Fundraisers help music writer Scott Morrow recover from a gunshot, Lorna Donley and David Thomas’s post-Da band, the Veil, posthumously release an LP of 1980s recordings, and more.
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Psalm One and Angel Davanport of Rapper Chicks introduce Big Silky, their sharpest collaboration yet
Born from the ashes of Rapper Chicks, one of the city’s best and most slept-on rap groups of the past decade, Big Silky reintroduces two members of that crew, Psalm One and Angel Davanport. On their debut EP, Big Silky Vol. 1, written in tribute of former bandmate Henny B (she passed away in 2018, […]
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Operation Hennessy digs a new channel for Chicago hip-hop
Keen-eyed rapper Qari hooks up with producer Green Sllime for Operation Hennessy—and opens the floodgates on his friend’s reservoir of irreverent old-school beats.
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Malcolm London broadens the Chicago hip-hop scene with ‘I’mPossible’
The activist, poet, and educator officially adds “rapper” to his growing CV, and the scene is better for it.
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Rapper-producer SolarFive’s 88 Soul is the local hip-hop mixtape of the week
The member of local production collective OnGaud released his debut solo mixtape yesterday.