The annual Fool’s Gold Austin extravaganza keeps getting bigger and better! Check out what went down at our official SXSW showcase, our after-hours bash with A$AP Yams at the Illmore, the mega-label Super Party team-up with Mad Decent and Check Yo Ponytail, and more (including Danny Brown proudly accepting an mtvU Video Of The Year Woodie!) in this official recap video.

There’s pics too… check out MTV Hive’s “Family Portraits” backstage at the showcase, B&W shots from Hex, Driven By Boredom’s Super Party pics, and some Illmore shots from Matt Reeves and Brock Fetch, some candids from Jayne Lies at Jungle Gym and behind the scene snaps from Josh Wehle. Some of our faves after the jump. Read More

The video is out for A-Trak and friends’ psychedelic, parole-violatin’ posse cut. Must THC TV! Roll with Trizzy and friends Jim Jones, Flatbush Zombies, El-P and Flosstradamus (and the spiritual essence of Juicy J) on a particularly smoked out night in NYC. A$AP Mob, World’s Fair and more come along for the ride, Shomi Patwary works the cameras, and the whole thing is appropriately turnt. Get the track and much more on our compilation Loosies, out now!

Like Guru said, it’s mostly the voice. This week’s batch of RAT recommendations features some of the livest larynxes (pause?) of the moment, as well as other mp3 by-products of a near crippling internet addiction. My loss is your gain! Get em all in a zip here. Read More

The wait is over! Fool’s Gold’s inaugural rap compilation Loosies is out now on iTunes, featuring 22 new tracks curated by label founders A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs. The new music from FG family and friends around the country includes an insane “Piss Test” remix with Jim Jones, Flatbush Zombies, El-P and Flosstradamus, tracks from our own Danny Brown, GrandeMarshall, Donnis, Party Supplies and much, much more (preview tracks over at foolsgoldrecs.com/loosies).

You can also get Loosies on a limited edition cigarette-shaped USB drive with all the individual tracks, a continuous DJ mix from A-Trak and Nick, and digital liner notes, all packaged in a snazzy collector’s box. All FG webstore orders receive an instant digital download of the compilation via email, so you can bump Loosies while you wait for Mr Postman. Read More

The wait is over! Fool’s Gold’s inaugural rap compilation Loosies drops December 18th, featuring 22 new tracks curated by label founders A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs. The new music from FG family and friends around the country includes an insane “Piss Test” remix with Jim Jones, Flatbush Zombies, El-P and Flosstradamus, a new Casey Veggies / Chuck Inglish collab (watch the video above), tracks from our own Danny Brown, GrandeMarshall, Donnis, Party Supplies and much, much more – peep the entire tracklist after the jump!

Loosies will be available digitally from all retailers on 12/18, as well as on a limited edition cigarette-shaped USB drive direct from store.foolsgoldrecs.com and select stores. The package will also include a continuous DJ mix of all 22 songs from A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs. Read More

Ain’t no party like a Fool’s Gold party… we celebrated five years of label-dom in style during CMJ weekend, taking over one of the Converse Rubber Tracks Live nights at Music Hall Of Williamsburg and bringing a bunch of our friends along. The legendary Ghostface Killah headlined alongside A-Trak, Flosstradamus, Donnis (who brought out Trinidad Jame$ and what felt like half of Atlanta onstage), World’s Fair (who did the same for NY with Flatbush Zombies and Tanboys), Nick Catchdubs, Troy Ave, Chase N Cashe, Ryan Hemsworth, the latest member of the FG fam GrandeMarshall and more.

See it all live in the video recap above, and check some great galleries of pics from Gretchen Roibinette at Brooklyn Vegan (our favorites after the jump), Loren Wohl at MTV Hive, Brook Bobbins and Focus Camp. Read More

Want a guest verse from Danny Brown in total fucking beast mode? Of course you do. Peep DB on the already-grimey “Mini Van Dan” remix from A$ton Matthews, also featuring A$AP Nast and Flatbush Zombies. And for more from A$ton, peep his Versace Ragz mixtape.

Danny Brown and his Bruiser Brigade hit BK for Scion A/V’s free “Open Mic” party next Wednesday (9/19) in Brooklyn, joined by Flatbush Zombies, Kitty Pryde and DJ Get Live. RSVP now and we’ll check you there! Stay tuned for new Bruiser tunes courtesy SA/V and FG…

Once again, the talk of the town for Labor Day weekend in NYC is our annual, free DAY OFF bash, going down this Monday, September 3rd at the City Winery Backyard. This all-ages downtown staple features a who’s who of party heroes from the label’s friends and family: French Montana, Danny Brown, Brothers Macklovitch, Just Blaze, Flosstradamus, Flatbush Zombies and many more impossible-to-miss acts.

FG keeps the party going with the NIGHT OFF afterparty a few blocks over at Westway, featuring DJ sets from Brenmar, Anna Lunoe and DJ Wonder, hosted by Donnis! Read More

Our legendary free, all-ages DAY OFF party returns to NYC this Labor Day, September 3rd at City Winery Backyard (155 Varick St). For the third year in a row, we’re bringing together the world’s best DJs and MCs in true downtown style: New York City’s new rap kingpin French Montana, FG’s own superstar Danny Brown, the ever-stylish Brothers Macklovitch, the multiplatinum, multitalented Just Blaze, trap kings Flosstradamus, Brooklyn phenoms Flatbush Zombies, and many more, including Nick Catchdubs, Ricky Blaze, Party Supplies, #BEEN #TRILL, Telephoned and special guests.

If you’ve been to past DAY OFFs and crowd surfed with the likes of Juicy J, A$AP Rocky, and Yelawolf, you know this will be the party of the year. (And stay tuned next week as we announce the first ever Los Angeles DAY OFF, going down on Columbus Day, October 8th!)