It’s that time of the week again. Do remember, that if the song dropped anytime since last Sunday (3/17) it’s eligible. We took off last week due to SXSW. Now we aren’t saying these are the BEST songs of the week, but they are the staffs faves and joints you can catch us bumping in…
FSD Beats: Greg Owens
Follow Greg Owens (@GregOwens614) FSD Beats sets out to build awareness of Chicago’s top up-and-coming producers — something we have an abundance of. No need to seek other cities for your sound, we have the cream of the crop right here. We’ll be offering up new instrumentals from rising producers weekly — free of charge…
Shawnna f/ King Louie – 2 The Moon (Send It Up)
Produced by Hearon Trackz Shawnna and Louie connect to send it up all of the way to the moon on their latest. Louie’s March Madness series continues on…
Video: Mos Def Performs Unreleased Kanye West Collaboration In Chicago
Courtesy of Cam Be Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey, had a live set last weekend at The Shrine in Chicago, and during his performance, he premiered an unreleased Kanye West collaboration entitled “The Light Is Afraid of the Dark.” Apparently this record was to be featured on True Magic, but it never made…
Video: Lupe Fiasco Takes It To Church
Recently, Lupe Fiasco spoke to St. Sabina Church at the request of Father Pfleger. Lupe spoke to a packed house about religion, transformation, the importance of God and making the right life decisions. There are six parts to this Lupe speech, and it clocks in at just over 72 minutes. Spend some time with it.
Video: Al Dilla f/ The Kid Daytona – Made Men
Directed by Q Hefna Al and Kid are made men, i.e. untouchable. Find out how they received said status with their latest clip pulled from Al’s The Soul Controller EP.
Video: CWAL Mob – Over All
Produced by The Legendary Traxster. From CWAL’s Loyalty Is Everything LP, which can be found here.
dope.boy.magic Unveils The ‘I Wanna F*** Rihanna’ Snapback
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere over the last few months, I’m sure by now you’re familiar with #TheHat. The now storied beanies made their way around Chicago pretty quick when they released back in November, but with spring temps hopefully making it to Chicago soon it’s only right that the fellas over…
Chicago Hates You Tees Back In Stock; All Sizes & Colorways
Good news — we have a full restock of the Chicago Hates You tees. All sizes and colorways are now available yet again in the FSD Store. Black and Red are back in business, and in full restock with the Bulls season coming to a close and spring right around the corner. You can purchase…
Vic Mensa – INNANET
Produced by INNANET.BEATZ Vic Mensa is prepping the release of his solo album, and for his first look he’s got America Online with “Innanet.” I do believe this is the first time an emcee has spit over the sound of a connecting modem. Some of you young bucks may not even remember those days. Yeah,…