For two decades, a short stretch of Michigan Avenue hosted a concentration of creative entrepreneurship whose influence on Black popular music is still felt today.
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Jay Wood of the Freesole collective on a rapper pushing the narrative of hip-hop
Current musical obsessions of Jay Wood and S.O.S of the Freesole collective and Reader intern Aaron Allen
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Snacking on J Dilla’s Donuts
Four Chicago producers talk about J Dilla in light of the reissue of his masterpiece
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Now Playing: The Jackson Find
In 1967, Larry Blasingaine played on the first studio recording by the Jackson Five. The tape was lost for 42 years. The song still hasn’t been released. But now he can finally listen to it.
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Subtext always ruins everything for me
Why I can’t watch even Michael Jackson’s memorial service without feeling a creeping sense of exploitation.