It’s that time of the year again, where family’s gather together for the holidays and show their appreciation for each other by exchanging gifts. Well, jolly ol’ Oba Rowland plans on making your holidays that much more merry with a very special gift of his own — Christmas comes early on FSD, ya feel me? Oba…
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Meet Kipp Stone, The Latest Artist Signed to Closed Sessions
Burgeoning Chicago indie outfit, Closed Sessions, has just announced the latest signing to their ever-growing stable. Yes, the label has added another star player to their roster, fresh-faced Cleveland emcee: Kipp Stone. Closed Sessions, known for being a breeding ground for Chicago talent, is now expanding to other markets in the Midwest — and Kipp…
FSD Songs of the Week 12/4/15
It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Friday (11/27) 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.
New Project: King Louie – Play Dat Again
Bet you didn’t see this coming, did you? After making waves with his video for “Fuck Spike Lee” earlier today, King Louie decided to return to FSD with a brand new project out of the blue. Yup, that’s right — Louie’s back with another new project and surprise drop for 2015 exclusively on FSD. We…
Lollapalooza Extending to Four-Day Weekend in 2016
No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. Lollapalooza will be extending to a four-day weekend next year to celebrate the festival’s 25th anniversary. The 2016 festival will kick off in Grant Park on Thursday, July 28th and continue though Sunday, July 31st. The announcement came earlier today via the official Lollapalooza website along with a…
FSD Feature: Noah Sims Talks New Project ‘Testament’ & More
Words by PJ Gordon (@ThePhlashGordon). Photo by Brandon Alexander (@__balex__) It’s safe to say that Noah Sims has arrived. At just 19-years-young, the rising Chicago producer has worked with some of the city’s hottest rising talents, including Taylor Bennett and Hurt Everybody. For his debut project, Testament, which dropped earlier this week, Sims has also grabbed Chi City…
FSD & RBSS Present: Too $hort with Martin $ky & Smino @ Double Door – January 21st
Art by Manny Renteria (@genesus1991) Short Dog’s in the house… We’re back. Year four. What, you thought we were finished? Think again. FSD returns with Red Bull Sound Select for our fourth year together. An illustrious partnership — and we’re just getting started. We ain’t goin’ nowhere — word to Diddy. For our first Red…
FSD Feature: Top 5 Most Impressive Things Chief Keef Has Done Post Interscope
Words by Ryan Chandler (@NayrRychi) It’s been slightly over a year since Chief Keef parted ways with Interscope Records, and the hip-hop community shared a mixed range of opinions and thoughts overs Sosa’s high profile break up with the legendary label. Many put Sosa in the grave after the split, and most didn’t see that this was simply a new…
FSD Events: Fake Shore Drive + Jugrnaut 8 Year Anniversary Celebration @ LITE – 12/18
Like we always do about this time.. On Friday, December 18th, Fake Shore Drive and Jugrnaut will be coming together for our third annual anniversary celebration. Yup, it’s that time of the year again! This time around, FSD and Jug will be celebrating 8 years in business and you can celebrate with us at LITE…
Listen to Stefan Ponce’s Guest Set on ‘The Drive on Shade 45’
As you should know by now, FSD has taken our talents to SiriusXM Radio, more specifically Shade 45, for The Drive On Shade 45 a.k.a. #TheDriveSXM. That’s right — FSD has invaded the airwaves for a new weekly show on Eminem’s Shade 45 station, featuring the best music from the Midwest airing every Sunday from…