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- Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 4, 2020
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Rapper-producer Montana Macks drops a collection of soulful instrumentals
Plus: Anni Rossi puts out a playful video mixtape, and arts nonprofit Quiet Pterodactyl releases an all-star compilation to benefit Chicago music venues.
- Music, Music Feature Feb 5, 2020
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Building on the pillars of Blue Groove Lounge
The history of DJ Jesse de la Peña’s foundational Chicago hip-hop series, in the words of the people who made it work
- Music, Music Feature Sep 25, 2019
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Keeping the beat
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.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 11, 2018
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The Silver Room Block Party announces the lineup for its 15th festival
Bobbito Garcia, the Twilite Tone, and Georgia Ann Muldrow are among the performers at the free Hyde Park fest July 21.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2018
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Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Harold’s’ builds on Chicago hip-hop’s historical connection to the fried-chicken chain [UPDATED]
His mouth-watering lyrics will make you change your dinner plans.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 14, 2015
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Twilite Tone forms a Chicago-rap dream team in an effort to end gun violence
The veteran local rap producer recruits a bevy of Chicago MCs to record "Put the Guns Down."
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 23, 2014
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Common comes home to a different Chicago on Nobody's Smiling
On his tenth album the MC who helped put Chicago's scene on the map delivers a grim, uneven, and occasionally compelling portrait of inner-city violence.
