Lately it seems like G Herbo can’t even play a show in Chicago, but the city’s favorite street rapper has found another way to give back: he’s joined a project to turn part of a shuttered south-side school into a media lab and music incubator.
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How Woodlawn kids are learning to fix bikes—and become leaders
The “masters mechanics” program at Blackstone Bicycle Works aims to build community.
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Photo book Too Fly Not to Fly celebrates #blackgirlmagic and #blackboyjoy
With Too Fly Not To Fly, educators Briana McLean and Desmond Owusu have created a learning tool that also captures the joy of black childhood in Chicago.
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Dreezy brings a new meaning to ‘catch a body’ on her seductive R&B hit
Chicago rapper-singer Dreezy released this single in January, and it’s becoming a bona fide hit as the weather warms up.
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12 O’Clock Track: Shy Glizzy, “Southside”
D.C. rapper Shy Glizzy’s bombastic summer song “Southside”
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The Most Useful Post You’ll Read All Week
A Violet Hour fakebook, courtesy Toby Maloney.
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Cocktail Minute with Toby Maloney: the Southside
Toby Maloney’s cocktails will soon be behind the bar at Blackbird; watch him make a Southside.