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Posts tagged as “Hip hop”

‘Karaoke Rap’ lounge in Wicker Park delighting music lovers

In Chicago’s Wicker Park community, a tall grey building blends into the weekend nightlife perfectly, home to a restaurant and lounge called Jerry’s. You might miss…

Drake sails past The Beatles into history

Toronto rap star Drake recently bested the Beatles, according to USA Today. The 27-year-old artist has made the Billboard Hot 100 charts 72 times, beating…

Word Weekend Features Writers, Hip-Hop, Spoken-Word and More

MCA Chicago presents Word Weekend, an event that showcases Chicago’s active and diverse communities of authors, hip-hop artists, spoken-word poets, songwriters, and visual artists who…

Father Pfleger, Community and Hip Hop Group Launch Music Studio on South Side

The ARK of St. Sabina and Hip Hop Detoxx launched their new music studio to produce “New Entertainment for Change” during Juneteenth on Chicago’s South Side.…

Underground Sounds of the Windy City

Three underdog musicians from the Northwest Side aspire to be Chicago’s next Kanye West or Common. Wilfredo Berrios, 19, wakes up every day with the…

Winter Block Party for Chicago’s Hip-Hop Arts

On Saturday, Jan. 15 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. you can join the Winter Block Part at the Chicago Urban Art Society, 2229 S.…

Paid Apprenticeship for Teens Offers a Challenge and a Check

Are you an aspiring Writer, Actor, Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Talk Show Host, Recording Engineer, Beat Maker and/or Producer between the ages of 15 and…

See For Yourself If Hip Hop Can Change The World

ESTILO HIP HOP, a documentary film by Loira Limbal and Virgilio Bravo, chronicles the lives of three hip hop enthusiasts from Brazil, Chile and Cuba…