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Oct 31, 2018
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Cupcakke stays fly on a budget at the beauty supply in her old hood
The Chicago rapper doesn’t have to splurge to create her outrageous personas: “Cheap shit with a rich spirit goes a long way.”
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Oct 17, 2018
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Queen Key demands what she wants—and that matters
The Chicago rapper’s outsize confidence sends a message of support to black women who know the odds are stacked against them.
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Sep 26, 2018
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It’s G Herbo’s time to give back
Chicago’s favorite street rapper has joined a project to turn part of a shuttered south-side school into a media lab and music incubator.
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Jul 31, 2018
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Chicago rapper Taylor Bennett wants everywhere to be a place black people can be themselves
When he was a teenager, one of his havens was Navy Pier. And this weekend, he’ll make himself at home onstage at Lollapalooza.
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Jun 27, 2018
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Reality TV star Phor leads a tour through the cradle of his creativity
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May 17, 2018
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The Vixen revisits the starting line of her personal drag race
She didn’t win over RuPaul, but she’s carrying on the fight for inclusivity that she began at the south side’s venerable Jeffery Pub.
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Apr 12, 2018
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Tink remembers the trial by fire that launched her career
The crowds at Adrianna’s wouldn’t rock for just anybody, but as a Calumet City teenager she won them over with a mix of drill rap and R&B.
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Mar 22, 2018
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How a south-side church taught rapper and activist Ric Wilson to fight back
He grew up attending Fellowship Missionary Baptist, one of the black congregations that nurtured the civil rights movement.
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Feb 14, 2018
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Vic Mensa revisits his vanishing Hyde Park
The rising rapper considers his teenage stomping grounds home, even though gentrification has killed his favorite hangouts.
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