- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 17, 2013
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Chief Keef's sentencing: The view from the courtroom
Earlier Thursday Chief Keef was sentenced to 60 days in jail for violating his probation; here's what it was like in the courtroom.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 8, 2013
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2013: Rap's reverse golden era?
Chief Keef and Trinidad James take to the Hot 100
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 4, 2013
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Chief Keef's Finally Rich has a home at Northbrook Public Library
Chief Keef may not have moved to Northbrook but his major label debut, Finally Rich will soon be in circulation at the north suburb's public library
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 2, 2013
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Kanye West and the perils of cool-dad syndrome
Examining the rapper-producer as he prepares for fatherhood
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 29, 2012
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Frank Ocean and pop music's online identity in 2012
Frank Ocean leads the charge in making the Internet and pop music safer for sincerity
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 28, 2012
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My Best of 2012 Spotify playlist—five hours of the year's most pleasure-inducing music
Where else can you hear ZZ Top's "I Gotsta Get Paid" and E-40's "I'm Laced" in the same place?
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 26, 2012
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Tonight: Local rap crew the Brkf$t Club headline Reggie's
Prepare for the Brkf$t Club's first headlining show with one of the year's best local rap videos
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 18, 2012
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Chief Keef's Finally Rich is good, bad, and mostly OK
Some decided to love or hate Chief Keef's Interscope debut prior to its release, but the album shouldn't inspire such strong feelings
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 5, 2012
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Chief Keef's probation, the Ultra Lounge shooting, and more music news
Chief Keef's probation hearings, the Wednesday-morning shooting at Logan Square's Ultra Lounge, and White/Light's upcoming performance with Kim Gordon
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 21, 2012
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Chance the Rapper on Obama, LSD, and being pigeonholed as a high school MC
An interview with the local MC, who headlines at the Metro on Friday, November 23rd
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 14, 2012
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50 Cent drops by QVC to finish killing off his credibility
Canoodling, perfume opinions, and pricey headphones
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 25, 2012
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Why we won't post the alleged Lil Reese assault video
The music media is buzzing about a video in which Lil Reese allegedly assaults an unnamed woman—but the Reader prefers to join the conversation without reposting the clip
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 19, 2012
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Like Chicago rap? Don't like Romney? Here's a T-shirt for you:
What to wear if you "don't like" Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 10, 2012
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Chicago flavor in new music from Rick Ross and Kendrick Lamar
The Black Bar Mitzvah and Good Kid, Maad City have at least one thing in common—Chicago
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 3, 2012
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Rap wrap-up: New songs from Tree, Vic Spencer, Sasha Go Hard, and more
New songs from local hip-hop artists Tree, Vic Spencer, Kembe X, Sasha Go Hard, and M.I.C
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 27, 2012
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Chief Keef, WZRD, Legs McNeil, and more on the B Side
Why Chief Keef might be good for Chicago, hip-hoppers enjoying Mountain Dew, and more
- Music, Music Feature, Sep 26, 2012
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Chief Keef: Chicago's most promising antihero
It might sound crazy, but the notorious, teenage, gun-waving rapper could be a solution for a city struggling with violence
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 6, 2012
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Lil JoJo and the blame game
Why rap music isn't what caused Joseph Coleman's death
- Music, Three Beats, Sep 4, 2012
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Three Beats: Local nonprofit the Lost Childhoods uses hip-hop against youth violence
Plus: Dusty Groove clears out its basement with a 50-cent sidewalk sale, and Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis opens his show at Public Works
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 23, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Kami de Chukwu, "Heavy"
Chill rap when I've needed it the most
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