TONIGHT. THE FSD + RBSS HOLIDAY SHOW. December 14th, we bring you our final Red Bull Sound Select show of 2016, live from Thalia Hall. And it’s the biggest one of the year, as we bring you the official Cool Kids reunion show. This is major. We also have Detroit don Payroll Giovanni on the…
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Lupe Fiasco is done releasing music. For real this time.
Sad news. Yes, Lupe Fiasco has toyed with retirement in the past, but this time I think he’s for real. I know I’ve gone on record as saying rappers never really retire, but this could be the end for Lu. Yesterday, Lupe dropped his “N.E.R.D. (Freestyle)” where he spit a line about “dirty Jewish execs,”…
Is Kanye West accepting an ‘Ambassador’ role within the Trump administration?
Update: Kanye West has revealed his reasoning for meeting with Trump this morning Earlier this morning, Kanye West sent social media into an uproar after pics and video surfaced of the artist meeting with President-Elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in NYC. Trump and Kanye are two masters of the media, so they’ve been dominating…
Lil Durk’s “Like Me” featuring Jeremih strikes Gold
Congrats are in order to Lil Durk, who has just scored his first-ever gold record for his 2015 hit “Like Me,” which features another Chicago hitmaker by the name of Jeremih. That’s 500,000 sold. And to be honest, it should be platinum based on the YouTube views alone (33.5 million and counting). Bravo to Durk, who…
Bruno Mars adds third show @ United Center August 19th, tickets on sale Friday
Due to popular demand, Bruno has added a third and final show to his already two-night run of the 24k Magic World Tour at the United Center in August. It’s only right as his new album is one of my personal favorites of 2016. You can quote me on that. On Saturday, August 19th, Bruno…
FSD Songs Of The Week 12/9/16
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (12/2) 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.
Check out pictures from Hebru Brantley’s exhibition at Art Basel in Miami
This past weekend, Chicago art star Hebru Brantley had a banner outing at Art Basel in Miami — this year bigger and badder than ever. The artist debuted his solo exhibition, Theories from the Low End, on Wynwood that boasted guests such as Calvin Harris, Skrillex, Yasiin Bey, Dave East and many more. As you…
Is this the track list for Kanye West’s ‘Turbo Grafx 16′
Kanye West is out of the hospital and already back working on new music. His most recent collaborator? Pete Rock. Allegedly, the two were “playing 45s in da lab” and cooking up just last night in Los Angeles. Pete dropped some samples of the music that Genius picked up, along with a rumored track list…
Win VIP/express entry passes to The Cool Kids, Payroll Giovanni & Femdot at Thalia Hall on December 14th
NEXT Wednesday, December 14th, we bring you our final Red Bull Sound Select show of 2016, live from Thalia Hall. And it’s the biggest one of the year, as we bring you the official Cool Kids reunion show. This is major. We also have Detroit don Payroll Giovanni on the bill for his first-ever Chi…
Chance The Rapper hosts Grammy nomination party in Chicago
Last night, Chance The Rapper was surrounded by close friends and family at the Metro in Chicago, to celebrate his astounding seven Grammy nominations (read Chance’s full Grammy run down here). Chance’s nominations have made history, and the hometown hero is now forever in the record books — so yesterday called for a celebration. Fellow…