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Chicago phenom CLEW gets funky over some jungle beats on "Tarzan" [Premiere]

At this point, everyone knows that Chi-Town is a hotbed for dope music. I don't know if there's something inside the deep dish pizza or what; but there seems to…

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Bari blesses us with his birthday banger titled "Jetpakk"

St. Louis has brought us some boss OG artists like Sylk Smoov & Nelly. But the YGs coming out of the STL are some of the best in the game right…

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The Women of Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 2016

The weather wasn't the only unreliable factor to this year's Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago's Union Park. Amidst episodes of wind and rain, the 3-day festival (spanning July 15-17) was relatively hit…

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Chi-Town's CJ TheFLii has "SUPER-NATURAL" spit

Chicagoan emcee CJ TheFLii just dropped his long-awaited mixtape entitled SUPER-NATURAL, and the project just so happens to be out of this world. Both Nieklaus and CJ produced the experimental hip hop record that…

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Whitney's new single "No Woman" is soothing country soul in a haze

Chicago's Whitney can be quite accurately reduced to a mix of drummer/vocalist Julien Ehrlich's (ex-Unknown Mortal Orchestra) soft crooning and guitarist Max Kakacek's (ex-Smith Westerns) melody-induced grooves, but there's really much more to it than that.…

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Chicago's Cj TheFLii and LongLiveCarl are mad "Nice" with it

Sometimes you gotta hit the pause button, chill out, and soak in some intellectual rhymes. Enter Chicago's Cj TheFLii, whose newest single, "Nice," is the kind of track you can nod…

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RahRah The Savage serenades Chicago with "Lakeside"

Everyone and their mom's mom's mom knows Chicago has been home to some innovative and memorable hip hop records as of late, and hometown kid RahRah The Savage is certainly no exception.…

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Chicago based COFRESI offers up an exclusive, live-produced original "Bellanova" [Exclusive + Download]

COFRESI, a chicago based producer and live performer is making huge waves at the moment. His approach to creating a live musical experience transcends what the majority of the electronic…

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Calez offers something unique and inspirational in 'Ceito' [Mixtape]

Chicago's growing importance in pop culture has been both a blessing and curse. On one hand, young disenfranchised citizens have been able to get their voices heard through a brand…

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Lupe Fiasco is on a "Mission" to battle Cancer in new song

Whenever you hear that Lupe Fiasco, the Chicago rapping philosopher, dropped a new track, expect knowledge to be kicked extremely hard, social commentary to served, and layer upon thick cemented together…

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We're into Secret Colours as much as they are "Into You" [Video]

Chicago's little-known four-piece indie rock band, Secret Colours, have made it their business of fusing the clean guitar riffs of '60s psych rock with the feedback-riddled serenity of '90s Britpop. When…

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Calez – "Peaceful"

Chicago has a laundry list of issues that should be of the primary concern in society; from the rampant gun violence claiming the lives of young adults on the streets,…

Chicago phenom CLEW gets funky over some jungle beats on "Tarzan" [Premiere]

Bari blesses us with his birthday banger titled "Jetpakk"

The Women of Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 2016

Chi-Town's CJ TheFLii has "SUPER-NATURAL" spit

Whitney's new single "No Woman" is soothing country soul in a haze

Chicago's Cj TheFLii and LongLiveCarl are mad "Nice" with it

RahRah The Savage serenades Chicago with "Lakeside"

Chicago based COFRESI offers up an exclusive, live-produced original "Bellanova" [Exclusive + Download]

Calez offers something unique and inspirational in 'Ceito' [Mixtape]

Lupe Fiasco is on a "Mission" to battle Cancer in new song

We're into Secret Colours as much as they are "Into You" [Video]

Calez – "Peaceful"

INTERVIEW: Engelhart discusses his creative process behind his chilled groove single "New Beginnings"

Blood Orange returns with his most poetic project to date in 'Essex Honey'

"Turn Off the Tears" showcases Vân Scott’s soaring pop brilliance

Zookraught returns with a battle cry: "Raught!"

Seafret tap into a classic dose of heartache and honesty on "Love In Reverse"

Jay Tone is carving out his space with "Puzzles"

Matt Oakley is redefining country music with heart, soul and modernity

Texas’ Blacktop Mojo does rock music the way it should be done

Tha Rapper Haiti blends authentic style with musical passion

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