Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash has grown into Chicago’s biggest rap festival in just its second year, but it needed a nudge from the elements to get its act together.
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In just its second year, Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash has grown into Chicago’s biggest rap show
Updated Wed 6/26 at 2 PM: This preview has been edited to reflect the addition of Gucci Mane and Famous Dex to the Summer Smash bill (and the removal of Kodak Black). The Summer Smash, presented by Chicago hip-hop blog turned cultural powerhouse Lyrical Lemonade, is already the biggest rap festival in the city—and it’s […]
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Blueface used his phone to gain fame, and now he holds the rap world in the palm of his hand
I can’t blame anyone for holding off on listening to LA rapper Johnathan Porter, better known as Blueface, whose rapid ascent has girdled his image with “industry plant” insults, and whose viral celebrity eclipses the music he’s ridden to fame. Just over a year ago, he had only one mixtape under his belt, but he’s […]
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How did the ‘industry plant’ take root?
The ‘industry plant’ is hip-hop’s favorite conspiracy theory, used to discredit breakout successes—and it’s spreading to other genres, where it’s no more plausible.