“Everybody’s Something” w/ Chance The Rapper Last night, Saba tore down Concord Music Hall in Chicago, as part of Red Bull’s Sound Select series. Tree was also on the bill, which included some of the dopest artists in the city. During Saba’s headlining set, the rising rapper brought out the likes of Chance The Rapper,…
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John Walt – Pineapple Wildwood
Produced by Saba The Pivot Posse parades into FSD with some newness — this time from the wildboy John Walt with “Pineapple Wildwood.” So enjoy this little meal with we wait for the real Dinner With John, which should be out in early 2015. I wonder who else will be at the able? Who made…
Saba f/ Lucki Eck$ – Next Door
Produced by CHAD. Real life neighbors (not really, but kinda) Saba and Lucki Eck$ keep it nice and mellow on “Next Door,” which I’m pretty sure is the first collaboration we’ve ever heard from these two. Hopefully, this isn’t the last one we hear from Sab and Luck. Two thumbs up here, guys. Listen to…
Smoko Ono f/ Rockie Fresh, Saba & Jarred AG – No Look
Producer Smoko Ono tosses a no look pass to his cronies Rockie Fresh, Saba and Jarred AG, for this new slam dunk from his upcoming Slackin N Mackin Vol. 1 project, due out in January. This is pretty ill, definitely digging the instrumentation here. Check it out for yourself below. The assist comes courtesy of…
XVRHLDY f/ Saba & Noname Gypsy – Black Alabaster
Produced by Odd Couple This is nice. Three dope emcees connect for the impactful “Black Alabaster.” This is a look from XVR’s Need To Know II: LUNA project, which is set to come out in February. Upcoming releases will feature contributions from SaveMoney’s Joey Purp, Chicago’s Stunt Taylor and Supa Bwe, New York Knick Iman…
Saba – Kentucky
Produced by Saba. Artwork by Fred Lozano. For the 36th entry in their Freestyle series, DJBooth enlists the help of Westside emcee/producer Saba. In case you’re not aware, “Kentucky” is Saba’s first release since dropping his ComfortZone project earlier this year and another example of why Sab should be on your radar if he isn’t already….
Pivot Gang – Don’t Talk
Produced by Saba. New Pivot Gang? Yes, please! “Don’t Talk” serves as the latest installment in Pivot Gang spitter MFN Melo’s MFN Mondays series and features Melo, Saba and John Walt doing what they do best. MFN Melo’s MeloDramatics project is scheduled to drop soon and you should be able to keep this joint in rotation…
Video: Saba f/ Eryn Allen Kane – Burnout
Directed by HOTC TV Finally, my favorite track from Saba’s stellar project, ComfortZone, gets a video. The video is absolutely fantastic, and features the super-dope Eryn Allen Kanye on the hook. This is like the 2014 rap version of Pee Wee’s Playhouse. Unfortunately, I think both artists might be too young to get that reference….
Astonish – High Low
Produced by Saba Astonish hits ’em high, then hits ’em low with his latest single — this one produced by Pivot prez, Saba. Life his highs, lows, ups, downs, peaks, valleys, etc. But it’s how you conquer them that matters. Listen to Astonish reflect in the track you’ll find below. Get ’em high. Also, Astonish…
FSD Giveaway: Mick Jenkins & Saba Live @ Portage Theater 10/11
Two of Chicago’s leaders of the new school, Saba and Mick Jenkins, will takeover the Portage Theater tomorrow (10/11) night for a huge concert. As you know, but Saba and Mick are two of the livest performers in the city, so a show on this scale will NOT disappoint. You must be 17+ to attend….