Yes, I know these are no longer called “rants,” but rather “visionary streams of consciousness,” but that is just too long for the headline, so the ‘rant’ will have to do for this morning. Now back to the lecture at hand, last night Yeezus rose in Chicago, as Kanye finally returned to his hometown to…
FSD Feature: 100 Great Chicago Rap Songs Of 2013
Words by Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive), Ty Howard (@someguynamedty), Elyssa Czynski (@czynskers), Alex Gleckman (@andfeedingyou) & Holiday Kirk (@HolidayKirk) With all of the press and media attention Chicago Hip-Hop received in 2012, many thought the scene would fall off or dry up completely in 2013. Too much hype, not enough output, some claimed. The good news,…
Video: Willie The Kid – The Plesantries/Moving Forward
Directed by Tekh Togo Big Willie Style gives us a split video for “The Plesantries/Moving Forward,” which are reminiscent of warmer days, and give us a little bit of summer in the winter. We know, and Willie knows, these Midwest winters aren’t a joke. Grab Aquamarine now.
Video: Peez – Dream Catcher
Directed by Tego Connor. Produced by Sir Money. Chasing your dreams can be a little difficult, but that isn’t stopping Grand Rapids, MI emcee Peez from trying to catch his. Peez’ “Dream Catcher” serves as the intro from his 49507 project, due out December 30th. Check it out above.
New Album: Gino The Ghost – The Keynote
After releasing a few singles, Michigan emcee Gino The Ghost drops off his brand new LP, The Keynote. The project is produced entirely by Detroit beatsmith Kinetic Beats and even includes guest appearances from FowL, Jon Connor, Scolla and more. Hit the jump to stream/download The Keynote.
Quez (of Travis Porter) f/ Cap 1 – My Dawgs
Cap 1 links with Quez of Travis Porter on this banger from his freshly released mixtape, Black Boe Knows 2. Check out “My Dawgs” below and keep an ear our for more new music from Cap. Caviar Dreams coming soon. Related: Cap 1 – Front Door, Back Door [Video]
Wiz Khalifa – Got Me Some More [Prod. by Young Chop]
Earlier today, Wiz Khalifa’s DJ Bonics hit Sway In The Morning and premiered a new Young Chop-produced joint from Wiz. No word on if this record is the first single fro Wiz’s Blacc Hollywood LP, but it sure sounds good to us. Unfortunately, Bonics didn’t play the entire record. Listen to the radio rip below via…
Mixtape: John Walt – Get Happy 2.0
John Walt of the Pivot Gang Posse has been banging us over the head with new material over the past few weeks. Songs, videos — my man is like a leaky faucet. It’s better to give than receive, and he’s definitely given us more than we can offer in return. It’s been a lopsided deal…
Chicago Yeezus Pop Up Shop Location Revealed
The latest Yeezus pop up shop is set to open tomorrow and it looks like people might be able to line up a little earlier than expected thanks to a new bit of info. While the hours the shop will be open are not known yet, the location has been out let out of the…
Lili K x The O’My’s – Baby It’s Cold Outside
‘Tis the season, so it’s about time some of our local favorites started dropping Holiday-themed tracks. Today we get the first seasonal offering courtesy of Lili K and The O’My’s. Here they connect to put their spin on “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” BRRRR! No La Flare.
