Directed by Stunna Reese Mella brings Ace Hood to the streets of Chicago for his concrete anthem “I Luv Da Streetz.” Mello was able to get a lot of heavy cameos for this one.
Mixtape: ShowTime – Sho-Be Bryant
Hosted by DJ Reese A collection of mostly industry freestyles over popular beats from GMG’s own ShowTime. His official project, Sho Frazier, drops next week. Find it below.
FSD Beats: Fya Starta
Follow Fya Starta (@fyastartabeats) 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…
Seven1 – Pimp S***
Seven1 comes through with a smooth new joint that I’m sure Don ‘Magic’ Juan and others would appreciate. Sev’s new project, The Reality Of It All, impacts June 19th. Pimp Shit
Video: KC – Lovers From Nowhere
Directed by Da Visionaryz. From KC’s forthcoming project, The Grammy Chase.
FSD Feature: Segregation Nation [Part I]
Words by Marisol “Pinqy Ring” Vélez (@PinqyRing) If a newcomer were to maneuver through Chicago in its entirety, they would notice a trend that has been apparent to Chicagoans for decades: Segregation. In a city with over 200 neighborhoods, the separation of sides spans as far back as the 19th century. A study performed by the…
Naledge – 10 Toes Freestyle
“Fake Shore Drive, all these n****s sounding like my soundbite.” — Oh. Fresh off the release of his collaborative EP with Tony Baines, Naledge borrows Nipsey Hussle’s “10 Toes” for this new drop. Fun fact: This record was actually produced by Yung Berg & Arch Tha Boss. 10 Toes Freestyle IMF.
L.E.P. Bogus Boys Talk Kanye West Shout Out, Track Collaboration
While in New York, The Bogus Boys linked up with XXL to talk about ‘Ye shouting them out on the “I Don’t Like” remix and the duo’s collaboration with Yeezy, which will be featured on Don’t Feed Da Killaz Vol. 4. XXL: “That was big,” Count told XXLMag.com. “We knew Kanye since way back, before…
DJ Damnage f/ Bo Deal, Lungz & Astonish – For My City
Produced by SuperstarO The first leak from DJ Damnage’s upcoming album — which will be a DJ compilation featuring some of Chicago’s brightest. This one features Bo D, Lungz and Astonish. For My City (Dirty)
Video: St. Millie – Coolin’ Cat
Shot and chopped by Danny Hein & Ian Main. Millie cooked up some visuals for his rendition of A$AP’s “Pretty Flacko”, which won’t be featured on his upcoming No Religion But Up project. You can grab the mp3 here if you missed it.