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Posted inMusic

Building on the pillars of Blue Groove Lounge

by Leor Galil February 5, 2020August 18, 2021

An oral history of DJ Jesse de la Peña’s foundational Blue Groove Lounge hip-hop night, on the occasion of its belated 25th birthday parties

Posted inMusic

Gifts to teach hip-hop heads their history

by Leor Galil November 27, 2019August 18, 2021

Each of these reissues helps unfold a different chapter in the rich narrative of the Chicago hip-hop scene.

Posted inMusic

Keeping the beat

by Leor Galil September 25, 2019August 18, 2021

Chicago’s beat scene has to do without the attention the city’s rappers get, but it’s a vital incubator for adventurous, ambitious instrumental hip-hop.

Posted inNews & Politics

Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall

by Leor Galil February 14, 2019August 18, 2021

In the 90s Andre Vasquez rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.

Posted inBlogs

Listen to Chicago’s hip-hop past with a stream of an out-of-print 1995 compilation, Talent Fest

by Leor Galil April 2, 2014August 18, 2021

We’ve got an exclusive stream of an out-of-print 1995 Chicago rap compilation called Talent Fest and an interview with the man who released it.

Posted inBlogs

Listen to Kid Millions’s latest Chicago rap mix

by Leor Galil January 13, 2014August 18, 2021

One of the guys behind rap reissue label Dope Folks Records drops another Soundcloud mix filled with throwback Chicago rap tracks.

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