Chicago has long been a hotbed for hip-hop culture, but in recent years, the city has become known by a new name: Chiraq. In this eye-opening episode, we trace the history behind Chicago's ...

The violent firebug accused of setting a young woman ablaze Monday on a Chicago train was previously nabbed for an arson attack on a government building just as Gov. J.B. Pritzker was due to speak — ...

21 Savage has shared a screenshot of his conversation with friend THF Bayzoo before the latter's death in an Instagram story. Devonshe Collier or THF Bayzoo was a rapper who was among three people who ...

The fast-rising Chicago rapper/producer BabyChiefDoIt is an actual teeanger, and he looks like he's in fifth grade. His music is extremely hard, and it draws on the tradition of Chicago drill that ...

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City of Win is a series curated by Isiah “ThoughtPoet” Veney and written by Joshua Eferighe that uses prose and photography to create portraits of Chicago musicians and cultural innovators working to ...

According to multiple online reports, NBA YoungBoy’s concert in Chicago was cancelled just two days before the original date, allegedly due to safety concerns. The concert was scheduled to be held on ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. Follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. Characterizing Raq Baby's’s music as tender might be a step too far. But as with peers like ...

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 ...