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- Music, Music Feature Jan 30, 2020
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The best Chicago albums of the 2010s: the critics’ ballots
Here’s where to see who voted for what and how the points got divvied up.
- Music, Music Feature Jan 30, 2020
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The best Chicago albums of the 2010s
The Reader polled dozens of critics to arrive at an absolutely indisputable ranked list of several hundred records that will definitely not start any arguments.
- Music, Pitchfork Jul 22, 2019
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Charli XCX claimed her pop crown at Pitchfork
She’s long been an expert collaborator, but she’s finally ready for stardom on her own terms.
- Music, Music Feature Dec 20, 2018
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The best overlooked Chicago hip-hop of 2018
The city’s hip-hop scene overflows with such variety and abundance that it’s impossible to show enough love to every great release—but that’s no reason not to try.
- Music, The Block Beat Oct 31, 2018
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Cupcakke stays fly on a budget at the beauty supply in her old hood
The Chicago rapper doesn’t have to splurge to create her outrageous personas: “Cheap shit with a rich spirit goes a long way.”
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 18, 2018
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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.
- Music, Concert Preview Feb 8, 2018
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Chicago rapper Cupcakke doubles down on incisive raps that go beyond raunch
- Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 8, 2017
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Garage rocker Mac Blackout hangs his cosmic caricatures at Ampersand’s first art show
Plus: The National Steppers Society comes to Summerdance, and raunchy rapper Cupcakke hits an all-building party at Metro and Smart Bar.
- Music, Concert Preview Apr 20, 2017
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As her fan base grows, Chicago rapper Cupcakke doubles down on her freaky pop persona
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 5, 2017
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Raunchy Chicago rapper Cupcakke goes all-in for body positivity on ‘Biggie Smalls’
Cupcakke's first album of the year, the new Queen Elizabitch, demonstrates that her power extends beyond rapping about sex.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 3, 2016
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The Era and Lud Foe help us see Chicago hip-hop as more than ‘drill vs. Chance and friends’
Last month's flood of Chicago hip-hop releases ranged far and wide, and the Era and Lud Foe show two very different directions the music can go.