‘Ye continued his NYC promo run today and visited Sway’s Sway In The Morning. Kanye digs back into classism in the fashion world, the Yeezus tour (and why Pusha T and Big Sean weren’t on it), losing relevancy and much more. Things do get a little heated around the 18:30 mark with Sway asking why…
Category: Chicago
Video: DJ Slugo – In The Middle
An official ghetto house/juke music video from the legendary, DJ Slugo. If this doesn’t get you out of your seat, I don’t know what will. Shouts to Blok Club TV.
Video: RondoNumbaNine f/ Lil Durk – Ride
Directed by Rio Productions OTF comrades Rondonumbanine and Lil Durk collide for a “Ride.” Rondo’s Real N**** 4 Life mixtape is available for download now.
Ryan Hemsworth f/ Sasha Go Hard, Tink & Kitty – Spotless
Produced by Ryan Hemsworth & little cloud. Ryan Hemsworth recruits Chicago emcees Sasha Go Hard and Tink to accompany Kitty for a new record titled “Spotless.” So fresh and so clean.
New Album: Slot-A – Power of Intention
Chicago producer extraordinaire, Slot-A, gives us his brand new instrumental album, Power of Intention. 11 new tracks of Bang Hot beats. Inspired by a speech by Jim Carrey and Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller The Tipping Point, the project packs a total of 11 previously-unreleased beats from the buzzmaking producer, whose recent collaborators include Jamall Bufford and Add-2. Stream and download…
FSD Feature: Copyrights & Wrongs – Chance’s Acid Rap Billboard Charting & How Indie Artists Can Combat Bootleggers
Words by John Miranda, a Chicago-area lawyer and consultant (jmiranda988@gmail.com) Chance the Rapper has famously suggested, much to the delight of industry futurists, that he may never sign to a label. But this summer, Chance’s camp experienced at least one downside to flying solo with a major release. In August, Billboard reported that Acid Rap…
Video: Lupe Fiasco Ends Salt Lake City Show After Fan Tosses Tomato On Stage
You’re gonna think Lupe is all fun and games until he jumps in the crowd and flexes that eighth degree blackbelt on your ass. Seriously. Someone in Salt Lake City tried to get bout it, bout it on Lupe and hurled a tomato on stage at him. Things didn’t end as tragically as they could…
New EP: ShowYouSuck – Dude Bro
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls — the time has now come for ShowYouSuck’s long-awaited EP, Dude Bro. It’s here. Rejoice. Six new tracks courtesy of Show and the good people at Closed Sessions Records. The EP features production from J. Arthur (of theWHOevers), Mike Jaxx, Javelin and The Hood Internet, Peter Cottontale and Big…
Video: Kanye West On The Breakfast Club
Interviews on top of interviews, on top of interviews. Well, during Kanye’s NYC run he had to stop by The Breakfast Club, so it’s only right that we include it here. Check out his sit down with Charlamegne, Angela and Envy above.
Video: Kanye Talks Production Inspirations, Equipment & Michael Jackson on Juan Epstein
The full Juan Epstein podcast doesn’t drop until next week, but until then Ciph and Rosenberg give us 10 minutes of the interview where Ye talks about his production inspirations, his choice equipment and also spills a great Michael Jackson story. Looking forward to this one.