Zmoney sounds just as larger-than-life on the new “Getn Rich” as he did when he broke out in 2013.
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ThemPeople draw from Chicago’s close-knit hip-hop scene for two new tracks inspired by TV
Production collective ThemPeople recruits Smino, Via Rosa, and the Mind for the new Sitcom.
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The year Chicago hip-hop beat the haters
For ages, Chicago rappers tore each other down, as though the city could produce only one star at a time—but in 2016 the whole scene seemed to grasp the value of community.
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Love illuminates Chance the Rapper’s highly anticipated new Coloring Book
Chatham superstar Chance the Rapper rhymes about family, religion, and Chicago throughout his brand-new mixtape, binding it all together with irrepressible love.
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Donnie Trumpet and Chance the Rapper’s new album hit the Web last night without any warning
Surf, the new album from Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment (aka Chance the Rapper’s backing band), is for sale on iTunes.
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Chance the Rapper’s Acid Rap gets bootlegged again, this time on vinyl
There are new hip-hop bootleg records hitting the market, including a vinyl version of Chance the Rapper’s breakout 2013 mixtape, Acid Rap.
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Watching Clams Casino and Vic Mensa make a track (and advertisement) in two days
The New Jersey producer and local rapper teamed up to make a beat in two days, streaming the process live on YouTube; HP sponsored the event.
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Lorine Chia’s rap-friendly pop sound
The Ohio singer leans on rap while asserting herself as a bona fide pop star on the new Naked Truths.
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Hunting for fun on Vic Mensa’s Innanetape
One Reader writer went on a scavenger hunt for a CD copy of the brand-new debut mixtape from Save Money cofounder Vic Mensa, Innanetape.
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Gossip Wolf: Den replace their bassist and ready their first LP
Gossip Wolf: Soundtrack Serenade plays Spinal Tap, Chance the Rapper plays Bob Marley, and more.
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Remembering Rodney Kyles Jr., aka rapper In Rod We Lust
The aspiring local MC died two years ago yesterday, but his memory lives on in through some great rappers repping Chicago.
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Who made the bootleg Acid Rap CD that hit the Billboard charts?
Chance the Rapper landed on the charts when a “label” called MTC sold an unlicensed version of his free mixtape. So who was actually responsible?
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Gossip Wolf: Friends help Scoundrel bounce back from a van crash
Friends help Scoundrel bounce back from a van crash, Hunter Husar books a schizo bill in Bridgeport, and more
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People know the GTW in Chicago, but it’s time for everyone else to take notice
The rapper drops a couple new tracks that should get plenty of traction outside the city as Chance the Rapper clues the nation’s pop listeners into another side of the local rap scene.
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Former footwork wunderkind DJ Nate resurfaces in Chicago’s rap scene
With a shout-out from Chance the Rapper and an upcoming remix from Chief Keef, local rapper DJ Nate is worlds away from his days as a heavy hitter in the juke scene.