Words by Alan Cerenil (@snobworthy) The past few weeks have provided plenty of speculation on Kanye’s new album. Peter Rosenberg of Hot 97 in NYC reported that the album was “dark” and “really good.” While tweets have circled on the album sounding very “Chicago” with the likes of Chief Keef, King Louie and Young Chop all…
Category: Features
FSD Feature: Getting To Know Vita-Morte & dope.boy.magic
Interview by Leland Bonner (LelandBfresh). Shot and edited by FrameLab Films. For the third installment of our Getting To Know series, we caught up with the brains behind two of Chicago’s favorite brands: Vita-Morte & dope.boy.magic. You’ve likely spotted Terrell Jones and Joe Freshgoods around the city at various events, but you probably didn’t know that they’re…
FSD Feature: ShowYouSuck: Lyrics To Go
At FSD, we feel it is our duty to provide our faithful readers with musical content that’s entertaining but also innovative. Last year, Chicago became the “it” city in hip-hop — but with the accolades came criticism. Some critics concluded that Chicago’s success was solely based on the Drill scene — which is not completely true….
FSD Feature: Kanye West’s 25 Best Beats [2006-2012]
Words by Alex Russell (@andfeedingyou) Kanye West. Have you heard of him? He’s a rapper, like one of those guys that makes rhyming lyrics over a beat. He also makes beats sometimes. Apparently he has had some success in that field. This is the second half of our bipartite coverage of what we consider to…
FSD Feature: Nylo: Memories Live
Words by Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive) Every few years an artist comes along that stops you dead in your tracks. Disrupts you from what you’re doing. That feeling can come from many places — it may be their sound, their songwriting ability or perhaps it’s just raw talent. But something just clicks, and takes you by…
FSD Songs Of The Week 2/15/13
FSD Feature: 10 Biggest Misconceptions of Chicago Hip-Hop
Words by Bryant Bowens (arete88) In Hip-Hop, every major city has a stigma — or perhaps a stereotype. You’ve heard the peanut gallery say things like ” the NYC glory days are long gone,” or that Atlanta rappers lack lyrical substance. These are common comments in the Hip-Hop landscape, and no region is exempt. Whether these…
FSD Feature: Nem Perez: Who Shot Ya?
Words by Leland Bonner (@LelandBfresh) Here at FSD, we strive to shed light on the people who make your favorite rapper a cult phenomenon. These are the people behind the scenes- video directors, DJs, and producers. The man behind the man, so to speak. This is another installment of our “Who Shot Ya?” series, where…
FSD Songs Of The Week 1/11/13
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since our last list (1/4) it’s eligible. Now we aren’t saying these are the BEST songs of the week, but they are the staffs faves and joints you can catch us bumping in the office.