Despite the nasty, dismal Chicago weather; it’s a beautiful day over at the Cell, as hometown hero Chance The Rapper just threw out the first pitch to kick off the 2016 season for the White Sox. The sleet/snow/rain mix did made it a little messy on the mound, but Chano was still able to lob…
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Kanye West Becomes First Artist To Have a #1 Album Based on Streams
The game has changed forever. Kanye West has become the first artist in the history of recorded music to have an album go #1, based on streams alone. There were a few copies of The Life of Pablo sold via Kanye’s own site, but the vast majority of these first week numbers came from streaming…
FSD Feature: Artist Collaboration: Ali 6 x Jugrnaut
Words by Emily Dahlquist (@emdahlquist) Luckily for social media, I was able to catch Nikko Locander aka Ali 6 behind the scenes before his first limited collection release with Jugrnaut, one of Chicago’s streetwear hot spots. I got to chill in the place where Richie comes to life with a cat named Jordan, and Locander himself…
Watch the Premiere of Sicko Mobb’s “Expensive Taste” Video with Jeremih & Read Their Exclusive Interview
Video directed by APJ Films The duo of Ceno and Trav, otherwise known as the Chicago faction Sicko Mobb, have been at the forefront of Chicago music for the past three-plus years. They’ve seen much success commercially and critically, having secured publishing deals with Sony and record deals with Polo Grounds/RCA — but 2016 is…
Listen to Goodbye Tomorrow’s Guest Mix from ‘The Drive on Shade 45’
This past Sunday night, Goodbye Tomorrow invaded FSD’s weekly mixshow on Shade 45, The Drive on Shade 45 a.k.a. #TheDriveSXM, for a very special guest mix which also serves as volume three in their Virtual DJ Set series. GT hit everyone with a hour full of their favorite joints from the Windy and even dropped off a…
Chance The Rapper Narrates New White Sox ‘Pump Up’ Video
That man really has his city doing front flips. In addition to being scheduled to throw out the opening pitch of the Sox’s first home game of the season, the team tapped Chano to narrate their new ‘pump up’ video. Not bad for a kid from 79th. Between this and two high profile SNL appearances…
FSD Feature: Dlow – The Fake Shore Drive Interview
An interview + video by Holiday Kirk (@HolidayKirk) FSD: Introduce yourself. Dlow: I’m Dlow. Bop king of Chicago. Now I’m like… Kinda famous now. FSD: You’re bop king of the world now. Dlow: Yeah. Like, the world. Outside of the world too. FSD: Where are you from and where did you grow up? Dlow: I…
FSD Feature: Designer Interview I : Sheila Rashid
Words by Emily Dahlquist (@emdahlquist) *Welcome to Designer Interview, a new FSD feature from Emily Dahlquist, which highlights creatives and designers throughout the Midwest. On one of Chicago’s only snowy days in 2016, I traveled to Sheila Rashid’s studio near Douglas Park for an in-person interview and walk-through of her admirable process. A young fashion…
The Case of Chicago Artists and the XXL Freshman Cover — How Will We Fare This Year?
Words by Quentin Yarolem (@QuentinYarolem) XXL just released their list of potential 2016 freshmen candidates, and Chicago is represented very nicely. Of the roughly 150 candidates, 10% are repping the Chi. To put that into perspective, only two cities have more and that’s Atlanta with 15% and Brooklyn with 10.5%. If a Chicago artist is…
R. Kelly Announces ‘The Buffet’ Tour
Rob is back at it again with the domestic tour — this time in support of his recently released album, The Buffet. Starting on April 21st in Cincy, Kells will bounce around the US until June 11th when he closes out in Atlanta. Chicago fans, The R will bless Chicago on May 7th at the…