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Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 20, 2019
Dead Rider come home to push a queasy new single at the Hideout

Plus: Artie Do Good drops an EP of delicate indie pop and oddball boom-bap, and producer and DJ Sunny Woodz hosts a celebrity back-to-school basketball game.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Dead Rider, The Sale, Drag City, Hideout, Christopher Arthur Misch-Bloxdorf, Artie Do Good, A Message From the Lighthouse, Rory Ferreira, Milo, Ruby Yacht, Ehiorobo, Pink Navel, SB the Moor, Sunny Woodz, basketball, back-to-school, Urban Prep Charter Academy, Stunt Taylor, Clark Airlines, Gzus Piece, Supa Bwe, YP, Illi, Chimeka, Vic Spencer

Music, Gossip Wolf Nov 21, 2018
The DJs of Windy City Soul Club celebrate ten years of getting asses moving

Plus: Sunny Woodz throws a release party with a bonkers bill in West Chicago, and Comfort Station gets a welcome windfall from the MacArthur Foundation.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Windy City Soul Club, tenth anniversary, Empty Bottle, Jason Berry, Aret Sakalian, Nick Soule, WCSC, Sunny Woodz, Sunny Side Up, Saba, Ty Money, Qari, Supa Bwe, Warhol.SS, Chimeka, Dinner With John, Twista, Sunny Woodz Roll Up!, Cairo Ale House, Boy Illinois, Stunt Taylor, UG Vavy, White Gzus, Big Body Fiji, Asa 2 Times, Comfort Station, grant, MacArthur Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Salvador, Brazil

Music, Gossip Wolf Feb 21, 2017
Ambient artist Cinchel invites his audience to play along

Plus: Drummer and longtime Empty Bottle staffer Matt Williams moves to Nashville, and Save Money rapper Dally Auston celebrates a new EP at 1st Ward.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Cinchel, Jason Shanley, High Concept Labs, High Concept Laboratories, Mana Contemporary, Walking Into an Unfamiliar Place You Already Know, installation, Matt Williams, Billiams, Empty Bottle, Hot Machines, Guilty Pleasures, Black Lips, Nick Waterhouse, Baseball Furies, Nashville, drummer, Dally Auston, 99¢, Roses, 1st Ward, Elz the DJ, Sahar Habibi, Soulection, Stunt Taylor, UG Vavy, Fight Me, Jayaire Woods, Manwolves

Music, Music Feature Sep 28, 2016
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Saba brings the west side to life in rap

On the new mixtape Bucket List Project, the Pivot Gang MC reminds Chicago that one of its most violent neighborhoods is also a home.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Saba, Tahj Chandler, Tahj Malik Chandler, Bucket List, Bucket List Project, Comfort Zone, Pivot, Pivot Gang, rapper, producer, hip-hop, Austin, west side, Green Line, Oak Park, Noname, Phoelix, Telefone, Westside Bound 3, American Hypothesis, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Twista, Lupe Fiasco, Crucial Conflict, Wildstyle, Common, Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Food & Liquor, Do or Die, ZMoney, Lud Foe, Sicko Mobb, bop, Dlow, Lucki, Mick Jenkins, Dally Auston, Saint Catherine of Siena Saint Lucy School, Stunt Taylor, GPS, Church Liquor Store, Joseph Chilliams, Uncle Remus, MacArthur’s, Young Chicago Authors, Video

Blogs, Bleader Dec 30, 2015
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The best overlooked Chicago hip-hop releases of 2015

Local rappers who deserved more attention this year include Angel Davanport, Ric Wilson, and Shorty K.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Year in Review, hip-hop, Chicago hip-hop, God, The Gospel, Juicy J, Tree, Giftz, Shorty K, Staks Fifth Avenue 2, Sir Michael Rocks, Toothpick Clique, Ric Wilson, The Sun Was Out, Kendrick Lamar, Angel Davanport, Rapper Chicks, Psalm One, Free Pussy, Montana of 300, Talley of 300, FGE, Gunz N Roses, Fetty Wap, Kanye West, Empire, Stunt Taylor, Stuntn on Turbo, Emil, Nineteen/Twenty, I.L Will, I.L Da Hitman, Khori4, Paradox, Zona Man, No Advance, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 20, 2014
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Prepare for Friday's Super Fiesta and catch up on all things bop related

Now's a good time to catch up on the latest releases from S.B.E., M.B.E., Breezy Montana, Dlow, and King Kemo.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Bop, S.B.E., Pray For Me, M.B.E., Have a Party, Sicko Mobb, Willy Wonka, Neiman Marcus, Breezy Montana, Stunt Taylor, Jockin, Strike a Pose, Dlow, Just Dance, the Dlow Shuffle, Lil Kemo, King Kemo, Corn Bread, Fame Hurt, Chance the Rapper, Lollapalooza, Olympic Theatre, Super Fiesta, King Louie, Dreezy, the Guys, Spenzo, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 12, 2014
Twista talks about his new album, The Dark Horse

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.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Twista, The Dark Horse, Sole Expo, Runnin' Off at da Mouth, Chief Keef, Stunt Taylor, drill, bop, The Perfect Storm, Back to the Basics, Chance the Rapper, Cocoa Butter Kisses, Sicko Mobb, Bitches & Bikinis, Lil Reese, Traffic, No Friend of Me, King Louie, Lil Durk, Taylor Bennett, BJ the Chicago Kid, YP

Blogs, Bleader Jan 27, 2014
Video
DJ MoonDawg brings bopping to the masses while Elmo does the "Kemo Step"

WGCI on-air personality DJ MoonDawg just dropped a compilation mixtape of some of the best local rap songs to bop to, and you can watch a dude dressed as Elmo dancing to one of the tracks.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, bopping, bop, WGCI, DJ MoonDawg, Elmo, Kemo Step, Lil Kemo, Dlow, The Dlow Shuffle, Sicko Mobb, Jump N' Jam Playland, Stunt Taylor, Video

Music, Music Feature Oct 1, 2013
Video
Bopping makes its move

Chicago hip-hop's latest hot dance is more fun than footworking, and it's already got a star in Lil Kemo—all it needs now is a crossover hit.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Lil Kemo, Chance the Rapper, Wala Cam, Twitter, mixtapes, Datpiff, rap, Fake Shore Drive, west side, south side, hip hop, Travon Biggs, dance, bopping, K-Town, North Lawndale, bop, Dlow, Daryon Simmons, M.I.C, Sicko Mobb, King Louie, Wala Williams, CAN TV, YouTube, video, parties, clubs, Mikey Dollaz, I.L Will, Lil Chris, fiestas, rap videos, Fake Shore Drive, Andrew Barber, footworking, DJ Nate, Nathan Clark, DGainz, Team Fiesta, gangs, KC Ultra, Stunt Taylor, Breezy Montana, Shawty Doo, S.B.E., LeekeLeek, Cicero on da Beat, Chief Keef, happy rap music, Lil Ceno, Lil Trav, Entertainers Basketball Classic, Rucker Park, JLM Abundant Life Community Center, bop contests, Video

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

Plus: Artie Do Good drops an EP of delicate indie pop and oddball boom-bap, and producer and DJ Sunny Woodz hosts a celebrity back-to-school basketball game.

The DJs of Windy City Soul Club celebrate ten years of getting asses moving

Plus: Sunny Woodz throws a release party with a bonkers bill in West Chicago, and Comfort Station gets a welcome windfall from the MacArthur Foundation.

Ambient artist Cinchel invites his audience to play along

Plus: Drummer and longtime Empty Bottle staffer Matt Williams moves to Nashville, and Save Money rapper Dally Auston celebrates a new EP at 1st Ward.

Video
Saba brings the west side to life in rap

On the new mixtape Bucket List Project, the Pivot Gang MC reminds Chicago that one of its most violent neighborhoods is also a home.

Video
The best overlooked Chicago hip-hop releases of 2015

Local rappers who deserved more attention this year include Angel Davanport, Ric Wilson, and Shorty K.

Video
Prepare for Friday's Super Fiesta and catch up on all things bop related

Now's a good time to catch up on the latest releases from S.B.E., M.B.E., Breezy Montana, Dlow, and King Kemo.

Twista talks about his new album, The Dark Horse

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.

Video
DJ MoonDawg brings bopping to the masses while Elmo does the "Kemo Step"

WGCI on-air personality DJ MoonDawg just dropped a compilation mixtape of some of the best local rap songs to bop to, and you can watch a dude dressed as Elmo dancing to one of the tracks.

Video
Bopping makes its move

Chicago hip-hop's latest hot dance is more fun than footworking, and it's already got a star in Lil Kemo—all it needs now is a crossover hit.

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Plus: Artie Do Good drops an EP of delicate indie pop and oddball boom-bap, and producer and DJ Sunny Woodz hosts a celebrity back-to-school basketball game.

Plus: Sunny Woodz throws a release party with a bonkers bill in West Chicago, and Comfort Station gets a welcome windfall from the MacArthur Foundation.

Plus: Drummer and longtime Empty Bottle staffer Matt Williams moves to Nashville, and Save Money rapper Dally Auston celebrates a new EP at 1st Ward.

On the new mixtape Bucket List Project, the Pivot Gang MC reminds Chicago that one of its most violent neighborhoods is also a home.

Local rappers who deserved more attention this year include Angel Davanport, Ric Wilson, and Shorty K.

Now's a good time to catch up on the latest releases from S.B.E., M.B.E., Breezy Montana, Dlow, and King Kemo.

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.

WGCI on-air personality DJ MoonDawg just dropped a compilation mixtape of some of the best local rap songs to bop to, and you can watch a dude dressed as Elmo dancing to one of the tracks.

Chicago hip-hop's latest hot dance is more fun than footworking, and it's already got a star in Lil Kemo—all it needs now is a crossover hit.

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