The good people over at Vinyl for a Cause dropped a very limited vinyl seven-inch called VFAC 004 in collaboration with Chicago’s Reverb LP. It’s a two-sided outing featuring this new Jamila release on side A, with a new Kevin Coval release on side B. The partnership is to benefit legendary Chicago nonprofit, Young Chicago…
This is major. Last night, Chicago renaissance man, Kevin Coval, was a guest on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. The two had a rather lengthy discussion where they talk Chicago (of course), his recently released book A People’s History of Chicago, being a mentor to Chance The Rapper and so much more….
In a feat only Kevin Coval could pull off, the Chicago renaissance man has tapped Chicago superstar Chance The Rapper to write the foreword for his new book, A People’s History of Chicago. The book will include 77 new poems, one written for each and every neighborhood in Chi City. The book is set to…
It goes without saying that our hearts are heavy today over the passing of A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg. Phife influenced my life greatly, as A Tribe Called Quest was a huge influence on my career and how I carried myself as a young man. Tribe transcended the genre and touched millions across the…
Our homie Kevin Coval has joined forces with Nate Marshall on some Drake/Future type ish to bring us the new and free chapbook and audio book, 1989, The Number. This project, much like Drake and Future’s, was put together in six days as the creativity was in abundance. And yes, some of the greatest works…
Words by Kevin Coval (@KevinCoval). Photo by Rene Marban Welcome to a new FSD Feature from Chicago poet/activist/artist/philanthropist Kevin Coval, where he uses “verse-journalism” to review shows, events and other dope activities and ongoings in the City of Chicago. Kevin sees this as a way to document and practice what Gwendolyn Brooks calls verse journalism….
Today marks the release of the dope new Chicago-based book, The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop, a collection of poems from 78 different poets from across the world, who were born somewhere between 1961-1999. The book was co-edited by our homie Kevin Coval, who worked diligently alongside Quraysh Ali Lansana…
FOX 32 News Chicago The O’My’s dropped by Fox’s morning show, Good Day Chicago, this AM for perform their hometown anthem “Chicago,” alongside Chi City ambassador and renaissance man, Kevin Coval. Nothing like throwing your C’s up at the crack of dawn. Hey, it’s the move for all hours of the day. But enough about…
Directed by Jay Caves of Heart Of The City TV. Produced by Blended Babies. This is super dope. Here Kevin Coval grabs The O’My’s and the Chicago Children’s Choir for an ode to the place we call home: Chicago. The clip features shots and footage of many landmarks, parks and festivals — as well as…
Produced from Saba of Pivot Tonight we have another record pulled from Kevin’s recently released book of poetry entitled More Shit Chief Keef Don’t Like. This one is a remix of Gwendolyn Brooks’ well-know poem “We Real Cool.” If you’d like to purchase Kevin’s Keef-inspired book, you can do so here. And if you’re completely…