As you may or may not know, Chicago raptivist, Lupe Fiasco, is a sometimes-columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, who dedicates his salary to his Lupe Fiasco Foundation. So far in Lupe’s writings, he’s touched on a whole slew of topics (including buildings turning into robots), but today he discussed his favorite artist, Hebru Brantley. But…
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Video: Peter Rosenberg Interviews Rockie Fresh
While in NYC for his Electric Highway promo run, Mr. Fresh dropped by Hot 97 to chop it up with Peter Rosenberg on the late night tip. They chat about signing with Ross over Diddy, the Chicago scene, his new project and much more.
Chief Keef f/ Dro – I Got Cash
While Sosa finishes out his sentence in St. Charles, his camp releases this new (unreleased) joint, featuring his manager Dro. Yep, Dro is back on the mic, and they both have cash. *beep* *cash sound noise* *beep* Will this land on Bang 2? No clue, but look for more leaks to hold you over until…
Video: L.E.P. Bogus Boys On MTV2’s The Week In Jams
FSD’s own Andrew Barber recently caught up with the Low End Professionals to chop it up for MTV2’s regional report on The Week In Jams. Count and Moonie talk about the independent grind, aligning themselves with Gee Roberson’s Interscope imprint and what they have planned for this year. If you missed the clip when it…
Legit – BlackJACK (The Preamble)
Legit borrows a beat from Captain Murphy a.k.a. Flying Lotus’ Duality project from for his latest drop. Keep an ear out for Legit’s next project, which is due out this spring. Be sure to wish Legit a happy birthday after giving this new loosie a listen.
Casey Veggies f/ BJ The Chicago Kid – Ulterior Motives
Produced by Rahki. BJ The Chicago Kid lends some vocals to track nine from Casey Veggies’ freshly released Life Changes. Who knew ulterior motives could sound so good? Check it out below.
Video: Fredo Santana f/ Ballout – Trap Life
Directed by Alex Riley for The Smokebooth and Fredo Santana. Produced by Tarentino of 808 Mafia. Fredo takes it to the trap for his newest clip, featuring his GBE brethren Ballout. Fredo’s new project, Fredo Kreuger, is set to drop later this year.
SunBLVD – The Real
Produced by Dee Lily. Female emcee SunBLVD recruits the production talents of Dee Lilly for the first single from her forthcoming self-titled project. Oh yeah — Sun’s real, really really real.
Audi-O – Love
Produced by Ace Doe. Englewood upstart makes his FSD debut with the first offering from his Audi Talk project, due out on St. Patrick’s Day. A Weeknd sample FTW.
Video: YP – Trade It All
Directed by Danielle Alston. Produced by Hit-Boy. Off YP’s most recent release, No Doz. His forthcoming project, Wide Awake, will touch down on 1/29/13. This track is reflection at its finest.