Words by Alex Gleckman (@agleckman) “Act like I ain’t had a belt in two classes.” Kanye has held a title belt (much like a number of Michaels) in his first class, producing, for well over a decade. From local acts to global hits, his MPC work has come to define eras in Hip-Hop. He’s given…
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Prosecutors Say Chief Keef Violated Probation With Pitchfork Gun Range Video
The Sun-Times has a rather long piece on Chief Keef’s current legal situation. Keef, who is on 18 months probation for an incident that occurred last December, is under fire for numerous reasons, and unsurprisingly, one of those being the Pitchfork video, filmed last summer, where he was taken to a gun range: Prosecutors argued…
FSD Songs Of The Week [10/5/12]
FSD Beats: A.J. Crew
Follow A.J. Crew (@THEajcrew) 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…
Pics: Ends/Wealth Corp. Floral Print Hoodie & Tee
Ends/Wealth Corp. is gearing up to release their new fall collection in the coming weeks, but to hold us over until then they’ve liberated this fresh floral print on a heather gray hoodie and tee. Both the hoodie and tee are available through the webstore. Check out a few more flicks below.
FSD Feature: Tink: Face Off
Words by Bryant Bowens (@arete88) Trinity Home, better known as Tink, didn’t spend her summer like the average Chicago teenager. The rapper/singer traveled the country, rocking some of the hottest stages and having sit downs with some of the biggest labels. Tink is currently one of the Chicago’s area’s most talked-about new artists. With her unique…
FSD Songs Of The Week [9/28/12]
Week ending September 28, 2012 It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if it dropped anytime since our last list (9/21) 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: A-Villa
Follow A-Villa (@AVillaMusic) 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 Feature: LDRSkate: A Different World
Words by Leland Bonner (@LelandBFresh) Date back 10 years, the location of 1354 E. 53rd street in Chicago’s historic Hyde Park community housed a small and quaint clothing shop that just like any burgeoning business experienced its growing pains. 10 years later and after several location changes, that same 1,700 square foot storefront would amass…
FSD Feature: Fatboi Fresh Bans Five Things In 2013
Words by Fatboi Fresh (@FatandUGLYaseva) Out with the old and in with the new. Although the hip-hop media usually reserves these conversations for artists, I feel like we’ve been in limbo the past few years when it comes to trends. Nowadays, it’s never been cooler to do exactly what everyone else is doing within hip-hop…