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Chicago rapper Max Wonders melds early-90s new jack swing with Kanye-style maximalism

by Leor Galil September 21, 2016August 18, 2021

“Go Home” is a highlight of Max Wonders’s new debut album, Hues to Blame.

Posted inBlogs

Warm up Friday with the first annual Thanksgiving Bop-a-Thon

by Leor Galil November 27, 2013August 19, 2021

Cicero’s Olympic Theatre hosts an all-star lineup of rappers who make happy tracks for bopping—here’s hoping west-side trio S.B.E. get added to the bill.

Posted inBlogs

West-side rapper Breezy Montana soundtracks bop on his Rise 2 Fame mixtape

by Leor Galil October 9, 2013August 19, 2021

One of the key players in the west-side bop scene drops his debut mixtape.

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: I.L Will’s celebratory rap banger that’s ready-made for bopping, “Repeat”

by Leor Galil October 3, 2013August 19, 2021

The west side rapper and M.I.C member crafts an uplifting party track that’s sure to get plenty of people into the dance that’s spreading through Chicago.

Travon "Lil Kemo" Biggs (second from left) with the members of west-side rap group M.I.C: Lil Chris, Mikey Dollaz, and I.L Will
Posted inMusic

Bopping makes its move

by Leor Galil October 1, 2013August 19, 2021

Bopping has already swept the Chicago hip-hop scene—all the dance needs to break nationwide is a crossover hit.

Posted inBlogs

Listen to the Odd Couple’s new beat tape while you read about Yeezus

by Leor Galil June 12, 2013August 19, 2021

Yeezus shouldn’t distract you from checking out the new beat mixtape from local production duo the Odd Couple.

Who's the hardest of them all?
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Sasha Go Hard won’t let up

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil December 26, 2012August 19, 2021

Sasha Go Hard keeps the mixtapes coming, Fig Dish reissue their debut, and more

Posted inBlogs

The Reader’s Agenda: Fri 11/9

by Drew Hunt November 9, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Agenda for Friday, November 9, 2012

Posted inBlogs

Interview: Sasha Go Hard (and a download of her new mixtape)

by Leor Galil October 31, 2012August 19, 2021

Rising local rapper Sasha Go Hard on staying away from violence, the roots in rap, and her new mixtape, Hip-Hop vs. Love

Posted inBlogs

Rap wrap-up: New songs from Tree, Vic Spencer, Sasha Go Hard, and more

by Leor Galil October 3, 2012August 19, 2021

New songs from local hip-hop artists Tree, Vic Spencer, Kembe X, Sasha Go Hard, and M.I.C

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