Last Friday, Nike hosted their Air Force One 30th anniversary party at Chicago’s Double Door. DJ Clark Kent and Sean Alvarez handled DJ duties, while Kids These Days performed alongside the Sugarhill Gang. The event was dope and served as the after party for the screening (hosted by yours truly) of the Sugarhill Gang’s documentary,…
Video: Chance The Rapper – Brain Cells
Directed by Austin Vesely It’s been 15 days since the release of Chance The Rapper’s critically acclaimed and commercially heralded debut 10 Day. In those 15 days, the young emcee has been on promotional terror. He’s lit up the airwaves on both WGCI and Power 92, clocked a handful of interviews and gone from bubbling rapper…
FSD Feature: Lil Durk: From Hitta To Hitmaker
Everyone seems to be talking about Lil Durk right now. With the recent success of his infectious hit “L’s Anthem” and his I’m Still A Hitta mixtape doing numbers, it appears everyone wants a piece of the rising Chicago star. Durk, who was relatively unknown on the blog circuit a year ago, has sprung to…
Scotty – No Sticks, No Seeds by Scotty [Prod. by Prolyfic]
Atlanta newcomer Scotty linked with Prolyfic for “No Sticks, No Seeds,” which will land on his new mixtape dropping in May. Pro goes too hard on those organs. More people should be utilizing the beast that is Prolyfic. Scotty was in Chicago over the weekend working with both Soundtrakk and Prolyfic, so expect more of…
Alderman Proco Joe Moreno’s Letter Warning of Chief Keef
Last weekend, Chief Keef, the Congress Theater and Alderman Proco Joe Moreno were in the news for a “controversial” concert took place at the Congress Theater. Although the event was headlined by Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill; Chief Keef took the brunt of the criticism. It was announced that Alderman Moreno paid out of his own…
Shorty K – Jefe
Shorty K isn’t letting up any time soon, as he delivers the mp3 for his track “Jefe” and a new visual where he takes “Dead Presidents” for his own. Shorty’s new project, Stacks Fifth Avenue, is on the way. Jefe
Video: Project Mayhem – Amazin’
Directed by Bobby Rocwell My favorite track from Middle America gets the visual treatment. The Tree-produced “Amazin” is the first clip in a four part series entitled Verses From the Middle. Bobby Rocwell will be shooting verses from each member of the the Mayhem Machine for different songs off Middle America. Sounds like a solid…
The O’My’s f/ GLC & Nico (of KTD) – Living Wrong [Prod. by Blended Babies]
The O’My’s upcoming project with production duo the Blended Babies is on the way. The opus, which is titled Chicago Style, should be out later this spring. However, until the street date, check out “Living Wrong,” featuring the Ism and Nic from Kids These Days. And of course, the Blended Babies handle production duties. The…
Video: Bo Deal – Thuggin’
Directed by Alvin Elmore. Produced by Young Chop. SWEEPER! Fresh off his project with Co-Still, Bo is already putting the finishing touches on his next project, the Chicago Code 3. “Thuggin” is his first offering, and it’s produced by Young Chop. This one slaps — Chop’s eerie production provides the perfect back drop for the…
On The Set: King Louie – Bars
Yesterday, King Louie took to the streets of Chicago and the Lacuna Artist Lofts to shoot the clip for his buzzing new single, “Bars.” With the Young Wonder girls behind the lense, the clip follows the King on a typical day in the Chi. Bandits, Bentley’s and bars are abound. To get “Bars” download the…