On Watch My Back and Days Be4 Storm, Lucki tightens up his drowsy flow to fit his more succinct songs.
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Rapper-producer Frank Leone recruits Monster Mike for his relaxed, glistening new single
Onetime Chicagoan Frank Leone revisits “Cocaine for Kids,” an instrumental he initially made for rapper-producer Lucki Ecks.
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Chicago rapper Monster Mike claims his own spotlight on Welcome to HDUB
For years Monster Mike has been contributing to Chicago hip-hop as part of two promising young crews, but he comes into his own on his new mixtape.
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The week in local rap today: Ty Money, Chella H, Lucki Ecks, Giftz, and Noisey’s new Chicago screwup
Vice’s Noisey: Chicago is supposedly about the local hip-hop scene, but it barely addresses what’s actually happening. Here are a handful of new Chicago rap releases to bring you up to speed.
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Lucki Ecks cooks up ‘Mac N Cheese,’ the latest golden cut from his brand-new mixtape
Chow down on today’s 12 O’Clock Track, from the local rapper-producer’s X (Vol. 1).
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Interscope drops Chief Keef
Nearly two years since Keef’s major-label debut Interscope drops the local drill rapper.
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On Riot Fest’s final day, pretty much everybody had an opinion about Weezer
Other Sunday favorites at the festival included Patti Smith, Billy Bragg, the Cure, Chumped, and Cheap Trick.
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A roundup of local acts at Riot Fest
Chicago makes a good showing at Riot Fest—at least if you don’t count Ur Lineup Sux, Bro. Because they sux.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 7/10: Lucki Ecks, Caged Dames, and Bastille Day
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, July 10.
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Best Rapper Getting Slept on Because People Can’t Pronounce His Name
This member of Lucki Ecks’s Outsider Clique crew has released only a handful of songs in the past year, but every one of them slays.
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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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Roy French’s cure for wintertime blues
The local rapper’s colorful new mixtape just might be the thing you need to get through the winter.
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Getting deeper into local rap collective Outsiders with Wteve Baker’s “Gary’s Mod”
Lucki Ecks isn’t the only member of Outsiders Clique pushing rap in strange and fascinating directions.
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Get to know local rapper Lucki Ecks as he drops his debut mixtape, Alternative Trap
Tonight Fake Shore Drive hosts a listening party for the rising 17-year-old rapper; get to know a little more about him.
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Probcause showcases Chicago on his new mixtape, The Recipe Volume 2
The latest from the Evanston-reared rapper with the Flubber-like flow is packed with local talent.