A slightly altered version of the original. Featuring some reworked verses and a guest spot from Hollywood Holt. You can also find it here. The Cool Kids feat. Hollywood Holt – “88 (Remix)”
Shala – “Audacity of Hope”
Friend of FSD and Chicago hip hop luminary, Shala Esquire (from the group Qualo for those that don’t know), has decided to throw his hat in the Obama dedication ring. The track was inspired by the Obama campaign and Shala was nice enough to send over a live performance of it. Speaking of Shala, his…
TeeJay – “Hard To Find”
Chicago’s very-own, TeeJay a.k.a. Mr. Windy City, hit us with his latest single, “Hard To Find”, which is currently in rotation on 10+ major radio stations. Definitely look out for this guy, he’s been making some noise as of late. The track was produced by Xcel. Managed by Cudda Love (of Biggie, Mase, Nelly, St….
Classic Video: No ID & Dug Infinite – “Sky’s The Limit”
So the other night I was talking to Prolyfic about how we couldn’t find this video ANYWHERE and that it was a shame it wasn’t available on Youtube. Well sure enough, Pro found it sometime this morning and it appears to have been upped just a few days ago. Thanks to VintageHipHopSeattle – wherever you…
Video: Mickey Factz feat. The Cool Kids – “Rockin’ & Rollin” LIVE
…At NYU. Sounds like Chuck produced this one, but don’t quote me. Spotted via Nahright
Video: Traxster on how to purchase Return of Gangsta Music
For those that don’t know how to operate iTunes – I’d assume there’s a still few of you out there? Pretty smart that Trax has decided to release his music exclusively through iTunes, being that they just surpassed Wal-Mart as being the #1 music retailer in the US. Scary. Anyone remember Sam Goody?
Phil G’s Refined Swagger Sampler
As I mentioned a few weeks back, Chicago artist Phil G is set to release his album, Refined Swagger, on May 13th via digital download. He just released a sampler in preparation of the release and he hit us with it last night. Definitely excited for the full length to drop… Phil G – Refined…
Rumor: Kanye West, Cool Kids, Kid Sister to play Lollapalooza
This of course is a rumor, but some of my inside sources have been able to confirm a few of these acts, but I’m not going on record until its 100% official. However, Sun Times blogger Jim DeRogatis released this report yesterday: Art-rock giants Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails, the reunited Rage Against the Machine,…
Video: Kidz In The Hall Interview
Video: Kanye Performs at the Brooklyn Museum
For the Murakami soiree… Thanks to Miss Info