Congrats are in order to Andrew Barber, the impresario behind Chicago hip-hop, one-stop shop, Fake Shore Drive. Today marks the release of the site’s first mixtape, hosted by The Cool Kids, and featuring cuts from the likes of Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Rhymefest, Twista, and of course, the duo of Chuck English and Mikey Rox.
I’ve long harbored the idea of doing a similar thing for Passion, but have blanched at the time required to actually bring such an idea to fruition. Wrangling 18 artists for 23 tracks doesn’t mesh with the hand-to-mouth existence of freelance living, playoff viewing*, and my twin passions of midget moto-cross and resuscitating the moribund Cross Colours brand.
* Is it too much to ask for someone to box out Chris Anderson? And conversely, why hasn’t Birdman adopted “What Happened to that Boy” as his official theme song. He is known for that flip of the cocaina.
Download:
MP3: GLC feat. Kanye West-“Flight School”
MP3: Lupe Fiasco-“Fire”
ZIP: FSD x Timbuck2 x The Cool Kids – The Fake Shore Drive Mixtape
Tracklist below the jump.
