This is a big morning for Chicago music. It comes as no surprise, but a major congrats to Chance The Rapper, who is up for one of the big four Grammy Awards, Best New Artist. On top of this major nomination, he’s dominated the hip-hop field, as he’s also up for Best Rap Performance (“No…
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Tuo Clark appointed Senior Vice President of A&R at Def Jam Records
Congrats are in order to one half of Da Internz, Tuo Clark, as the Harvey native was just appointed Senior Vice President of A&R at Def Jam Records. Bravo to the homie Tuo. He’s been doing a great job thus far, and only bigger things are in his future. Read Def Jam’s official statement below:…
The second annual memorial event for DJ Timbuck2 returns to the Metro on December 27th
On Tuesday, December 27th, we will celebrate the memory of the late, great DJ Timbuck2, at his second annual #Timbuck2Forever event at the Metro. It’s hard to believe it’s almost been a full year since we lost one of Chicago’s music icons, but on the last Tuesday of every year (a Chicago holiday), we will…
Jeremih is off the Summer’s Over Tour with PartyNextDoor
After a number of incidents, altercations and mishaps; Live Nation is reporting that Jeremih has been removed from the Summer’s Over tour with PartyNextDoor. To be honest, that was pretty evident after Jeremih had some harsh words for PND and his crew the other night in Dallas. I couldn’t imagine they would carry on after that…
FSD Songs of the Week 12/2/16
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (WE MISSED LAST WEEK) 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.
Chance The Rapper is back on Saturday Night Live on December 17th
He’s baaaack. Yes, almost one year to the day, Chance The Rapper will return to Saturday Night Live. This is a major feat, for sure. Only a few artists have ever been invited back twice, proving Chano is truly A-list at this point. The White House last night, and now back to SNL? Unstoppable. The…
Rumors of a Jeremih Impersonator Circulate Following Houston Performance
2016 just gets weirder and weirder. Following their stop in Chicago earlier this week, Jeremih and PartyNextDoor’s Summer’s Over Tour headed to Houston last night — except Bossip is reporting that ‘Mih never actually hit the stage. Per Bossip, fans in Houston were treated to a performance from a Jeremih imposter that performed with shades…
Watch Chance The Rapper perform at the White House Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
As President Obama’s term comes to a close, he continues to exit on the highest note possible, and last night be brought Chance The Rapper, Donnie Trumpet, Jamilia Woods and the rest of the crew to the White House to perform at the National Christmas Tree lighting. They performed “Sunday Candy” for the star-studded crowd,…
Celebrate the music and memory of Johnny P with our appreciation post
As you’ve likely seen and heard by now, legendary Chicago crooner Johnny P sadly passed away yesterday (read more here) at the age of 44. Johnny was an integral part of Chicago’s music scene in the 90s, as his luscious vocals shaped some of the city’s biggest hits, and helped define the West Side sound….
Chicago singer Johnny P has passed away
We regret to inform our readers that legendary Chicago singer Johnny P has passed away. A few weeks back, it was rumored on social media that the crooner had died, but family members later confirmed it was untrue. Today, however, sources have confirmed with FSD that the “Po Pimp” hook-master has passed after being…