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DJ Oreo talks about footwork, booking a Chicago party from Australia, and Sunday’s birthday battle with Elz the DJ
West-side native DJ Oreo throws himself a birthday party at East Room on Sunday that doubles as an informal turntable battle with his best friend—and then he hits the road with Lil Yachty.
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Photos of everything we saw at Lollapalooza 2016
Seventy-one great photos from Chicago’s biggest for-profit music festival
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Dividing Chicago hip-hop into ‘Chance and friends’ and ‘the drill scene’ insults its richness and variety
Stereogum’s recent survey of Chicago hip-hop gets a lot of things wrong, but it also serves as a reminder of how much there is to discover here.
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Save Money rapper Brian Fresco realizes his ambition with Casanova
Save Money Summer continues with the release of Brian Fresco’s Casanova, whose best moments don’t come from the collective’s best-known members.
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Chicago singer the Mind makes romance sound huge and feel intimate on his debut mixtape
After adding his voice to music by the likes of Mick Jenkins, Chance the Rapper, and Joey Purp, the Mind steps out on his own with Summer Camp.
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Vic Mensa gets personal and political on his Roc Nation debut, There’s Alot Going On
Chicago rapper Vic Mensa doesn’t always strike the best balance of politics and pop, but he never fails to get his point across.
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The Palmer Squares defy the stereotyping of Chicago hip-hop with the new Planet of the Shapes
Local rappers Acumental and Terminal Knowledge, aka the Palmer Squares, don’t fit any prefab notion of a Chicago MC, but their new album is selling like hotcakes.
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How Chicago made Joey Purp
Joey Purp’s new iiiDrops comes from a perspective shaped by neighborhoods on both sides of Chicago’s racial and economic divides.
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Plague Bringer finally bring a little more plague
Plus: Oreo Fest returns with a double-stuffed bill at the Portage, Beau Wanzer collaborates with Texas duo Corporate Park, and more.
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Stargazing in the mud at Pitchfork
Stargazing in the mud at Pitchfork, plus new records on the way from RLYR and the duo of Ryley Walker and Bill MacKay
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Gossip Wolf: Fame spotting at the Pitchfork Music Festival
The famous folks mingling at Pitchfork last weekend included Taylor Bennett, who’s playing an antiviolence fund-raiser for Kids Off the Block.
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Chicago MC Caleb James does right by his dad
Caleb James grew up in his father’s studio, and now he’s ready to join his friends Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa in the spotlight.
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How local rapper Young Giftz improved his already great tune “Nino”
Up-and-coming local MC Young Giftz improved on his great 2012 collaboration with Tree, “Nino,” by making it longer and adding contributions from members of Save Money.