It’s arrived. After months of teasing, Chance has finally released his new collaboration with longtime homie Austin Vesely and Chicago’s own Hebru Brantley. Ever since it was performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the Saba-featured joint has been huge for Chance, perhaps getting more radio play than any other record from him, so…
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The Case of Chicago Artists and the XXL Freshman Cover — How Will We Fare This Year?
Words by Quentin Yarolem (@QuentinYarolem) XXL just released their list of potential 2016 freshmen candidates, and Chicago is represented very nicely. Of the roughly 150 candidates, 10% are repping the Chi. To put that into perspective, only two cities have more and that’s Atlanta with 15% and Brooklyn with 10.5%. If a Chicago artist is…
Video: Zaramela f/ Saba – Equinox
Joining the ranks of Chicago bands like Kids These Days and The O’My’s, Zaramela will likely be the jazz/hip-hop/rock/soul band to watch in the coming months. To show that they aren’t messing around, the group calls in Saba to contribute to their new song/visual drop titled “Equinox.” Be on the lookout for Zaramela’s debut project,…
Saba & Fatboi Fresh – Home Training
Produced by M Stacks True story: one of the first people to hip me to Saba was none other than Fatboi Fresh. In fact, Fatboi Fresh mentioned him as one of his favorite unknown Chicago producers like four years ago. Now look at Saba, he’s the man. But you knew that was coming. The Fatboi…
Saba – Soap Box
Produced by Phoelix & Saba A few weeks back, Saba gave you “GPS.” We hope you found yourself. Tonight, Saba stands atop his “Soap Box” to speak to the people. We hope you’re listening. When Sab talks, I listen. As should you. Gather round the orator below.
Jamila Woods Signs to Closed Sessions, Drops First Single
Congrats are in order for the mega-talented Jamila Woods, as she’s just inked a deal with Chicago indie label, Closed Sessions. A great look for both parties involved. This has the potential to be very big. The news was just announced moments ago via Billboard, where they caught up with RTC and Jamila for a…
Noname Gypsy f/ SPZRKT – All I Need
Produced by Saba, THEMpeople & Phoelix Some brand new fire from Ms. Noname Gypsy. The beat is crazy and she definitely put both feet into this one. SPZRKT features, while she enlisted an all-star cast to produce the track: Saba, THEMpeople and Phoelix. It’s Sunday, so this really is all you need. Grab “All I Need” below…
Saba f/ Chandlar & BJRKNC – GPS
Produced by Cam O’bi After closing out 2015 like a champion, Saba is running plays in 2016 like he’s after that championship title. Moments ago he premiered his new single, “GPS,” on Beats 1 Radio with Ebro — now it lives on the internet. And it features his Dad. How boss is that? You know…
Anthony Pavel f/ Saba – HerStory
Produced by chad.is.all.we.know and Ken Ross. Rising singer/songwriter Anthony Pavel gets a little help from Saba on the first single from his upcoming Windows EP, “HerStory.” This joint’s super smooth and just a taste of what Anthony’s planning to give us with his EP early next year. Listen to “HerStory” below and look for more from…
Saba Talks Performing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert & More w/ Sun Times Network
Ahead of his headlining show at Township tomorrow evening, Westside favorite Saba stopped by the Sun Times Network office to talk about what it was like to perform with Chance The Rapper on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the city’s hip hop scene and more. In an excerpt from the interview, Saba speaks on…