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Music, In Rotation Aug 9, 2016
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Kittyhawk’s Kate Grube on sassy Japanese math-rock

Plus: Peggy Fioretti of Kickstand Productions on the perfect doo-wop group, Reader writer Leor Galil on a mixtape that bottles the magic of summer, and more
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: In Rotation, Noname, Telefone, Noname Gypsy, After School Matters, Generic 2007 Pop Song, Bojack Horseman, Jeremy Enigk, Beat Kitchen, Sunny Day Real Estate, How It Feels to Be Something On, Kate Grube, Kittyhawk, Tricot, Kabuku, Nichijo_Seikatsu, Japan, Mariah Carey, Emotions, MTV Unplugged, #OurMusicMyBody, Between Friends, Rape Victim Advocates, domestic violence, abuse, Peggy Fioretti, Kickstand Productions, Bighand//Bigknife, Winner’s Cup, The Platters, doo-wop, Pinegrove, Audiotree Live, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 1, 2016
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Chicago rapper Noname helps honor the life of Hadiya Pendleton tomorrow

Thursday's Wear Orange Party for Peace includes a set by Noname, whose recent single is a tender celebration of life.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Noname, Noname Gypsy, Freedom Interlude, Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book, hip-hop, Chicago hip-hop, Wear Orange Party for Peace, Hadiya Pendleton, Telefone, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 14, 2015
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Twilite Tone forms a Chicago-rap dream team in an effort to end gun violence

The veteran local rap producer recruits a bevy of Chicago MCs to record "Put the Guns Down."
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Twilite Tone, music, hip-hop, rap, Common, King Louie, Katie Got Bandz, Saba, Tree, Noname Gypsy, Lil Herb, Treated Crew, Mic Terror, Nick Jr., G Herbo, Put the Guns Down, Music Versus Gun Violence, John Monopoly, Video

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.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Whoa, Hip-Hop, Music, Surf, Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment, Donnie Trumpet, Chance the Rapper, the Social Experiment, Acid Rap, Nico Segal, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox, Erykah Badu, Kids These Days, Busta Rhymes, Jeremih, Migos, Quavo, Noname Gypsy, J. Cole, Saba, Pivot Gang, Comfort Zone, Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Sunday Candy, Video

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
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Book Review, KRS-One, The Breakbeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop, Kevin Coval, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Nate Marshall, Haymarket Books, hip-hop, Mick Jenkins, Noname Gypsy, Saba, Chance the Rapper, Louder than a Bomb, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Franny Choi, Lil Wayne, Michael Cirelli, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Apr 22, 2015
Saba, Longshot, Beach Jesus, and plenty of other Chicago rappers will keep you busy Friday

There are three great local hip-hop shows on the horizon—but they're all on the same night, so choose wisely.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Do This, Hip-Hop, Music, Saba, Psalm One, Probcause, ZRO FOX, Longshot, Fluffy, Angel Davenport, Netherfriends, Chris Crack, New Deal Crew, Beach Jesus, Chandler London, Jessiath, Jarofmy, Post Malone, Saint Millie, Leather Corduroys, Hurt Everybody, Luci Ecks, Martin Sky, Noname Gypsy, Mfn Melo

Blogs, Bleader Jan 28, 2015
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Mick Jenkins headline two stacked hip-hop shows on Saturday

Two big local hip-hop shows kick off Saturday night, one featuring 90s legends Crucial Conflict and Twista, the other anchored by rising stars such as Mick Jenkins.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Do This, Hip-Hop, Music, hip-hop, Midwest Legends, Twista, Do or Die, Crucial Conflict, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Vocalo, Young Chicago Authors, Louder Than a Bomb, Mick Jenkins, ShowYouSuck, Saba, Noname Gypsy

Music, Gossip Wolf Dec 18, 2014
MTVghosts drop a free album of glammy, goofy 'dreampunk'

Plus: Parlour Tapes throws a party to benefit Snow City Arts, the Little Black Pearl hosts a tribute to Brother Mike, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, MTVghosts, Tri-Pop, "She's Really Mine", "Apology", FeelTrip Records, Diana Lawrence, Diana & the Dishes, Woman Power Holiday Show, Schubas, Birdie Wing, Global Girls, Everybody Says Yes, Parlour Tapes, Constellation, Snow City Arts, Neo-Futurists, Richard Album, Little Black Pearl, Mike Hawkins, Brother Mike, POETREE Chicago, YouMedia, Chance the Rapper, Saba, Noname Gypsy

Blogs, Bleader Dec 5, 2014
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RIP Brother Mike, poet and mentor to Chicago's hip-hop scene

Mentor to a generation of local MCs that includes Chance the Rapper, Saba, and Mick Jenkins, poet and educator Mike Hawkins passed away at age 38.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: RIP, Arts, Poetry, Hip-Hop, Music, Brother Mike, Mike Hawkins, Phenom, POETREE Chicago, YouMedia, Digital Youth Network, Saba, Chance the Rapper, Mick Jenkins, Noname Gypsy, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 6, 2014
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Listen to rapper-singer Noname Gypsy's 'Cherrypie Blues,' off the new cassette compilation from Two Syllable Records

This lovely, woozy ditty appears on Chicago Cassette Compilation: Volume 2, which comes out on Tuesday.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, Noname Gypsy, Two Syllable Records, Cherrypie Blues, Frank Leone, The-Drum, Chicago Cassette Compilation: Volume 2, Video

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Kittyhawk’s Kate Grube on sassy Japanese math-rock

Plus: Peggy Fioretti of Kickstand Productions on the perfect doo-wop group, Reader writer Leor Galil on a mixtape that bottles the magic of summer, and more

Video
Chicago rapper Noname helps honor the life of Hadiya Pendleton tomorrow

Thursday's Wear Orange Party for Peace includes a set by Noname, whose recent single is a tender celebration of life.

Video
Twilite Tone forms a Chicago-rap dream team in an effort to end gun violence

The veteran local rap producer recruits a bevy of Chicago MCs to record "Put the Guns Down."

Video
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.

Recommended
Poetry in the age of hip-hop

Music courses through the new anthology Breakbeat Poets

Saba, Longshot, Beach Jesus, and plenty of other Chicago rappers will keep you busy Friday

There are three great local hip-hop shows on the horizon—but they're all on the same night, so choose wisely.

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Mick Jenkins headline two stacked hip-hop shows on Saturday

Two big local hip-hop shows kick off Saturday night, one featuring 90s legends Crucial Conflict and Twista, the other anchored by rising stars such as Mick Jenkins.

MTVghosts drop a free album of glammy, goofy 'dreampunk'

Plus: Parlour Tapes throws a party to benefit Snow City Arts, the Little Black Pearl hosts a tribute to Brother Mike, and more.

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RIP Brother Mike, poet and mentor to Chicago's hip-hop scene

Mentor to a generation of local MCs that includes Chance the Rapper, Saba, and Mick Jenkins, poet and educator Mike Hawkins passed away at age 38.

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Listen to rapper-singer Noname Gypsy's 'Cherrypie Blues,' off the new cassette compilation from Two Syllable Records

This lovely, woozy ditty appears on Chicago Cassette Compilation: Volume 2, which comes out on Tuesday.

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Plus: Peggy Fioretti of Kickstand Productions on the perfect doo-wop group, Reader writer Leor Galil on a mixtape that bottles the magic of summer, and more

Thursday's Wear Orange Party for Peace includes a set by Noname, whose recent single is a tender celebration of life.

The veteran local rap producer recruits a bevy of Chicago MCs to record "Put the Guns Down."

Surf, the new album from Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment (aka Chance the Rapper's backing band), is for sale on iTunes.

Music courses through the new anthology Breakbeat Poets

There are three great local hip-hop shows on the horizon—but they're all on the same night, so choose wisely.

Two big local hip-hop shows kick off Saturday night, one featuring 90s legends Crucial Conflict and Twista, the other anchored by rising stars such as Mick Jenkins.

Plus: Parlour Tapes throws a party to benefit Snow City Arts, the Little Black Pearl hosts a tribute to Brother Mike, and more.

Mentor to a generation of local MCs that includes Chance the Rapper, Saba, and Mick Jenkins, poet and educator Mike Hawkins passed away at age 38.

This lovely, woozy ditty appears on Chicago Cassette Compilation: Volume 2, which comes out on Tuesday.

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