- Blogs, Bleader Aug 2, 2017
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Rauner vetoes school funding bill, and other Chicago news
Also, the number of homicides in Chicago in 2017 is now on pace to exceed 2016 levels.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 25, 2017
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Did you see the Twitter video of a mobile DJ at a Chicago Trump protest? Here’s the story behind the song.
DJ Chip made the ghetto-house cut "Aw Shit" with his neighbor in 1999, and last week it soundtracked a downtown inauguration protest.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 8, 2016
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Chance the Rapper’s Grammy nominations are a win for his community
You don't have to care about the Grammys to care about Chance's nominations—you only need to care about the young people of color he mentors and inspires.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2016
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Chicago rapper Adamn Killa finds a great foil in wunderkind producer Ryan Hemsworth
Yesterday Adamn Killa and Ryan Hemsworth dropped a colorful, glistening collaboration called "Commas."
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 22, 2016
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Dreezy could take tips from Sharkula on dealing with tracks that feel their length
Dreezy doesn't always win her fight with the major-label bloat of her debut studio album, but Sharkula knows how to rock a too-long song.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 17, 2016
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Photos of the Sunday crowd at Pitchfork Music Festival 2016
Portraits of the crowd at Union Park on July 17
- Music, Pitchfork Jul 1, 2016
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Pitchfork’s hometown heroes
Get acquainted with the record-breaking nine Chicago acts at this year’s festival.
- Music, Pitchfork Jul 1, 2016
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Who else should fans of hip-hop, R&B, and soul see at Pitchfork?
Like Thundercat? Try Beach House. Like Jeremih? Listen to Blood Orange.
- Blogs, Bleader May 18, 2016
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Dreezy brings a new meaning to ‘catch a body’ on her seductive R&B hit
Chicago rapper-singer Dreezy released this single in January, and it's becoming a bona fide hit as the weather warms up.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 7, 2015
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Jeremih's Late Nights turns impatience into ecstasy
The local R&B star celebrated the unexpected release of his new album with a last-minute show at Double Door.
- Blogs, Bleader May 29, 2015
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Donnie Trumpet and Chance the Rapper's new album hit the Web last night without any warning
Surf, the new album from Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment (aka Chance the Rapper's backing band), is for sale on iTunes.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 1, 2015
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Lil Durk charges deeper into pop on 'Like Me'
And it's not just because Billboard R&B star Jeremih shows up on the track.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 24, 2014
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12 O'Clock Track: Shlohmo and Jeremih return with 'Let It Go'
The Chicago crooner and LA beatmaker recently dropped an EP with this choice cinematic cut.
- Blogs, Bleader May 20, 2014
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Usher kicks off the summer chart wars
"Good Kisser" prepares for chart dominance.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 20, 2013
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Watching Clams Casino and Vic Mensa make a track (and advertisement) in two days
The New Jersey producer and local rapper teamed up to make a beat in two days, streaming the process live on YouTube; HP sponsored the event.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 5, 2013
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Zendaya's "Replay" pulls up sounds from the underground
The song is fun but what matters is what it says about Kelela.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 26, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: Jeremih and Shlohmo team up for "Bo Peep (Do U Right)"
A match made in psychedelic R&B heaven
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2013
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I can't stop obsessing over Kevin Gates's new Luca Brasi Story mixtape
Some mixtapes are so great they demand to be replayed before you finish listening to the entire thing; Kevin Gates's new The Luca Brasi Story is one of those mixtapes.
- 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?
- Music, Music Feature Dec 26, 2012
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The Year in Review: Music
Reader writers tackle the past 12 months from six different directions
