http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/video-infamous-3rd-test-dummy/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/video-infamous-3rd-test-dummy/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:30:37 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=166599 It’s getting harder to deny that Chicago’s rap scene is experiencing anything other than a creative surge. Welcome the latest additions to the family, Infamous 3rd, a little-known group who released a mixtape entitled Gypsy … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/video-infamous-3rd-test-dummy/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/19/video-callikos-quad-city-legacy/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/19/video-callikos-quad-city-legacy/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:50:00 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=161914 When Calliko was 13 he got a chance to rap for Twista, who was performing in Calliko’s home city of East Moline, Illinois. Calliko impressed the Chicago legend, and Twista invited him to be his … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/19/video-callikos-quad-city-legacy/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/12/coming-soon-callikos-quad-city-legacy/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/12/coming-soon-callikos-quad-city-legacy/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:50:27 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=160735 Calliko’s family has been living and working in East Moline, Illinois for decades. The Quad Cities are where he calls home, though he’s trying to leave his mark in a different way than his forebears. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/12/coming-soon-callikos-quad-city-legacy/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/video-shawnna-stays-connected/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/video-shawnna-stays-connected/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:50:11 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=156581 Here’s Shawnna: “In a nutshell, I’m grinding… People like to say the bedroom is where the magic happens, but I like to say the studio is where my magic happens.” Always surrounding herself with a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/video-shawnna-stays-connected/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/video-twista-20-years-in/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/video-twista-20-years-in/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:50:14 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=152954 Twista calls the ’90s an era of rap that will never come back. “Technology messed the industry up,” he says, pushing artists independent. But 20 years into his career, dude’s still having fun. Card tricks? … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/video-twista-20-years-in/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/video-twista-overnight-celebrity-live-in-chicago/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/video-twista-overnight-celebrity-live-in-chicago/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:50:07 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=154712 On stage in his home city of Chicago, here’s Twista performing his classic fast rap verse off “Overnight Celebrity.”]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/video-twista-overnight-celebrity-live-in-chicago/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/coming-soon-shawnna-stays-connected/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/coming-soon-shawnna-stays-connected/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:50:35 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=152945 Shawnna says she’s seen a lot, and now the Chicago native is turning that experience to help other women coming up in hip-hop. Stay tuned for words of wisdom coming soon in her full uncapped … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/coming-soon-shawnna-stays-connected/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/08/coming-soon-twista-20-years-in/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/08/coming-soon-twista-20-years-in/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:00:07 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=152929 Twista always finds a way to fit music into his life. Here’s a taste of his upcoming uncapped documentary, looking back to Chicago in the ’90s and forward to the city’s future.]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/08/coming-soon-twista-20-years-in/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/the-tripwire-on-independence-and-getting-lost-in-bill-callahans-america/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/the-tripwire-on-independence-and-getting-lost-in-bill-callahans-america/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:30:09 +0000 Adam Daniels http://www.thefader.com/?p=123823 On July 4th morning, I woke up to a cup of coffee and a conversation with an old friend now living in a proud Midwestern city not far from where I grew up. She was … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/the-tripwire-on-independence-and-getting-lost-in-bill-callahans-america/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/12/joakim-noahs-shoe-debut/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/12/joakim-noahs-shoe-debut/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:30:34 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=25449 Chicago is, among other things, the heartland of Michael Jordan and his Air Jordan empire. But Bulls center Joakim Noah is hoping for a little bit of Chicago shoe glory himself. At a restaurant in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/12/joakim-noahs-shoe-debut/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/03/glc-f-cold-hard-a-gangstaz-nature-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/03/glc-f-cold-hard-a-gangstaz-nature-mp3/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:44:25 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=11098 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/03/glc-f-cold-hard-a-gangstaz-nature-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/30/lupe-fiasco-ft-oveous-maximus-matthew-santos-shining-down-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/30/lupe-fiasco-ft-oveous-maximus-matthew-santos-shining-down-remix/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:54:29 +0000 Kristen Fraser http://www.suite903.com/?p=3366 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/30/lupe-fiasco-ft-oveous-maximus-matthew-santos-shining-down-remix/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/11/kanye-west-f-mos-def-freeway-two-words-unreleased/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/11/kanye-west-f-mos-def-freeway-two-words-unreleased/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 21:11:14 +0000 Kristen Fraser http://wp.suite903.com/?p=1835 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/11/kanye-west-f-mos-def-freeway-two-words-unreleased/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/08/joi-starr-feat-kanye-west-same-time/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/08/joi-starr-feat-kanye-west-same-time/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:46:30 +0000 Kristen Fraser http://dev.suite903.com/?p=468 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/08/joi-starr-feat-kanye-west-same-time/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/27/sheryl-crow-earth-wind-fire-chicago-play-gig-for-bailed-out-bank-should-probably-prep-for-hate-mail/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/27/sheryl-crow-earth-wind-fire-chicago-play-gig-for-bailed-out-bank-should-probably-prep-for-hate-mail/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:22:44 +0000 P. Elizabeth Cawein http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=17944 bail-out of the music industry a while back, this wasn't exactly what we had in mind. Turns out Sheryl Crow, Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire got some individual bail-out funding recently when they played a corporate gig for Northern Trust of Chicago -- a bank that got $1.5 billion in bailout money, and then laid off 450 employees. Classy. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/27/sheryl-crow-earth-wind-fire-chicago-play-gig-for-bailed-out-bank-should-probably-prep-for-hate-mail/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2008/01/04/freeload-mic-terror-i-the-terror-dome-vol-2-i/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/01/04/freeload-mic-terror-i-the-terror-dome-vol-2-i/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:14:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/01/04/freeload-mic-terror-i-the-terror-dome-vol-2-i/feed/ 0