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Kanye West’s ‘All Day’ proves the value of strength in numbers
The Chicago hip-hop icon demonstrates some of the advantages of collaborating with more than a dozen songwriters at a time.
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Listen to the Willie Hutch song both Chief Keef and Chance the Rapper sampled
It’s “Brother’s Gonna Work It Out,” and, yes, Dr. Dre sampled it back in the day too.
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Chicago MC Blake invites you to experience his Three Some
It’s the brand new EP from the rapper formerly known as Jams Dean.
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Foo Fighters take a trek through Chicago’s musical history on HBO’s Sonic Highways, with mixed results
The alternative-rock titans come to Chicago in the first episode of their HBO series, named after their forthcoming record.
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Common and Kanye West make Aahh! Fest a great end cap to festival season
Common, Kanye West, and a cast of friends helped make Aahh! Fest an excellent new edition to the overcrowded festival season.
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Please kill the MTV Video Music Awards
The awards show celebrates music videos as a pretense, and in the process it insults the medium.
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Gossip Wolf: Rhymefest crowdfunds a lavishly packaged new LP
Rhymefest crowdfunds a lavishly packaged new LP, Willis Earl Beal and Jennifer Hudson turn up in Wicker Park, and more
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Five honors students from Chicago rap’s freshman class
Five honors students from Chicago rap’s freshman class: Alex Wiley, Saba, Spenzo, Taylor Bennett, and ZMoney
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Ibn Inglor’s searing “Damaged”
The south-side MC’s newest track from his forthcoming New Wave 2 mixtape is an industrial rager shot through with loneliness.
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URL music festival SPF420 goes to SXSW
Corporate brands team up with buzzing bands to throw parties at SXSW—it’s probably a good thing for the people behind URL-born music festival SPF420, who are throwing an unofficial showcase in Austin this afternoon.
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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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Alex Wiley on the road to becoming his “Own Man”
Chicago indie label Closed Sessions releases the first latest single from young, charismatic Chicago rapper Alex Wiley.
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Thoughts on the tenth birthday of Kanye West’s The College Dropout
You may have mixed feelings about what Kanye has become since 2004, but don’t forget about the sea change he helped work on pop rap when he broke out.
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Mayor Rahmye (that’s Rahm + Kanye) takes the stage
What do you get when you marry Mayor Rahm to Kanye West? See Cold Summer, a new play at the Free Street Theater, and find out.