Saying Goodbye to Ford City Mall in Chicago, IL

On 06/22/2026 Chicago lost one of its most notable malls and A&8s just had to talk about it and share our memories. Join in with us as we discuss Ford City Mall

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SPEAKER_00 0:00

Welcome to Talk No Cake Jutsu. But the talk ain't sweet and the vibe stay real. We diving into anime, life, music, and all the random madness in between. No bat, no sugar, just raw energy and real opinions. From the dojo to the block, we running down on what's fiction, what's fact, and what's just plain foolish.

SPEAKER_03 0:21

What the fucker God dogged it as of to date. Oh, but that's it. Ford City closed down June 22nd.

SPEAKER_01 0:30

Yeah, they yeah, they've been having a lot of land, bro.

SPEAKER_03 0:35

Ford City is gone, bro. We ain't got nothing. Every city gone. But at this yeah, at the same time, a bunch of these stores was closed down anyways, though.

SPEAKER_04 0:48

So it definitely was. I mean, but nigga, that was a staple in the street.

SPEAKER_03 0:53

That was a staple, dude.

SPEAKER_04 0:55

Motherfucking Evergreen Class. They were the first ones, you know, the godhead got ever shut down some of that.

SPEAKER_03 1:03

But you can still go to Evergreen Classes.

SPEAKER_04 1:07

Cause they done turned it into a motherfucking uh outdoor strip.

SPEAKER_03 1:13

Yeah.

SPEAKER_04 1:13

That's the reason. They had, you know, stores there before, but no, the entirety of that bitch was just the indoor mall right there. Just like how Ford City was. Indoor mall. Fuck. There bitches were staples growing up, bro.

SPEAKER_03 1:37

I'm talking about there, God. I'm talking about motherfues used to stay in the in the arcade room. Yeah, so walking around that bitch.

SPEAKER_04 1:50

We ain't even hit. I'm talking about just going to that bitch. See what you want to. Shit. Oh shit. Let's go ahead and hit up for a city. See what we know sound for seeing that bitch. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 2:09

Yeah, no. It would definitely go in and damage that bitch.

SPEAKER_02 2:13

Forest City is close. It is closed. Permanently closed. Yes, sir.

SPEAKER_03 2:18

Now I actually used to dish school and go to Forest City and walk around.

SPEAKER_04 2:24

Gee, I promise you. Motherfuckers definitely used to dance school because of that bitch.

SPEAKER_03 2:30

I'm only talking off experience, huh? I know, right?

SPEAKER_04 2:36

I knew that that motherfucker was on the decline after Old Country Buffet left, bro. That motherfucker shut down. Oh, it was over. Where the church people are gonna go in there for the heck, bro.

SPEAKER_03 2:51

I'm talking about where my random ass is gonna go. I used to randomly go there and used to.

SPEAKER_04 2:59

Oh motherfucker, here's some goddamn old country buffet. Hot ass. Hot ass. I don't try. But when that motherfucker left and then motherfuckers closed, oh yeah, nigga software. I'm I'll shit now, nigga with that old country. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 3:18

Because the arcane room ain't the arcane room no more. Definitely not. It low-key ain't. It ain't fun no more. I don't know what it is. It's low-key no fun no more.

SPEAKER_01 3:30

But yeah, that shit nigga. Once them motherfuckers.

SPEAKER_03 3:33

Well, before they closed that bitch, yeah. Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_04 3:39

Yeah, bro. That motherfucker was on the. Yo, old, I ain't gonna lie, old country buffet was they biggest motherfuckers.

SPEAKER_03 3:47

I used to love the fuck out of the hey, bro. Bro, what are you talking about?

SPEAKER_04 3:54

Yeah, G. You and all of Chicago, nigga. Fuck.

SPEAKER_03 4:02

If it wasn't them, it was shooters. Yeah. I don't even think shooters open no more.

SPEAKER_04 4:09

Sundays? Bro, that was old country buffet biggest. I'm talking about every motherfucking church nigga let out. Yeah, baby, you wanna go to Old Country Buffet? Yeah, I wanna go. Yeah. You goddamn right. Nigga, my peoples ain't even do the church shit, nigga. They just be Joe, let's hit OCB under the early act for the church.

SPEAKER_03 4:51

I be down all the time. I would definitely be down.

SPEAKER_04 4:56

What the fuck are you talking? Bro, when them niggas left, oh yeah, G. Four City. I don't want no parts. Because nigga, you would damn there. It'd be like a ritual. You know what I'm saying? Motherfuckers will come there, hit, you know, Ford City, real swift, you know what I'm saying? After a while, see what the gives is.

SPEAKER_03 5:20

After a while, you gotta start realizing that this ain't there no more.

SPEAKER_04 5:23

Oh, for so weird.

SPEAKER_03 5:25

And then and this around the same time the fucking uh game room was um pussy after a while. It was pussy.

SPEAKER_04 5:39

As a shorty, for when we go to old country, I tell my old old fucking G and I. Hey. I'm finna be in this game. Yeah, for a city. I'm finna I'm trying to show my old G shit. Boy, you ain't motherfucking walk around my fucking.

SPEAKER_03 5:58

I got the coins.

SPEAKER_04 6:00

Nigga. Grandma gave me coins.

SPEAKER_03 6:07

I'm finna fuck around.

SPEAKER_04 6:10

I know I'm going. You can leave me here. I promise you I'll be here when you get back. I'll be right back.

SPEAKER_03 6:20

I'll be right here. You gotta just catch me at a station. I'll be here.

SPEAKER_04 6:26

I promise you I'll be right here when you get back.

SPEAKER_03 6:30

That's stoning.

SPEAKER_04 6:30

Nigga, every single time I was. Fuck you talking about.

SPEAKER_03 6:34

Yeah.

SPEAKER_04 6:34

Still right here, not ready to go, nigga.

unknown 6:38

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 6:38

You just gotta walk in this motherfucking fan. I'm in this bitch, bro. Brother, I'm still in this, bro. I didn't leave not one time.

SPEAKER_04 6:44

I didn't leave not one time, mama. I'll promise you.

SPEAKER_03 6:47

I promise you, mama. Yeah.

SPEAKER_04 6:50

I'll promise you all then, mama. I ain't leave not one time.

SPEAKER_03 6:55

That's when Ford City was busting.

SPEAKER_04 6:57

That's when Ford City was bussing, nigga. Bussing. But for you talking about that bitches. Damn. I guess they gonna wreck that motherfucking something new, yeah. What? That was a couple of acres.

SPEAKER_03 7:18

It's probably gonna be uh it's probably gonna be a hotel. Apartment. It's probably gonna be a lot of people.

SPEAKER_04 7:26

It's probably gonna be a fucking factory or some shit. Probably Amazon. Uh I know, right? Low key as fuck. That bitch would be a prime ass Amazon factory. It's a nice room. But but motherfucking uh, cause remember the uh motherfucking Tussie Roll factory is over there. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, right there by that. Cause nigga, summertime's a kid for you. Go over there, nigga. G you could nigga, you can smell the chocolate in the air, Fox.

SPEAKER_03 7:56

Yeah, that shit's strong as hell. That shit. That shit's strong as hell in the air.

SPEAKER_04 8:01

You can smell the chocolate in the air, nigga. You all I told me, nigga, going to Ford City, nigga. It's your chocolate. I was like, oh my god, nigga. Oh my god, nigga, this is a magical place. Is this where we going? Is this where we going? This bitch smell like chocolate. Nah, nigga, the goddamn factory right behind that. It's the tussie roll factory, nigga. That's what they they they they make all the tussy rolls at, nigga. Come get money. Fuck you talking about.

SPEAKER_03 8:37

God damn it, Funk O Land across the lot.

SPEAKER_04 8:40

Nigga, fuck Woo!

SPEAKER_03 8:43

Funko land with it. Across a lot, Jack. Oh my fucking. We talking about real four city.

SPEAKER_04 8:49

We talking about real four city legacy shit. Real four city areas.

SPEAKER_03 8:56

Come get you some joints.

SPEAKER_04 8:57

What?

SPEAKER_03 8:58

Yeah.

SPEAKER_04 8:59

Nigga. I used to have a paper for every motherfucking week, bro. I'll motherfucking run through that bitches and shorty. Yeah. Circle out all the games. Show my old Jeezy and them for as soon as we cause because like you said, once you go to motherfucking Ford City, mama, mama, can we mama? I didn't even want none from the case. Can we please stop and fuck on land?

SPEAKER_03 9:29

I didn't even want nothing from K B Toys. No, fuck KB Toys, nigga.

SPEAKER_04 9:35

Stop me and fuck. If you ask me what I want, fuck you talking about. Funk O Land, nigga. Funk O Land. Stop me and fuck on. Fuck KB Toys. I don't want no toys. Fuck you talking. I don't want shit from this motherfucker. I don't want shit from this motherfucker today. I gotta list, motherfucker. Stop me and fuck on. Stop me and fucking fuck on, folks. I'm going crazy, nigga. I promise you, I'll go crazy. That was our game style. That was our game style back then. Please, please. I'm talking about four. I used to plead with my people, folks. Please. It's literally right there. Right across the line. We literally gotta pass that bitch to get the fucking. Get the fuck out of the fuck up. Please, though. Fuck you talking about. We literally have to pass Funcoland to get to Ford City. So if you can go to Ford City or get out this bitch to go home. We still so I'm gonna pass this bitch twice, nigga. Folks, if you can please stop. We're gonna pass this bitch twice. If you can please stop, bro.

SPEAKER_03 11:07

What? Just one time. Please, bro. Please, my boy.

SPEAKER_04 11:13

You won't hear from me for all years. It be like that. Be like that. I think you have my headphones. I can go say shit. What I want is in there. I'm not gonna ask for nothing else all year. Fuck you talking.

SPEAKER_03 11:37

I don't even want nothing at this punk ass store. And KB Toys had some shit. KB Toys.

SPEAKER_04 11:46

I don't want nothing to pick up. Remember, yet again, Ford City demonstration, we had the uh Toys on Us right in the front. Right in the front of that motherfucker. They definitely did. In the inside. Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_03 12:04

Toys on Rust outside had their own store.

SPEAKER_04 12:06

Toys on Russ had their own store right out front of that bitch. But but as a kid, we knew. Now Toys R Us, folks, was all limits, G. You can get the KB Toys all day. I run through KB G. My OG told me that shit. Run through KB Toys, which I don't even want. But not Toys R Us, nigga. And I don't even know them. Can we please? But fuck them. The fuck is you talking about? Fuck everybody. Please. Can we please stop at Funko Lamb? That bitch, I'm talking about is right there. And we just leave out, we bust. Just like Animan A, baby.

SPEAKER_03 12:52

Anime Ace, baby. Hey, yo. We're gonna call it one for Talking O'Kuzu. But always remember to come back for this anime hip hop spiel, yo. We got it all for you. See you all next time, eh?