Fool’s Gold was profiled in Billboard’s “Independent Study” column today, check it out to see what A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs have to say about the label’s origins, daily operations, and general vision for all things FG.

Peep the latest “Best Of NYC” issue of the Village Voice, where they name us the “Best Independent Record Label” in town. (We agree!)

The FADER enlisted some of their favorite artists to talk about “What We’re Thankful For.” Check what GrandeMarshall had to say, as well as French Montana, Charli XCX, Schoolboy Q, Le1f, How To Dress Well and more. Check it out, and soundtrack your Thanksgiving break with a free download of Grande’s awesome 800.

For some real insight into the world of Party Supplies, you must peep the PS contribution to Ego Trip’s excellent “Favorite Sample Flips” series, which eschews hip-hop tradition in favor of classic rock and cut and paste pop music. Unexpected choices that are unsurprisingly on-point, read ‘em! And stay tuned for new Party Supplies music very soon…

Taking place this week in Melbourne, Australia, the Carbon Festival celebrates “contemporary style, design and culture” with panels and events featuring artists, writers and musicians from around the globe. This year’s guests include our own Dust La Rock (who designed a special cover of Acclaim magazine that ties in to the fest) as well as Nick Catchdubs and Party Supplies, who will be performing at the official launch party alongside Neil Armstrong and more.

Check the party flyer after the jump, and visit weareallcarbon.com for the full schedule of forums and more. Read More

Photo by Brock Fetch

Pitchfork interviewed PS and Action about their magnum (stoned) opus Blue Chips (download it here) and the inspirations that helped fuel the duo’s stream of consciousness New York rap epic. Check it out for choice nugs about Hookers At The Point, Ed OG and “baby doo doo.”

This week’s print edition of the Village Voice has a nice chunk devoted to our homies Party Supplies and Action Bronson, and their recent collab Blue Chips (which you can download for free right here). It’s all online too: in the first article, they talk about the general creative process that led to their smoked out mini-masterpice, then in part two Party Supplies explains his YouTube to MPC sampling techniques. Read up on your read ups! And for more Blue Chips props, check out what Stereogum had to say when they named it Mixtape Of The Week.

Check Danny Brown (resplendent in a green leather perfecto!) on the new XXL Freshman cover, continuing Danny’s own media takeover as well as a FG frosh issue tradition.

Check some behind-the-scenes vids from Danny Brown’s Fader cover. #STYLE!

For The Fader’s Spring Style issue, who better to feature on the cover than our own Danny Brown? Joined on the flipside by Kendrick Lamar, you can pick up a copy of your own when it hits newsstands March 6th. But the entire Danny story by Duncan Cooper is available to read right now on their site.