Tag: interview
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2017 Will Be UG Vavy’s Year…He Explains Why (Exclusive Interview)
Photo Credit (above): @zoerainphoto Chicago artist UG Vavy has had my undivided attention since the announcement from Supa Bwe that he’d be joining him (along with Shepard Hues) as a group called Fight Me. As a group they’ve only dropped one song but you can hear the chemistry immediately. As a solo artist UG is just as…
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Na$im Williams Shines In His New EP ‘Sometimes God Has A Kid’s Face’ (Exclusive Interview)
Na$im Williams, the always working producer representing Chicago’s Treated Crew may have just released his new instrumental EP, but there is a deeper message being told. Sometimes God Has A Kid’s Face is one of the strongest instrumental projects I have heard all year and deserves to receive praise across the blogoszphere. I have no doubt this will…
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Dejavois Gives Us The Inside Scoop On Her Chilling New Track ‘Invitation’ (Dissection Interview Series)
We took a liking to Dejavois’ first single Invitation right away. It was a submission and we were so grateful to get it. We called it The Best Song You’ll Hear All Day and immediately added it to our year end list. We also called it “horror core, soulful, gritty trap shit” and that description still…
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Interview with Shon Goner on track ‘The Chase’ (Dissection Interview Series)
Another day, another dissection. Shon Goner submitted The Chase to us a few weeks ago and we adored it…so much so that we hit him up about being a part of our series. It’s a gritty, slow tempo song with a brilliant chorus that sounds almost too good to be true. There is so much…
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It’s Just The Start For Lukas G of New Kingz (Exclusive Interview)
Chicago’s hip hop market is wide open. It has been for some time but as SoundCloud has progressed in features and popularity, music fans have a better ability to discover new sounds coming out of their respective cities. SoundCloud has been an amazing tool for flowsfordays; and continues to be. Young Chicago artist Lukas G…
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Interview with Chicago’s Ibra on track ‘Get Yours’ (Dissection Interview Series)
It’s been awhile, but we are back with another installment of the Dissection Series. This one comes from Ibra, a Chicago emcee that continues to grow with every release. It’s nice to see an artist that is influenced by A Tribe Called Quest and 90’s hip hop. In his submission he wrote “I am trying to…
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Rob Hicks Has Been Preparing for Awhile + Is Finally Ready To Show Us What He’s Got (Exclusive Interview)
I was interested in Milwaukee native Rob Hicks the moment his manager hit me up about his up coming debut single (look out for that on the 26th). I hit the private link, then hit his SoundCloud page and noticed, so far, he’s only released one song . It’s titled 3 Minutes of Paradise. Unprofessionally before pressing…
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flowsfordays Presents: Highest Basement Collective
In the last few years there has been a surge of popularity in hip hop collectives. It’s well deserved and great to see. There are blurred lines (The Social Experiment) and more concrete examples (Pro Era, A$AP Mob.) Throughout my blogging career I’ve noticed many “underground” collectives not getting the spotlight they deserve. Some are coming out…
