You are all cordially invited to our friend and FSD associate, Hebru Brantley’s ‘Downtown 88’ birthday party, this Friday, April 12th at Lacuna 2150 (2150 S. Canalport). Join us for an evening of art, culture, drinks and music. Legendary Tribe Called Quest frontman, Q-Tip, will be on the wheels of steel and some of Chicago’s…
Runway Bella – LIFE
Produced by Xtreme The latest from Bella deals with life, but not in the form of magazines or jail sentences. Life’s a bitch, but ya gotta deal with it. Look for her debut project to drop in the coming months.
Video: Spenzo – Out The Blue
You didn’t see Spenzo coming did you? Well, like a car accident, he came out of the blue, and he’s here to let it be known. In Spenzo We Trust should be out in late April. Check out his latest clip above.
Video: Paypa – Every Time I Do It
Follow Paypa as he and his entourage hop on a party bus (that looks like the one the Cash Money Millionaires had on MTV Cribs with the Slim and Baby headrests) and head to Hollywood’s Supper Club for a night of debauchery. Looked like a good time to me. You guys gotta start hitting us…
J. Reed – Rollie On My Arm
Rising emcee J. Reed drops off the first offering from his forthcoming EP with producer Brown Man Beats, “Rollie On My Arm”. That Rollie on J’s wrist says he’s important — word to Fredo and Juelz. Look for Reed’s Pack Light, Fly High EP to impact April 23rd.
Psalm One – Hologram Life
Psalm One, alias Hologram Kizzie, just released this new joint in celebration of her new Soundcloud page. In honor of joining the club (better late than never!), she’s giving us her version of Bey’s “Party Life.” It’s all about the holograms for her, though. Pay attention.
Vic Mensa – Orange Juice
Produced by Cam. Something new from Vic Mensa and another record from Bootleg Kev’s Empire Business project. OJ, anyone? Drink up below.
Freddie Gibbs – Paper
Produced by Lifted. Bootleg Kev enlists the help of Gangsta Gibbs and G.O.O.D. Music beatsmith Lifted for this new record from Kev’s freshly released Empire Business project. Gibbs has yet to disappoint and he certainly doesn’t with this one. Listen to Empire Business in its entirety here.
Tree f/ Roc Marciano – Trynawin
Produced by Tree. Tree and Roc Marci link up for the first official offering from Tree’s Sunday School II: When Church Lets Out, presented by Closed Sessions and Creative Control. Below, you can find a mini-doc from Tree and Roc’s session at Soundscape. This is too tough. Sunday School II impacts later this Spring.
Chuck L.I. f/ Rich Jones – Locs
Produced by Austin White. Before dropping his Volvo EP with producer Austin White tomorrow, Chuck L.I. comes through with one final offering from the project. No Locs required to enjoy this smooth one, which also features Rich Jones. Check it out below and check back tomorrow for Chuck and Austin’s Volvo EP.