- Blogs, Bleader Dec 2, 2015
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Bop king Dlow dances up the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Bet You Can't Do It Like Me'
The Chicago bop king has a new viral hit, and it's racked up millions of YouTube views in a little more than two months.
- Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife 2015 Critics' Picks Jun 24, 2015
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Best instructional dance video
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2014
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12 O'Clock Track: The Gossip Wolf premiere of Kit's "I Bop"
Take a listen to the exclusive premiere of an homage to this city's bop scene by the dude behind last year's New Wavey mixtape.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 27, 2014
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DJ MoonDawg brings bopping to the masses while Elmo does the "Kemo Step"
WGCI on-air personality DJ MoonDawg just dropped a compilation mixtape of some of the best local rap songs to bop to, and you can watch a dude dressed as Elmo dancing to one of the tracks.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 17, 2014
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Steve Harvey tries to bop
The talk-show host gives Chicago's hot dance style a try with a little help from bop kings Dlow and Lil Kemo.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 1, 2014
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Kick off the new year with Sicko Mobb's debut mixtape
If your New Year's resolution is to strap on some dancing shoes and learn how to bop then you should be playing Sicko Mobb's Super Saiyan Vol. 1 on repeat.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 25, 2013
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My five favorite Chicago rap details of 2013
It's been a fantastic year for Chicago hip-hop, and there are more ways to remember it than simply listing great albums; these are five details that, in some small way, helped make 2013 such an outstanding year in local rap.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 13, 2013
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Learn how to bop from the masters
Lil Kemo and Dlow recently dropped a couple songs-slash-videos with instructions on how to bust a move like a bop king.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 11, 2013
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Tomorrow: Chicago rapper Stunt Taylor brings the "Fe Fe" to Reggie's Rock Club
The K-Town rapper behind the regional hit "Fe Fe on the Block" is one of the faces of bop's rap sound; he headlines Reggie's Rock Club tomorrow night.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 27, 2013
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Warm up Friday with the first annual Thanksgiving Bop-a-Thon
Cicero's Olympic Theatre hosts an all-star lineup of rappers who make happy tracks for bopping—here's hoping west-side trio S.B.E. get added to the bill.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 9, 2013
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West-side rapper Breezy Montana soundtracks bop on his Rise 2 Fame mixtape
One of the key players in the west-side bop scene drops his debut mixtape.
- Music, Music Feature Oct 1, 2013
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Bopping makes its move
Chicago hip-hop's latest hot dance is more fun than footworking, and it's already got a star in Lil Kemo—all it needs now is a crossover hit.
