- Blogs, Bleader, May 15, 2013
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MC Tree shows his roots on Sunday School II
Reflecting on Tree's Cabrini-Green roots and rap career as he drops the next big local mixtape, Sunday School II: When Church Lets Out.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 1, 2013
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Former footwork wunderkind DJ Nate resurfaces in Chicago's rap scene
With a shout-out from Chance the Rapper and an upcoming remix from Chief Keef, local rapper DJ Nate is worlds away from his days as a heavy hitter in the juke scene.
- Music, Music Feature, Apr 23, 2013
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Chance the Rapper drops Acid Rap
The local MC's second mixtape is about to take him to some places he's only imagined.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 10, 2013
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Chicago rapper Lucki Ecks and the new trap tag
Local rapper Lucki Ecks is prepping a mixtape called Alternative Trap, but he's not the only one who has been toying with the southern-raised rap genre.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 17, 2013
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Trappin' for Jesus and fighting fatigue at SXSW
Plans to see Chief Keef and MC Jin on our last day at SXSW didn't pan out, but at least we had fun with what we did.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 15, 2013
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Chicago rap's big day out at SXSW
Chance the Rapper's ascendance continues at SXSW, and more.
- Music, Artist on Artist, Jan 29, 2013
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Artist on Artist: Shabazz Palaces
Ishmael Butler of the Seattle rap collective talks to the GTW about hometown hip-hop, signing to Sub Pop, and Chief Keef.
- 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
