Sosa & Lil Boat. Pulled from Keef’s forthcoming album, The Dedication, due out December 1st. Check out the cover art + track list right here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zceM57aCkDE
Watch a recap of Fake Shore Drive’s 10 year anniversary show
On November 4th 2017, Chicago music company Fake Shore Drive celebrated their 10 year anniversary alongside Red Bull Sound Select’s #30DaysInChicago series. The sold out event of over 1500 people was held at Chicago’s storied Portage Theater. FSD reunited the Big Tymers (Mannie Fresh & Birdman) and had performances and appearances from Chance The Rapper,…
Chief Keef announces release date and drops track list for The Dedication
December 1st is the date. The Dedication is the album. Sosa is the artist. Turbo is the alias. Dedicated to Weezy F, The Dedication includes 15 new tracks, half of which were produced by D. Rich. The rest was handled by the likes of CBmix, Keef himself and StuntMan. A Boogie, Tadoe and Lil Yachty…
Freddie Gibbs links with producer Feynman for “The Wave”
Gangsta Gibbs dropped his You Only Live 2wice project earlier this year, but has remained in the shadows ever since. He’s done some touring, but he’s been low on social media. But don’t mistake his quietness for any other than planning, plotting and strategizing. Today, he lets off a warning shot with “The Wave,” a…
E.C. Illa announces new album ‘Seeds, Stems & Gems’
He’s back. E.C. Illa is undeniably one of Chicago’s most storied and legendary artists. He quite literally kicked doors down for the scene to exist how it does today, and paved the way for the city be the powerhouse it is now. So we will always salute and tip (no pun intended) our hat to…
Chance the Rapper gives speech at City Council meeting against proposed Garfield Park Police Training Academy
Chance the Rapper made an appearance at a Chicago City Council meeting today meant to vote on the proposal to purchase 30.4 acres of land in West Garfield Park to build a public safety academy. Chance, along with 40 community organizers called the No Cop Academy Coalition, made a speech speaking out against the planned…
Saba links up with Zack Villere and Adult Swim for “360”
Produced by Zack Villere As part of the new round of Adult Swim Singles, Saba links up with Louisiana artist Zack Villere for a 360 view on things (but never taking that deal). Saba says that the collab came from a standard “let’s work fam” interaction on Twitter. Ain’t the Internet crazy? This is just…
Taylor Bennett & Kanye West spotted together; what are they working on?
Photo by Brooklyn Wheeler This past Saturday was a very memorable night for hip-hop in Chicago. Not only did Fake Shore Drive celebrate their 10 year anniversary at the Portage Theater alongside the Big Tymers (Birdman, Mannie Fresh), Tee Grizzley, Chance The Rapper, Bump J, King Louie, G Herbo, The Cool Kids, GLC, Femdot, Twista…
Watch Bump J’s new video for “Say Your Grace” featuring Brain Hu$$la
Directed by Mudwing Media Fresh off bringing the house down at the FSD 10 year anniversary show this past Saturday, Bumpy Johnson is back with a crispy new clip for his very dope “Say Your Grace.” As you can see, the Goon Squad Gangsters are back in full effect, as longtime counterpart, Brain, is back…
Mano hits the studio with Gucci Mane while in town with Weeknd
Last night, Guwop was in the Chi as part of The Weeknd’s tour. In fact, it was Abel’s last domestic tour stop before he heads overseas for the remainder of his dates. However, during the stop, Gucci linked up with multi-platinum producer, Mano, and the two crafted up a monster in just a few minutes….