Words by Fatboi Fresh (@BigWizIzDead) FSD’s resident food critic, Fatboi Fresh, is back with his second edition of Fatboi Fresh’s Guide To Chicago Eats column. A few weeks ago, the artist formerly known as Big Wiz, ranked his Top 10 favorite Chicago Restaurants, and today he’s back to talk about one of Chicago’s most popular…
Category: Features
FSD Feature: Joe Freshgoods’ Top 15 Chicago T-Shirt Designs
Words by Joe Freshgoods (@JoeFreshgoods) Joe Freshgoods is a true renaissance man. Currently holding down four jobs, this multi-tasker is Chicago’s brand ambassador for adidas, and one of the creative minds at Leaders 1354 and DopeBoyMagic. He even finds the time to run his own clothing company — the ever popular Vita Morte (alongside King Rello)….
FSD Feature: Tree: From The Ground Up
Words by Leland Bonner (@LelandBFresh) Very few artists have successfully held the title of both rapper and producer. Many try, most fail. But Cabrini-Green originator, Tree, plans to shake things up a bit and introduce the world to his unique pairing of words and beats. The official/unofficial member of Project Mayhem has recently gained national…
FSD Feature: DJ V-Dub’s Top 10 Do’s & Don’t’s Of Approaching A DJ
Words by DJ V-Dub (@DJVDUB) The Mixtape Bully. The King of Cottage Grove. From flooding the streets of Chicago with his thematic mixtapes, to killing the airwaves on WGCI, to turning up for your favorite clubs – you know DJ V-Dub. A living legend and pioneer, V-Dub has been in the game for years. He’s…
FSD Feature: 10Photos’ 10 Favorite Hip-Hop Photographs
Artwork by Cardy (@Cardy10Ten) Words by 10Photos (@10Photos) He needs no introduction, but for those not in the know, 10Photos is the man behind the lens for some of your favorite Chicago shots. From rapper press pics, to album covers; 10’s portfolio reads like a who’s who of the Chicago scene. Oh, and did we…
FSD Feature: Hustle Simmons’ 10 Keys To Surviving SXSW
Words by Hustle Simmons (@HustleSimmons) Sure, you know Hustle Simmons as Chicago’s omnipresent concert and party host. You also know him for his colorful Twitter commentary on every subject across the board. But every March, Hustle takes his talents to Austin, TX for the South By Southwest music festival. And this year is no different,…
FSD Feature: Fatboi Fresh’s Top 10 Chicago Restaurants
Words by Fatboi Fresh (@BiGWiZizDead) Fatboi Fresh’s Guide To Chicago Eats Of course you know about Fatboi Fresh the rapper. The artist formerly known as Big Wiz has been shaking up Chicago’s indie scene for years with projects like Escape From Fat Camp and the WizardTree EP. But besides being a superb emcee, Fresh is a…
FSD Feature: Malik Yusef Remembers Close Friend The Notorious B.I.G.
15 years ago today, we lost one of the most important and legendary figures in hip-hop history, The Notorious B.I.G. And just six months before that, we lost Tupac Shakur, who was tragically gunned down in Las Vegas. But what you may not know, is that these two emcees shared a close Chicago connection –…
FSD Feature: Beats, Rhymes & Life with Nez and Rio
Words by Jimmy Ness (@NZJimmy) Producers Nez and Rio recently worked with Schoolboy Q on his acclaimed Habits and Contradictions project. They showed their talent when the collaboration resulted in fan favorites Druggy’s With Hoes Again and NiggaH’s Already Know. The young duo has also made beats for Chicago’s new school of hip-hop alumni including…
FSD Feature: Q-Ball Talks About Crucial Conflict’s Role In Belly
As you’re probably seen and heard by now, DMX had a sold out and much heralded comeback concert NYC last week. While it’s not certain if MTV2’s decision to rerun Belly was to capitalize on X’s recent resurgence, it did grab Twitter’s attention last night, as fans across the country took to the social networking site…