A week ago I sat down with the gifted Chicago artist Aasha Marie to learn the in’s and out’s of her artistry, background, and motivation for making music. It became clear through early listens to her new album, and a … Continue reading Aasha Marie – WYWS (New Album) (FFD Premiere)
Supreme Sol is a breath of fresh air in today’s hip hop climate. While tons of new artists continue to make the same music in order to fit into the conventional mainstream, Sol paves his own way to greatness. Take … Continue reading Supreme Sol – Speed (New Music Video) (FFD Premiere)
Chicago’s Connor james turned heads last year with The Champagne Tape, which mixed calculated trap beats with his creative lyrical approach and flow. The 4 track EP was a highlight of last year, and showed that james was a leader, not a follower. Motel … Continue reading FFD Premiere & Exclusive Interview: Connor james – Been Up Freestyle (New Track)
Making a flawless album takes time, dedication, persistence, and confidence. If the process gets ‘hard’, many artists rush it, or even quit. There are still a plethora of rappers who stick with it till the end, and actually put out … Continue reading FFD Premiere & Interview: Newman – ‘Elminá’ (New Project)
Back in March we gave a heavy co-sign to Bad Boy, the first single off of Snowy Joey’s upcoming EP. The Chicago lyricist immediately impressed, seamlessly blending traditional hip hop with pop sensibilities. In his submission, he told us Snow … Continue reading Snowy Joey – ‘Snow 4’ (Exclusive Interview & EP Premiere)
I’ll forever be grateful to music blogger Joe Hova. We met on Twitter early on and instantly connected. If he’s writing about content – it is thoughtful, edited, and lengthy. He’s also become a great friend of mine. Occasionally he’ll … Continue reading flowsfordays Premiere: Newman -“Placencia” (New Track)
Prior to this interview, I wasn’t familiar with Wellium or his music. It was really too bad as he’s not only a unique artist – but a creative soul. He reached out to me in early March giving me a full synopsis of his … Continue reading Wellium – BEL1EVE (Exclusive Premiere + Interview)
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