Well, they weren’t all Jordan’s, but you get the idea. The Sun-Times is reporting that $160,000 worth of bogus Nike’s were confiscated in a raid of a South Loop store called E. Pretty Inc. on 626 W. Roosevelt. The culprit apparently had 1,700 pairs of bototleg Nike’s and if you wanted a pair you had…
ELO feat. 3 Piece – Gettin’ It
Produced by Trailblazerz MPC You should be gettin’ it. No Todd Shaw. ELO feat. 3 Piece – Gettin’ It
Video: GLC, Larry Hoover Jr., Bang & Whiteboy James Speak Youth Salvation [Part 2]
Here we find GLC, Larry Hoover Jr. (the real Larry Hoover Jr.), Bang and Whiteboy James talking youth salvation in Chicago and how to put a stop to the senseless violence. I’ll let GL tell it: Chicago is need of change! Not only Chicago but the entire country is need of progress & prosperity! Larry…
YP – Imagine Freestyle
YP spits some serious bars for GETSERIUS.COM over a Dr Dre instrumental
John Legend & The Roots feat. Common & Melanie Fiona – Wake Up Everybody
Track #4 off The Roots & John Legend’s upcoming “Wake Up!” album. This one features Lonnie and Melanie Fiona and yes it is a reinterpretation of Harold Melvin/The Blue Notes classic Wake Up Everybody John Legend & The Roots feat. Common & Melanie Fiona – Wake Up Everybody
FSD Round-Up [7/16/10]
Remi H – I Do My Thang, Directed by 1913 Vizion – Never Break [via RobVillain] Maserati Deeder – Shoebox Money Gerald Walker – I Remember When This All Meant Something [Mixtape] Donny G + Big Trev – Stoned [Video] Directed by 1985 (below the jump)
Kid Cudi feat. Kanye West – Erase Me [CDQ]
Produced by Jim Jonsin. Finally, we have the CDQ. Off Cudder’s Man In The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager. Kid Cudi feat. Kanye West – Erase Me [CDQ] Splash
Gotham Green feat. Freddie Gibbs & Jes Hudak – Tell Me Something
Gangsta Gibbs threw a nice little soiree last night at Beauty Bar. Looking forward to checking him out tomorrow at Pitchfork. Here’s the last leak off Gotham’s Gotham Green & Quickie Mart drops on Tuesday. Gotham Green feat. Freddie Gibbs & Jes Hudak – Tell Me Something
Video: BJ The Chicago Kid In The Lab w/ Fly Union
The Chicago Kid in Colombus, OH with Fly Union working on some tracks.
Freddie Gibbs Chicago Reader Feature
Just in time for Gibbs’ Pitchfork Fest debut and his party tonight at Beauty Bar (details on that here); Miles Raymer of the Chicago Reader features Gangsta Gibbs in their Sharp Darts section (which also featured FSD many moons ago). It’s a nice piece on the rising Gary star. Gibbs isn’t quite the kind of…