On Saturday, November 23rd, the Red Bull Music Festival in Chicago hosted one hell of an event featuring Smino and his collective, Zero Fatigue. A great pick for the festival, Smino’s blend of future funk and melodic rapping has brought him to the forefront of Chicago’s hip hop and R&B scene, blending warm, organic soul with cutting edge production.

Held at Thalia Hall, the show kicked off with opening acts DJ Nosidam, Schenay Mosley and Monte Booker. Lighting up the room, Smino’s performance lasted about 45 minutes to an hour long. Playing his favorites and top singles, Smino had the crowd lit. The energy was on point and I’m sure everyone that attended could agree. Thumbs up for this night with Smino and his talented set, Zero Fatigue.

The Red Bull Music Festival in Chicago continues until November 30th. Be sure to check out the website for more information.

Enjoy pictures below taken by Pooneh Ghana, brought to you by Red Bull Content Pool.

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A mixture of hip-hop and soul can be heard all through Smino‘s debut release, Blkswn. This rapper/songwriter/singer gives us an 18-track project featuring Ravyn Lenae and TheMIND along with a few others. Smino also teams up with Chicago producer, Monte Booker for most of this project while he grabs Seattle producer Sango beats for the title track “Blkswn.”

Blkswn is a well collected and highly soulful project from this St. Louis songwriter following his 2015 EP, S!CK S!CK S!CK. For the most part, Smino’s star power and good vibes are here on display for everyone and people are gravitating to this fresh artist as his debut project claims top ten on iTunes. So with that said, take a  listen to Blkswn and tell us what you think!

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