Vic Mensa continues to be a fighter for freedom, and Trump’s win as president-elect is only giving him more fuel — a fuel to fight injustice — and it has never been more important than right now. Today he penned a guest essay for Billboard, which ran today. You can read his full piece here,…
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Check out photos from FSD & RBSS’ #30DaysInLA show with Jeremih, Chief Keef, YG, The Game, Joey Purp, Warhol.SS & More
Friday night, FSD descended upon LA to throw our biggest show to date alongside Red Bull Sound Select for their yearly 30 Days in LA concert series, which brings 30 concerts to the LA area for the entire month of November. It pairs the biggest headliners from around the world with the best rising talent in…
Location has changed for Chance The Rapper’s #ParadeToThePolls
Due to the overwhelming demand of energized and engaged young Chicago voters, the #ParadeToThePolls event, hosted by Chance The Rapper’s Social Works non-for-profit, has moved to a larger venue. Originally to be held at the Virgin Hotel, the rally is now taking place at Grant Park’s Petrillo Music Shell. The event boasts performances and appearances from…
Chance The Rapper lands first #1 on Urban Airplay Chart with “No Problem”
Congrats are in order to Chance The Rapper, who has just scored his first #1 on the charts with his Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz-assisted “No Problem.” According to Headline Planet, Chance’s “No Problem” was headed to #1 late last week, and it has since landed atop the urban airplay chart garnering 2,679 spins. That’s…
FSD Songs of the Week 11/4/16
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (10/28) 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.
FSD Feature: Catching up with Kidz In The Hall on the 10th anniversary of ‘School Was My Hustle’
10 years ago, the duo of Naledge and Double-O, better known as Kidz In The Hall, were thrust into the hip-hop spotlight via their Rawkus Records debut, School Was My Hustle. The duo, who met as students at the University of Pennsylvania, were able to parlay their Ivy League education into a full blown rap career,…
Jeremih, Joey Purp, Warhol.SS & More To Perform @ FSD’s #30DaysInLA Show @ The Mayan NEXT FRIDAY (11/11)
NEXT FRIDAY, November 11th, the FSD crew hits the west coast for our biggest show to date: #30DaysInLA with Red Bull Sound Select — live from the historic Mayan Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. It’s an all night Chicago extravaganza, headlined by Jeremih, which also features some of the Chi’s brightest upcoming talent including Joey Purp…
FSD Feature: Baby I’m Gone: a deep look into IshDARR’s ‘Broken Hearts & Bankrolls’
Words by Mitesh B. (@msbhatt92) One of my favorite moments of an artist’s progression is the initial buildup of a local buzz. An artist makes a debut mixtape, may have had their song on a hip-hop blog or two, and if they’re lucky enough, had the chance to open for a successful artist. After that…
oddCouple announces debut album, drops new record with Jamila Woods & Kweku Collins
It’s a Closed Sessions family affair on “Love Above,” the new single from producer oddCouple, who pairs up with Kweku Collins and Jamilia Woods. Yeah, the team is strong and the bench is deep. They show there’s power in numbers with this new single from odd’s forthcoming debut, Liberation, dropping next Friday, November 11th. The…
Chance The Rapper releases preview for movie debut ‘Slice’
Slice. Starring Me the Actor. In theatres 2017 @A24 @AustinVesely pic.twitter.com/NaCJr30rgC — Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) October 31, 2016 So yes, this preview is cryptic. Very cryptic. What we know? This is Chance The Rapper’s first movie, and Austin Vesely’s directorial debut on the big screen. Yeah they’ve both toyed with film and video,…