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Lorena Cupcake of Store Brand Soda on an ode to thwarted taco desire
Current musical obsessions of Store Brand Soda blogger Lorena Cupcake, Dumpster Babies guitarist Tom Puschautz, and Reader music editor Philip Montoro
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Hxlt’s hip-hop past lingers on his punk debut
This Friday, GOOD Music drops the first album the former Hollywood Holt is releasing in his postpunk incarnation Hxlt.
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Jackie Robinson West parents say their children were exploited, Ford looks beyond cars with the help of Chicago design firm, and other Chicago news
Also, Kanye’s longtime local cowriter says the rapper needs spiritual and mental help, and a major step in the redevelopment of Children’s Memorial Hospital site in Lincoln Park.
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Searching for gold in Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo
Jumbled, half-formed, and oddly engrossing, Kanye’s seventh album mirrors his public ups and downs.
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From Kanye’s new album to Closed Sessions’ latest release in a few simple steps
There’s a link between Hibernation, the new EP by Closed Sessions producer Boathouse, and Kanye West’s seventh album.
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Kanye West closed 2015 with a shrug
Kanye dropped the track “Facts” just before New Year’s Eve, and with any luck he’ll leave it in 2015.
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The best overlooked Chicago hip-hop releases of 2015
Local rappers who deserved more attention this year include Angel Davanport, Ric Wilson, and Shorty K.
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Remembering DJ Timbuck2, a guiding force in Chicago hip-hop
A nightclub party starter, WGCI radio personality, and scene linchpin, DJ Timbuck2 died Saturday at age 34.
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Drake proves ghostwriters don’t matter with ‘Hotline Bling’
“Hotline Bling” is one of four new songs the Toronto rapper-singer debuted this past week, and though it hasn’t gotten as much attention as the dis tracks aimed at Meek Mill, it’s the best of the batch.
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Carve out some ‘Me Time’ for the Odd Couple’s new album
The soul-heavy single “Me Time” is one of the finer moments from the producer’s new debut full-length.
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In praise of Vic Mensa’s victorious ‘U Mad’ video
Sparks fall from the ceiling and Kanye West arrives to crown the young Hyde Park MC in the video for his latest single.
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Announcing the lineup for Afropunk Chicago
Here’s the breakdown for Afropunk’s one-off Chicago bash, plus all the info you need to see it.
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Producer Thelonious Martin is graduating from college, but he’s had a lifelong hip-hop education
The Wunderkid producer has already done so much for someone his age.
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The unexpected appeal of ‘Faneto,’ Chief Keef’s slow-growing underground hit
The song has become a cult hit since Keef dropped it in early October.