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Dead Rider come home to push a queasy new single at the Hideout

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil August 20, 2019August 18, 2021

Dead Rider come home to push a queasy new single at the Hideout, Artie Do Good drops an EP of delicate indie pop and oddball boom-bap, and more.

Posted inMusic

Chicago rapper the Boy Illinois headlines his first show since dropping the triumphant Windy EP

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil January 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Chicago rapper the Boy Illinois headlines his first show since dropping the triumphant Windy EP, three current and former Chicagoans set a piece of Finnegans Wake to music, and more.

Posted inBlogs

The Boy Illinois, Navarro, and Taylor Bennett subvert the ‘drill vs. woke’ narrative that bedevils Chicago rappers

by Leor Galil March 2, 2017August 18, 2021

Recent music by the Boy Illinois, Navarro, and Taylor Bennett proves that “big name” narratives of Chicago hip-hop can’t do justice to its many personalities.

Posted inBlogs

Remembering DJ Timbuck2, a guiding force in Chicago hip-hop

by Leor Galil December 22, 2015August 18, 2021

A nightclub party starter, WGCI radio personality, and scene linchpin, DJ Timbuck2 died Saturday at age 34.

Posted inBlogs

Stirring hooks and inspired raps on YP’s new mixtape, BackWood Jones

by Leor Galil August 27, 2014August 18, 2021

The east-side MC returns with a mixtape that can put him close to the “Winner’s Circle.”

Posted inBlogs

Twista talks about his new album, The Dark Horse

by Leor Galil August 12, 2014August 18, 2021

The Chicago hip-hop veteran chats about what inspired the title of his new album, working with rising local rappers, and getting involved in the community.

Posted inBlogs

One powerful line in Giftz’s Position of Power mixtape

by Leor Galil August 21, 2013August 19, 2021

East-side rapper Giftz has plenty of great rhymes about street life on his new mixtape.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago rap’s big day out at SXSW

by Leor Galil March 15, 2013August 19, 2021

Chance the Rapper’s ascendance continues at SXSW, and more.

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: YP & King L, “Rub a Dub”

by Miles Raymer August 29, 2012August 19, 2021

This YP tune has a big, brassy beat from hot young local producer C-Sick

Posted inBlogs

Closed Sessions opens up Chicago hip-hop

by Miles Raymer July 23, 2012August 19, 2021

Local studio to release its third compilation

Posted inBlogs

The Reader’s Agenda: Thu 6/28

by Drew Hunt June 28, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Agenda for Thursday, June 28, 2012

Will Tyvek look this goofy when they're playing Bitchpork? No. Absolutely not.
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Bitchpork’s not dead!

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil May 9, 2012August 19, 2021

Bitchpork comes back for 2012, Engine merges with Soma Studios, and more

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