Paps ran up on Kanye today, and of course pressed him about Drake’s recent interview with Semtex, where Drake vocalized his displeasure with Ye over his comments regarding “For Free” with Khaled getting overplayed on radio. Kanye’s response? A casual “I never said that.” Now let’s put this one to bed. There’s still hope for a…
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FSD Songs Of The Week 2/17/17
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (2/10) it’s eligible for the list. Now we aren’t saying these are the BEST songs of the week, but they are the staff’s faves and joints you can catch us bumping in the office.
Malcolm London releases new track “Wonderfull” and announces new collective BAD CXMPANY
Produced by BAD CXMPANY New year, new music and new ventures for the wunderkind, Malcolm London. Fresh off the release of 2016’s critically acclaimed OPIA album, and his spotlight feature in a recent Billboard documentary on Chicago; Malcolm returns with something new. Something “Wonderfull.” The rollout, managed in part by a boutique agency that also…
Xtreme announces new label Tribera Records in partnership with Capitol Records
The good news continues to pour out for Chicago; as longtime producer and guiding light, Xtreme Beatz, has linked with Capitol Records for the joint venture of his new label, Tribera Records. That’s right, this partnership comes just weeks after Traxster announced his deal with Priority Records and his Nothing But Dope outfit. Chi City…
Watch Chance the Rapper & Jimmy Butler’s full ESPN interview on hoops, hip-hop and hope in Chicago
Fresh off his three Grammy wins and announcing a nationwide stadium tour, Chance’s full ESPN cover story with Jimmy Butler has dropped. He’s everywhere right now. Crazy, right? In a sit down with Justin Tinsley, Chano and Jimmy talk about hoops, hip-hop and hope in Chicago. It’s a very dope interview and a music read/watch….
Chance The Rapper Announces Spring Tour
Chano back on road. Fresh off of winning three well-deserved Grammys this past Sunday, Chance returns with more good news — Chano’s coming to a city near you very soon for his 2017 spring tour. A full list of dates can be found above, while tickets and details will be available tonight at 7pm EST…
FSD Songs Of The Week 2/10/17
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (2/3) it’s eligible for the list. Now we aren’t saying these are the BEST songs of the week, but they are the staff’s faves and joints you can catch us bumping in the office.
Arrest made in murder of dinnerwithjohn
Today has been a rough day for the Chicago hip-hop scene — and especially for the Pivot Gang, and friends and family of rapper John Walt a.k.a. dinnerwithjohn — who was tragically murdered yesterday at Union Station. Thankfully, the CPD moved quick and has made an arrest and charged Kevin Alexander with first degree murder….
Stream Lupe Fiasco’s New Album, ‘DROGAS Light’
Lupe’s DROGAS Light LP doesn’t release officially until tomorrow (well, tonight really), but you can stream the album in it’s entirety a day early thanks to the good people at Billboard. DROGAS Light is the first in a trilogy of albums to come from Lu and the first to be released independently through 1st & 15th/Thirty Tigers….
Watch Big Sean’s Latest Interview with The Breakfast Club
Sean Don returned to The Breakfast Club to talk about I Decided, what it was like to work with Eminem, his relationship with Jhene Aiko, when we can expect physical copies of his new album, potentially working with Metro Boomin on a collab album and much more. Must watch? Yes, indeed. Watch Sean’s latest interview…