Many people know him by one name: Chance. A three-time Grammy winner with deep Chicago roots, Chance the Rapper is known for ...

Nineteen-year-old rapper Rockie Fresh has taken the independent hip-hop community by storm since the release of his 2009 mixtape Rockie’s Modern Life, appearing on popular blogs like 2dopeboyz and ...

So, it almost seems like fate that after rapping for only about a year, the 19-year-old Chicago native was being courted by the self-proclaimed “The Voice,” Lil Durk, and Alamo Records, the label ...

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Despite rain, heavy winds, and horrible conditions, the Hip Hop Afternoon celebration, one of the many concerts which are a part of the FOTA festival, took place on Sunday, May 11. The concert was ...

Chance The Rapper put on an epic and passion-filled performance for his home city at the Huntington Bank Pavilion on Friday. Showcasing the release of his new album “Star Line,” the rapper used his 90 ...

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Rap’s G League is looking healthy. Last year, when we put together our list of the best teenage rappers, it felt like a struggle to gather good, interesting names. In a genre supposedly dominated by ...