Of The Week 11/23/12: Black Friday Edition
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if it dropped anytime since our last list (11/16) it’s eligible. Now we aren’t saying these are the BEST songs of the week, but they are the staffs faves and joints you can catch us bumping in the office.
FSD Beats: Saba
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 — for you to…
Chicago Hates You Tees – Black Friday Sale
For today and today only, FSD is having a Black Friday sale of our own. ‘Tis the season, right? Every t-shirt in the FSD Store is on sale for the low, low price of $20. That includes all colors of the Chicago Hates You tees, as well as the FSD Colonel of the Tank tee,…
Video: Phero – II
Directed by WAVA Media. Phero takes it to the studio for the second offering from his upcoming project The Five Columns. You can catch Peter Cottontale on the keys and Ryan Nyther on the horns in this one.
The 30 Best Young Chop Beats Of 2012
Words by Bryant Bowens (@arete88) In 2012, Chicago emerged as the ‘it’ city in hip-hop. We’ve witnessed unknown-12-months-ago artists become household names, with many receiving critical acclaim for their mixtapes, and others landing the biggest prize of them all — major label record deals. With all of the accolades and praise Chicago rappers have garnered…
Frankie – T.A.S. (Thirsty Ain’t Sexy)
Produced by Jones 2200 Hailing from the Chi, singer/MC Frankie is making his FSD debut with the first effort from his untitled project slated for an early 2013 release. But while Frankie is flying way under the radar as an artist, he’s been lending his penmanship skills to acts signed to major labels for quite some time…