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Home » Lucki Ecks

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Posted inBlogs

Chicago rapper Lucki sounds like he knows there’s no time to waste

by Leor Galil May 10, 2017August 18, 2021

On Watch My Back and Days Be4 Storm, Lucki tightens up his drowsy flow to fit his more succinct songs.

Posted inBlogs

Rapper-producer Frank Leone recruits Monster Mike for his relaxed, glistening new single

by Leor Galil October 5, 2016August 18, 2021

Onetime Chicagoan Frank Leone revisits “Cocaine for Kids,” an instrumental he initially made for rapper-producer Lucki Ecks.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago rapper Monster Mike claims his own spotlight on Welcome to HDUB

by Leor Galil June 8, 2016August 18, 2021

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.

Posted inBlogs

The week in local rap today: Ty Money, Chella H, Lucki Ecks, Giftz, and Noisey’s new Chicago screwup

by Leor Galil March 30, 2016August 18, 2021

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.

Posted inBlogs

Lucki Ecks cooks up ‘Mac N Cheese,’ the latest golden cut from his brand-new mixtape

by Leor Galil June 3, 2015August 18, 2021

Chow down on today’s 12 O’Clock Track, from the local rapper-producer’s X (Vol. 1).

Posted inBlogs

Interscope drops Chief Keef

by Leor Galil October 21, 2014August 18, 2021

Nearly two years since Keef’s major-label debut Interscope drops the local drill rapper.

Posted inBlogs

On Riot Fest’s final day, pretty much everybody had an opinion about Weezer

by Reader staff September 15, 2014August 18, 2021

Other Sunday favorites at the festival included Patti Smith, Billy Bragg, the Cure, Chumped, and Cheap Trick.

Posted inMusic

A roundup of local acts at Riot Fest

by Leor Galil September 11, 2014August 18, 2021

Chicago makes a good showing at Riot Fest—at least if you don’t count Ur Lineup Sux, Bro. Because they sux.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Thu 7/10: Lucki Ecks, Caged Dames, and Bastille Day

by Cat Adamson July 10, 2014August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, July 10.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Rapper Getting Slept on Because People Can’t Pronounce His Name

by Leor Galil June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

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.

Posted inMusic

Five honors students from Chicago rap’s freshman class

by Leor Galil May 5, 2014September 1, 2023

Five honors students from Chicago rap’s freshman class: Alex Wiley, Saba, Spenzo, Taylor Bennett, and ZMoney

Posted inBlogs

Roy French’s cure for wintertime blues

by Leor Galil January 8, 2014August 18, 2021

The local rapper’s colorful new mixtape just might be the thing you need to get through the winter.

Posted inBlogs

Getting deeper into local rap collective Outsiders with Wteve Baker’s “Gary’s Mod”

by Leor Galil August 7, 2013August 19, 2021

Lucki Ecks isn’t the only member of Outsiders Clique pushing rap in strange and fascinating directions.

Posted inBlogs

Get to know local rapper Lucki Ecks as he drops his debut mixtape, Alternative Trap

by Leor Galil July 24, 2013August 19, 2021

Tonight Fake Shore Drive hosts a listening party for the rising 17-year-old rapper; get to know a little more about him.

Posted inBlogs

Probcause showcases Chicago on his new mixtape, The Recipe Volume 2

by Leor Galil July 17, 2013August 19, 2021

The latest from the Evanston-reared rapper with the Flubber-like flow is packed with local talent.

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