In Brian Coleman’s liner notes for the 2010 Get On Down reissue of Common’s Resurrection, producer No I.D. (aka Dion Wilson) talked about his early collaborator, the Twilite Tone, who was also Common’s DJ. Specifically he credited Tone, born Anthony Khan, for helping catalyze the growth of Chicago’s hip-hop community in the late 80s and […]
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Chicago’s first Red Bull Music Festival is all over the map, with Pusha T, Makaya McCraven, Merzbow, and more
Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 25, for Red Bull Music’s sprawling November festival of concerts, showcases, and lectures.
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Vic Mensa revisits his vanishing Hyde Park
Rising rapper Vic Mensa considers his old Hyde Park neighborhood home, even though gentrification has killed his favorite hangouts.
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Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Harold’s’ builds on Chicago hip-hop’s historical connection to the fried-chicken chain [UPDATED]
His mouth-watering lyrics will make you change your dinner plans.
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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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Common comes home to a different Chicago on Nobody’s Smiling
On his tenth album the MC who helped put Chicago’s scene on the map delivers a grim, uneven, and occasionally compelling portrait of inner-city violence.
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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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12 O’Clock Track: Common teams up with Ab-Soul on the latest track from the forthcoming Nobody’s Smiling
Windy City hip-hop heavy hitters Common and No I.D. rope in Black Hippy oddball Ab-Soul for the wonderful “Made in Black America” off Common’s upcoming album.
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Big Sean, big shadow
Kanye West’s label might not be the best place to release a debut album called Finally Famous
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This week on the B Side
A new organist for the Sox, new local releases, new local news, and tons more
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Gossip Wolf: Texas Can Eat It
A local DIY fest one-ups SXSW with free pizza. Plus: Lost Chicago house sounds come back around, Indie Parlour celebrates the ladies, and more
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Good Ass Job Apparently Leakproof
Bloggers fall for a Kanye rumor, Jenny Hoyston’s womyn’s fest, a farewell to Metal Haven, and more
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What’s the Opposite of Working With Jay-Z?
No I.D. collaborates with former Verve front man Richard Ashcroft.