St. Louis-born, Chicago-residing soon-to-be-superstar, Smino, has been going crazy lately. From sold out shows in NYC t0 high profile slots at Lollapalooza, the world is quickly catching on to his Midwest greatness. And that was just within the last two weeks. To cap off his recent run, today he covers Chicago’s Red Eye newspaper. Josh…
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RBMA Invades Atlanta August 15-20
The Red Bull Music Academy continues to impress year after year with the best and most engaging music programming worldwide. And August 15-20, they keep it stateside by invading Atlanta for some amazing showcases, roundtables, events, and conversations. During a recent panel on the intersection of music and technology, a speaker highlighted how independent artists…
Video: The Boy Illinois f/ Drey Skonie – Ruling Class
Directed by FlyKite & Gilbert Gaston For his latest video, Illi takes it to the Pyramids of Illinois a.k.a. The Onasis Family of the Gold Pyramid House, alongside Drey Skonie for “Ruling Class.” Inspired by Nas and Lauryn’s hit from 20 years ago, “If I Ruled The World,” Illi rules in his own right. He…
Nina Tech – Winning
Young Nina Tech is back and she’s chalking up the W’s. No L’s over here. What did you expect? Another “L’s Anthem”? Nah, this new joint from Nina, hosted by Havarti Fonts, is for those standing in the winner’s circle. Losers, lames and the unlucky need not apply. So enjoy this new Nina treat below,…
DJ Twin f/ Sean Kingston, Rick Ross & Blac Youngsta – Money Bag
Fresh off the release of his Day 1 EP, DJ Twin’s back at it with a brand new single featuring a few of your favorite artists. For his latest offering, titled “Money Bag,” Twin enlists the help of Sean Kingston, Ricky Rozay and Blac Youngsta. Solid lineup, solid record. You got one, Twin. Check out…
Max Wonders – World Gone Crazy
Produced by Tahmi Max Wonders drops off one last single from his upcoming debut full-length, Hues to Blame. Adding on the idea of his last few releases, Max muses on growing into manhood, and what it means to maintain, or lose, one’s youth. So we can likely expect some heaviness from that LP. Check out…
Bump J Releases New EP ‘Last Of The Giants’
The return of Bump J. Yes, it’s really happening. Earlier this week, Bump sent FSD into a frenzy with the world premiere of “Party, Pack & Fly” — his first release of new music since his incarceration in 2008. While Bump’s not free yet, this can only mean one thing: he’s on his way home….
Video: YP – Dear Life
Directed by Jay Mavaz Wow. If this joint doesn’t hit you in the chest, you may not have a heartbeat. I’ve known YP for close to 10 years now. He’s been around since the inception of FSD — one of the first artists we really got behind in our early days. He supported us from…
Video: Sasha Go Hard – Purple Girl
Directed by APJ Films Ms. Go Hard takes her talents to the lakefront in her eye-catching new video for “Purple Girl.” Seriously, Aaron made the colors swirl in this video. It pops. This is something fresh from Sasha’s forthcoming Nutty World 3 project, due out later this year. Take a dip below.
Video: Lil Durk – Super Powers
Produced by Young Chop One of my favorite records from Durk’s recently released 2x album gets a video, “Super Powers.” The colorful clip finds Durk doing his thing in unfamiliar territory: the farm lands of America. Hey, when you have super powers, you can hang wherever you feel. Watch Durk enjoy the great outdoors while…