Sosa’s not done turning up yet. Fresh off the release of Bang 2 and Almighty So, Keef plans to drop one more project before the year’s end — Bang 3. The project doesn’t have solid release date just yet, but the official artwork can be found above. Stay tuned for more details. Bang 3 coming…
Tony Cartel f/ King Louie – Gettin’ To The Money
Tony Cartel and King Louie get to the dividends on their new collaboration. Expect a video for this one to impact soon. Stream/download below.
OPENMIC x GLC – Sit Back
This is really dope. OPENMIC might be from Nashville, but he and Gummy Soul gives GLC some Chicago soul to rock over for “Sit Back.” This jazz-infused joint is quite impressive. Sit back, press play and embrace your inner ism.
Kanye On Sway In The Morning [Full Interview]
‘Ye continued his NYC promo run today and visited Sway’s Sway In The Morning. Kanye digs back into classism in the fashion world, the Yeezus tour (and why Pusha T and Big Sean weren’t on it), losing relevancy and much more. Things do get a little heated around the 18:30 mark with Sway asking why…
Video: DJ Slugo – In The Middle
An official ghetto house/juke music video from the legendary, DJ Slugo. If this doesn’t get you out of your seat, I don’t know what will. Shouts to Blok Club TV.
Video: RondoNumbaNine f/ Lil Durk – Ride
Directed by Rio Productions OTF comrades Rondonumbanine and Lil Durk collide for a “Ride.” Rondo’s Real N**** 4 Life mixtape is available for download now.
Ryan Hemsworth f/ Sasha Go Hard, Tink & Kitty – Spotless
Produced by Ryan Hemsworth & little cloud. Ryan Hemsworth recruits Chicago emcees Sasha Go Hard and Tink to accompany Kitty for a new record titled “Spotless.” So fresh and so clean.
New Album: Slot-A – Power of Intention
Chicago producer extraordinaire, Slot-A, gives us his brand new instrumental album, Power of Intention. 11 new tracks of Bang Hot beats. Inspired by a speech by Jim Carrey and Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller The Tipping Point, the project packs a total of 11 previously-unreleased beats from the buzzmaking producer, whose recent collaborators include Jamall Bufford and Add-2. Stream and download…
Video: Pizzle – Doubts
Directed by Champ5Mic. Produced by Derelle Rideout. Milwaukee emcee and Everything I$ Gold/GoldMobb represenative Pizzle gives his banger “Doubts” the visual treatment. If you haven’t heard Pizzle’s Insomnia 2 project, head over to iTunes and change that. This record and video is ill — no doubt about that.
FSD Feature: Copyrights & Wrongs – Chance’s Acid Rap Billboard Charting & How Indie Artists Can Combat Bootleggers
Words by John Miranda, a Chicago-area lawyer and consultant (jmiranda988@gmail.com) Chance the Rapper has famously suggested, much to the delight of industry futurists, that he may never sign to a label. But this summer, Chance’s camp experienced at least one downside to flying solo with a major release. In August, Billboard reported that Acid Rap…