Hosted by DJ Reese & DJ Honorz 2012 was big for Tink, but 2013 has been even more grandiose. Labels are calling, she’s touring, doing dates across the country, landing features every which way. It’s safe to say she’s entering the “star” zone, but while we’ve known that for years, it’s about time the rest…
Category: Chicago
Mixtape: Vic Mensa – INNANETAPE
We’ve been hearing about Vic’s INNANETAPE since the beginning of 2013, and today we finally get the project in its entirety. Alongside iLLRoots, Vic has crafted a project that should be his breakthrough moment as a solo artist. We’ve long-championed Vic — even back when he still had an H in his name — when…
FSD Feature: Fatboi Fresh Presents: 10 Chicago Producers You Should Shop With
Words by Fatboi Fresh (@1andOnlyFatboi) Fatboi Fresh is a Chicago emcee, entrepreneur and freelance contributor to Fake Shore Drive. The thoughts and opinions expressed by Fatboi Fresh in this piece are his and his alone. This feels kind of weird — it’s my first time writing in months. So much on my plate, tons of…
Ca$his f/ Mistah Fab, Crooked I, Roccett, & Goldie Gold – Imma Hustla (West Coast Remix)
Ca$his elevates his hustle yet again, by enlisting Crooked I, Mistah Fab, Goldie Gold and Roccett for the West Coast remix of his “Imma Hustla” record. The County Hound 2, is the follow up to his 2007 debut which dropped on Shady Records. This one isn’t a Shady release, but Em did produce a bulk…
FSD Giveaway: Win A Chicago-Inspired Rocksmith Fall Jacket
We’ve partnered with our friends over at Rocksmith to bring our readers and fans a rather unique giveaway, as today we’re going to be giving one lucky reader a Chicago-inspired jacket from Rocksmith’s fall line. Rocksmith’s Fall Delivery 2 was just released and inside the collection they have a few pieces Chicago football fans will find…
Vic Spencer – Physical Buff
Do you guys remember The Show Soundtrack? If you were alive in 1995 and loved hip-hop you probably had it, as basically everyone that mattered at the time (or were on Def Jam) was on it. If you look at the tracklist it’s like a who’s who of that era: 2Pac, Biggie, Warren G, Meth,…
Jay Stonez – Play No Games
Produced by Chase N Dough Stonez’ “Play No Games” is the first look off his A-1 Fishscale Pt. 2 project, which is due out later this year. No games were played in the recording of this tune.
Mixtape: Vic Mensa – INNANETAPE [Cover Art + Tracklist]
Vic’s highly-anticipated INNANETAPE drops today at 3pm. But in the meantime, you can check out what to expect on the project as he’s just released the tracklist. Chance The Rapper, Rockie Fresh, Joey Purp, Kenna, Ab-Soul, BJ The Chicago Kid and Lili K all make appearances. Really looking forward to hearing this one, as this…
Danny Brown f/ Freddie Gibbs – The Return
Danny Brown’s new album, Old, is now available for purchase, and early reviews are saying its quite excellent. I’m only a few songs in, and an early standout is clearly “The Return” with Gangsta Gibbs. Danny B switches up his flow and style completely on this. So check out a stream of this record and…
Video: Vic Mensa – INNANETAPE [Commercial #2]
Directed by Verluxe You saw the first commercial exactly a month ago, and on the eve of the release of INNANETAPE we get the second edition. In this clip, Vic takes on his first leak off the INNANETAPE titled simply “INNANET.” That joint dropped in March. The good news is that we get the full…