It seemed like all of the best records of 2014 came within two weeks of each other. From October 21 until November 4, we received albums from Run the Jewels, ... Read More...
I, like many, felt like 2014 was a very disappointing year. It got off to a slow start, and the summer was full of disappointing and underwhelming albums. A big... Read More...
Up until last Thursday I was on the fence about going to the inaugural AAHH! Fest in Chicago. The hip hop festival, which was hosted by Chicago legend Common, h... Read More...
Over the past decade, and maybe even longer than that, underground hip hop has had a fascination with 90s-sounding hip hop - or what I like to call "Nostalgia R... Read More...
One of the biggest surprises from 2013 was the Apollo Brown-led trio called the Ugly Heroes. After collaborating with several legends (O.C. and Ghostface to na... Read More...
Since 2012, Chicago has been a breeding ground for young, up-and-coming hip hop talent. While most of the attention was focused on Chief Keef and the drill mus... Read More...