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Five people in Chicago have been hit with federal charges in California alleging they were contracted to kill rapper Quando Rando in Los Angeles due to his suspected involvement in the 2020 slaying of ...

Opening arguments are expected this week in a federal murder and racketeering trial that spotlights links between Chicago’s gang culture and drill rap, a subset of rap. Six members and associates of ...

Chicago rapper and Englewood native Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, was arrested in Florida Thursday in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot, according to records from the Broward County sheriff ...

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A Chicago drill rapper previously charged in a high-profile 2017 quadruple murder case that was eventually dropped has been ordered held without bond on new federal gun charges alleging he threw a ...

Star Bandz, a 17-year-old drill rapper from the south suburbs, performed on the BMI stage Friday evening for her first set at Lollapalooza. She opened with “End of Beginning” by Djo, who was ...

A new documentary following Chief Keef, who exploded onto the rap scene as a teenage prodigy and personified Chicago drill, will chronicle his work and impact on the music industry, according to ...

Fast forward to 2013, and Kanye’s support of Chicago’s drill music is his most purposeful involvement in the city’s rap scene for years. After initially remixing Chief Keef’s regional-turned-global ...

Rap music started off as a genre made by Black people, for Black people, meant to serve as an outlet to express struggles surrounding race in America. White people refused to listen to it for that ...