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Is No ID producing the entire new Jay Z album?
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Watch Freddie Gibbs latest appearance on The Breakfast Club
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Chance The Rapper & Liz Dozier announce Chicago Beyond initiative, where they’ll fund ideas on how to make Chicago better
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Chief Keef reportedly arrested in Sioux Falls for drug possession (UPDATE: Keef has been released on $2k bond)
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Pitchfork Music Fest Announces Full 2017 Lineup (UPDATED with set times)
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Bump J and Vic Mensa hit the studio together
Since coming home in April, Bump J has been a busy man. He’s hit the studio with the who’s who of Chicago, and just yesterday teased…
No ID named Executive Vice President of Capitol Music Group
Congrats are in order, yet again, for Dion ‘No I.D.’ Wilson, who has just been named the Executive Vice President of Capitol Music Group. A big…
Vic Mensa announces ‘The Manuscript’ dropping June 8th
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