https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKFp7l0cdu0&feature=youtu.be&a Chance The Rapper covers Kanye’s “Family Business” The final night of the Summer Ends Fest in Arizona had one of the craziest lineups of any stateside music festival in 2015. Kanye West, Chance, Vic and Travis all on the same bill? Yeah, the energy in there must’ve been insane last night. The good news…
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Watch Vic Mensa’s ‘Down To Start A Riot’ Documentary
Vic Mensa is the subject of Fader’s first-ever video cover story with this dope 12-minute documentary titled: Down To Start A Riot. It features Vic back in his hometown of Chicago fresh from the BRIT Awards with Kanye West. The doc shows footage of Vic alongside his SaveMoney homies, working in the lab and touring…
Vic Mensa, Tink & Holt Picked by Kanye West to Model ‘Yeezy Season 1’
Photos by Sloan Laurits. ‘Ye brings it home for the Yeezy Season 1 spread in the first CR Men’s Book by tapping Vic Mensa, Tink and Holt to model his debut adidas line alongside Fetty Wap. According to CR Fasion Book, all four of the artists were hand-selected by ‘Ye because they ’embody the fearless…
FSD Feature: Just How Popular Are Your Favorite Chicago Artists? We Consult Google
Words by Ryan Chandler (@NayrRyChi) It goes without saying that technology has changed the world in many ways. Music, in particular, has seen several advances in the past 15 years, having shifted from physical culture to download culture to streaming culture. The shift in technology has made it easier for artists to create their own…
FSD Feature: Top 10 Chicago Hip-Hop Moments From 10 Years Of Dynasty Podcasts
Words by Jaime Black (@jaimeblack) In 2005, I launched Dynasty Podcasts as a platform for Chicago artist interviews and more. Since that time, I’ve been enormously fortunate to land interviews with the best emerging and established talent in Chicago, including artists and industry from the city’s thriving hip-hop community.
Vic Mensa – All That Shines
Produced by Vic Mensa, Stefan Ponce and Peter Cottontale. Additional production by J. Hill and Om’mas Keith. All that shines and glitters isn’t gold and just in case you forgot, Vic Mensa’s here with a reminder in the form of his latest drop — “All That Shines.” If you haven’t been paying attention, Vic’s been…
Vic Mensa – I Been
Produced by Smoko Ono & Mike Dean. Add. Prod. by Carter Lang & Papi Beatz. Vic keeps his weekly release schedule poppin’ with a new original joint titled “I Been.” Vic’s been doing this, so the flourish is nothing new. It appears the young boss has enough records in the stash to keep us satisfied while…
Kanye West, Chance The Rapper & Vic Mensa To Headline Summer Ends 2015
Family affair. Sunday is the day to be at this year’s Summer Ends music festival as Chance The Rapper, Vic Mensa and Kanye West will be closing out the annual festival in Tempe, Arizona. Contrary to popular belief on the internet, Summer Ends isn’t Kanye’s own festival (sorry guys) and also feature performances from Travi$…
Vic Mensa – Heat It Up [Freestyle]
Kill The Noise. Vic heats the streets yet again with another stellar freestyle — this time taking aim at foes, fake friends, jealous ones and snakes. If the shoe fits, put it on and own it. “Heat It Up” is further evidence that he’s pretty much un-fuck-witable on the mic, no matter what weight class he’s…
A$AP Rocky Brings Out Vic Mensa for “U Mad,” Performs Chief Keef’s “Superheroes” @ Lollapalooza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uPTpBCyAP0&feature=youtu.be The A$AP Mob closed out Lollapalooza last night, with a set that went on despite severe weather threats. Rocky’s set was bumped up to insure he got to perform before the impending storm hit the city. And as always, Rocky showed a lot of love to the Chi. He ran through Keef’s hit “Faneto,”…