- 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, Mar 6, 2013
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DJ and editor Alex Fruchter on leaving Ruby Hornet to focus on Closed Sessions
The man known as DJ RTC: "Curren$y, he sent me an e-mail, just three words: 'I'm with you.'"
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 23, 2012
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Closed Sessions opens up Chicago hip-hop
Local studio to release its third compilation
- Music, Gossip Wolf, Mar 8, 2012
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Gossip Wolf: Julian Malone's mistaken dis track
Plus: The wayward Sam Zurick returns for an Owls reunion, and Baby Teeth drop their fourth LP
- Music, Music Feature, Jan 26, 2012
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It takes the Village
With the help of his crew, Kembe X has gone from high school dropout to hashtag hip-hop hustler
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 24, 2011
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This Week in Reader Music
High-concept hip-hop comps, puzzling singer-songwriters, Elephant 6 tours, hot gossip, and lots of recommended shows
- Music, Music Feature, Mar 24, 2011
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A Hornet’s Nest at South by Southwest
Chicago hip-hop blog Ruby Hornet filled an Austin mansion with rappers to make the new comp Closed Sessions: ATX.
- Music, Gossip Wolf, Mar 2, 2011
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Gossip Wolf: The Scoop on Pitchfork Headliners
Superchunk, TV on the Radio among possibilities. Plus: Ruby Hornet gets into the record biz, Dawnbringer’s first show in 13 years, and more
