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- News & Politics, Feature Feb 14, 2019
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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall
In the 90s he rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.
- Music, Music Feature Apr 12, 2017
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A people’s history of Kevin Coval
For decades the cofounder of Louder Than a Bomb has nurtured young voices and built vital communities in Chicago’s poetry, spoken-word, and hip-hop scenes. Now people whose lives he’s touched help tell his story.
- Arts & Culture, Book Review May 5, 2015
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Poetry in the age of hip-hop
Music courses through the new anthology Breakbeat Poets
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 22, 2013
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Best shows to see: Zomes, Sweet Talk, Clinic, and Maria de Buenos Aires
The highlights from this week's Soundboard
- Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 20, 2012
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Best Jukebox to Play Ride the Lightning in Its Entirety Just Because
The Whirlaway Lounge
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 12, 2009
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It's not about the bling
Sonali Aggarwal champions the music's activist potential in her documentary "Whatever Happened to Hip Hop?" screening Saturday in the Humboldt Park Art Fair Film Festival.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 11, 2008
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KRS-One and Pugslee Atomz: Stop the Violence
KRS-One comes to town with his Stop the Violence project and plays the Cubby Bear with Pugslee Atomz on Sunday.
