Words by Cory Sinclair It’s that time of year again, where XXL starts generating buzz for their 2017 Freshmen Class issue. But before they reveal the cover, the fans get a chance to vote for their favorite artists to snag the coveted 10th spot. The polls are open for the next seven days, and close on…
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Valee and ChaseTheMoney Reveal Artwork + Release Date for New Project
Them boys up to somethin’. Valee and ChaseTheMoney have been cooking up nothing but straight fire together for a new collaborative project and soon, they’ll be ready to share it with everyone. While we wait, Chase and Valee decided to give us a look at the official artwork for the yet-to-be titled project and let…
Freddie Gibbs drops new track with Kaytranada & BadBadNotGood + reveals track list for ‘You Only Live 2wice’
Now this is en fuego. Pretty sure this is exactly what Gibbs fans have been waiting on. For his latest offering from You Only Live 2wice, Gibbs took a trip to Canada to link with both Kaytranada and BadBadNotGood who joined forces to give Fred the perfect soundscape on “Alexys.” It’s a new twist on that…
FSD Feature: Who is Drayco McCoy?
Words by Aaron Navarro Drayco Mccoy is one of the rawest rappers in the Midwest, and I can give you two examples why. The first way is the obvious — his beats are heavy on bass and his flows are aggressive, raspy and in-your-face. The second way, you might find only from choppin’ it up with…
Watch my interview with G Herbo for Red Bull Sound Select
A few weeks back, we convened at the Metro for our 2017 kickoff with FSD & Red Bull Sound Select. Our headliners? G Herbo and Lil Bibby. The result? About a thousand more people showed up than could get in. So it goes without saying that the sold out event was crazy. But this has…
Chance The Rapper named one of Fortune Magazine‘s ’50 Greatest Leaders in the World’
Photo by Joshua Mellin Recently, Chance has had a slew of incredible accolades. Grammys, magazine covers, the front page of your favorite newspapers, Crains 30 under 30. But this one is special, because it’s unlike anything else he’s received. Fortune Magazine just named Chance one of the ’50 Greatest Leaders in the World.’ In. The. World….
Chief Keef’s “Love Sosa” finally goes platinum
“Love Sosa” was an undeniable hit. One that would come to define the drill boom of 2012. A song that helped catapult Chief Sosa into the stratosphere. And perhaps the song of Sosa’s career. It spawned a million copycats and influenced a generation of rappers. And now, it’s officially platinum. Almost five years after its…
After a near-fatal car accident, Lud Foe announces new EP ‘#GetWellFoe’
A few weeks back, Lud Foe took to his Instagram to reveal to his fans that he’d been in a near-fatal car accident with an 18-wheeler that left him with a broken, jaw, wrist, and a slew of other injuries: To all my fans: I’m a SOLDIER . They say what doesn’t kill you, only…
FSD Feature: Alexander Fruchter recalls his 5 favorite Closed Sessions sessions
Photo by Bridges Alex Fruchter. DJ RTC. Call him what you want, we just call him a Chicago industry legend. Label owner, journalist, DJ, promoter, professor, artist manager — he’s truly done it all. From his early days at HipHopCongress.org & SoundSlam.com in the early 2000s, to heading up the groundbreaking and game-changing Chicago-based blog, Ruby Hornet;…
TONIGHT: FSD & House of Vans @ SXSW – The Mohawk – 7:30P
TONIGHT! SXSW is ours — and we’re in Austin in a major way for 2017. Fake Shore Drive. House of Vans. Yep, we’ve partnered with the legendary footwear brand to bring some of the brightest talent from Chicago and elsewhere to the big stage in Texas. TONIGHT, Thursday, March 16th we TAKEOVER The Mohawk on…