Nick Butcher of Sonnenzimmer drops a time-traveling solo album, Pugs Atomz collects a decade of his music on a star-studded compilation, and more.
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A hip-hop Barber of Seville comes to three city parks
A hip-hop Barber of Seville comes to three city parks, the Logan Boulevard Skate Park hosts a benefit show for Between Friends, and more.
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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall
In the 90s Andre Vasquez rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.
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The Chicago hip-hop scene helps veteran MC Ang13 recover from a robbery
Angela Zone, aka Ang13, was robbed days before Christmas, and the local scene is helping her cover the down payment for a new car.
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Waffle Gang celebrates hip-hop Christmas at Jerry’s
Plus: Nonterrible holiday tunes at Logan Arcade and new music from shoegazers Lazy Legs
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Waffle Gang leader Awdazcate and Pugs Atomz team up for the fun, funky ‘FRFR’
Awdazcate dropped this fun cut last night while wrapping up preparations for the summer edition of Waffle Fest.
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Waffle Fest founder Shawn Childress talks Chicago hip-hop and waffles, of course
The local-rapper singer talks about the history of Waffle Fest ahead of the fourth annual bash, which hits the Empty Bottle on Saturday.