It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (9/2) 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.
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Chance The Rapper Takes 2,000 #MCD Tickets From Scalpers
Chance continues to be a superhero for the city, his fans and the industry; as today he took to Twitter to announce that he somehow procured almost 2,000 tickets from scalpers who were looking to make a small mint off his Magnificent Coloring Day event, which takes place at Comiskey US Celluar Discount Rate on…
Mick Jenkins Talks New Album, Tour & More on Red Bull Sound Select Facebook Live Chat
Photo by Bryan Allen Lamb Earlier today, I sat down with Mick Jenkins at Chicago’s Fat Tiger Workshop for a one on one interview on behalf of Red Bull Sound Select. We talked about Mick’s forthcoming Quest For Love Tour, which kicks off September 29th in Seattle, Washington, and features Smino as direct support (Kweku…
Danny Brown To Play Chicago’s House of Blues on September 22nd
On September 22nd, one of the Midwest’s top talents, Danny Brown, will blow through the Windy City on his Exhibition Tour, which also includes Maxo Kream and ZelooperZ. Danny and his Bruiser Brigade will no doubt shake up Chicago’s House of Blues with classic Danny joints as well as new ones from his highly-anticipated Atrocity…
J. Cole, Jeremih, The Roots, Vic Mensa, The Internet, Taylor Bennett, Tink & More To Headline Common’s AAHH Fest
Update 2: J. Cole has just been announced as the official headliner of the festival. Things just got very serious. Cole’s fans are some of the most dedicated I’ve ever seen, so expect a good turnout. Grab tix here while they’re still avail. Update: Vic Mensa, The Roots (with a special guest), Bilal and Malik…
FSD Songs of the Week 9/2/16
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (8/26) 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 Giveaway: Win 3-Day Passes For Riot Fest
You know FSD likes to take care of its loyal readers and social media followers, so today we’re going to be giving two lucky fans a pair of FREE three-day passes for Riot Fest 2016, taking place at Douglas Park, September 16-18th. Crazy, right? The full lineup was recently announced, which includes supreme hip-hop sets from Nas, GZA,…
FSD Feature: Malcolm London is Chicago’s New Age Warrior
Photo by Mark Zoleta A Ted-talking, political activist, who writes poetry and makes music. Malcolm London does a lot, and now he’s preparing to do a whole lot more. After dropping his official first single, “Charlie,” Malcolm has been teasing his highly anticipated as-yet-to-be-titled debut mixtape. The yet unnamed tape is bound to make some…
Pics: Mano’s “The Hills” 7x Platinum Party @ Lite
Sunday night, we took to Lite nightclub in celebration of Mano’s “The Hills” (which he produced for The Weeknd) going seven times platinum. Yes, that’s seven million copies sold. It’s still climbing as well, so I won’t be surprised if this single hits 10 million sold when it’s all said and done. Diamond for those…
FSD Songs of the Week 8/26/16
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (8/19) 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.