If you’ve been closely following the (under-under) underground rap scene in Chicago over the past six months, you know there’s a bit of a renaissance brewing. Not to say the scene has suffered or gone anywhere, but there’s a new troop of artists creating content in the city. Content which has largely gone unnoticed by…
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Video: Freddie Gibbs x Madlib – Thuggin’ [Trailer]
Directed by DD172. Full clip dropping on Monday, January 16, 2012. Previously: MadGibbs (Freddie Gibbs & Madlib) – Thuggin’
Uncommon Longevity: Analyzing The Drake vs. Common Beef
Words by FSD contributor Alan (of Hip-Hop Snobs) (@SnobWorthy) Let’s go way back to 1991. The average cost of gas in that particular year was $1.95 and Michael Jordan and the Bulls were on their way to winning their first NBA championship. Before there was such a thing as the XXL Freshmen List or being…
Video: Add-2 – Cotton Fields
Directed by Cam Be. From Add’s Save.Our.Souls project, which should be dropping soon.
Video: Residue Reed – Young, Rich, Famous
While Kriss Kross may have been Young, Rich & Dangerous; Residue Reed is Young, Rich & Famous. Not bad, right? What that has to do with anything? Nothing. But hey, check out the new clip from the FAMO family.
Young Kalib x Freddie Gibbs – Movie Life
East Chicago’s Young Kalib enlists Gangsta Gibbs for the first single off his SPECIAL DELIVERY 2 mixtape, which is due out in March. Get to know the young’in on this one alongside G.I.’s finest. Camera’s rolling… Young Kalib feat. Freddie Gibbs – Movie Life
Adad & Tensei – Artificial Intellect
This is the remix. Well, the remix of the remix. Confused yet? Alright, well Tensei took Adad’s verse from his remix of Bilal’s “Robots” and dropped it on a totally different track. Expect Adad’s P.S. I’m Next and Tensei’s Constellation EP later on this month.
Pugs Atomz – Our Dilemma
Produced by Young Fury Something to kick off 2012 from the world traveler himself, Pugslee Atomz. This is a true off-the-dome freestyle, recorded in one take, with another layer added to the hook afterwards. Pugs’ album Smokers Jacket NSFW coming soon.
Video: FSD On WGCI’s The After Party 1/12/11
Watch live streaming video from morningriot at livestream.com Streaming live video by Livestream Live @ 9:15am. Drew’s live in the studio with Tony Sco, Sherm, Leon Rogers a.k.a. DJ LR and special guests, Larro & King Louie from Lawless Inc. We’ll be talking to them about their new label, their upcoming ventures, and more.
Video: Bump J’s First Interview After Signing To Atlantic [Unreleased]
Courtesy of Will Gates Wow, this is a gem. Acclaimed Chicago director and documentarian, Will Gates, dug up this unreleased interview of Bump J, just days after inking his deal with Atlantic Records in 2004. This footage was filmed seven days prior to Bump flying to Los Angeles to break ground on his debut with…