Chicago singer and emcee Senite has released a powerful, gorgeous and genre bending track titled “Chaotic.” Senite’s latest solo offering has been a long time coming, but well worth the wait. With “Chaotic,” Senite effortlessly creates a fusion of alternative R&B and hip-hop, drawing comparison to the genre’s […]
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Budding Chicago artist Cash$tarr has released a new bouncy and danceable track titled “ALL NIGHT.” Via his Instagram story this last Thursday, Cash$tarr announced that this will be his “…last song for a little while…” With that being the case, he’s leaving on a high note. “ALL NIGHT”
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Chicago based singer and multi-instrumentalist virtuoso Gayun Cannon has released an eclectic new track titled “Ai-Ya!” This is Gayun’s first release of 2023, following the house-inspired “Heal My Soul” dropping in the latter end of last year, which caught the attention of some notable Chicago publications and creatives.
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Harold’s Chicken Shack has been a longstanding staple in Chicago’s hip-hop scene, having been name-dropped by some of the genre’s greatest artists, such as Common, Chance The Rapper, Chief Keef, Lupe Fiasco, and many more. Be that as it may, a love song with Harold’s being the focal
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‘Princess Forever,’ the long-awaited sophomore effort from Chicago’s own Dreamer Isioma has finally arrived. This album comes after a lengthy yet incredibly immersive rollout that featured singles, videos, a tour announcement and practically everything in between culminating in an art installation-esque album release party. We at Pursuit of
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South Side Chicago artist Kaylo has released a new EP titled ‘48 HRS (B4AL),’ a predecessor to upcoming album ‘Almost Loaded.’ This tape has been anticipated by all of us at Pursuit of Dopeness after the electric singles in “Woke Up (FLM$)” and “What A Coincidence.” Since we
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Chicago’s Queen Key has shared a new five-track EP today titled, ‘Surviving Queen Key.’ It’s been nearly two years since we’ve last received a project from Queen Key with her 2021 album ‘Your Highness 3.’ This project is also her first independent project since 2017, marking a new
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After an incredible rollout full of new singles and tour announcements, we are finally receiving Dreamer Isioma’s ‘Princess Forever.’ Earlier today we received the full 13-song tracklist alongside the cover art designed by the exceptionally talented @groovychi. This also coincides with an album release party dubbed the “Project
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South Side Chicago artist AUSAR has released new single “DON’T DATE RAPPERS,” the first single off his upcoming debut album. AUSAR has been dropping incredibly dope and thought-provoking hits since he dropped his first EP, now nearly six years later, we’re finally getting a taste of what his
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The world’s largest independent hip-hop festival the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash’s lineup is here debuting one of its best yet. Marking its fifth year, it was announced last month the Chicago-based festival would be moving from Douglass Park to a new home in SeatGeek Stadium. This year’s lineup
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Out West Chicago legend Saba has released a new single titled “Back In Office” following his critically acclaimed 2022 project ‘Few Good Things.’ This track features some incredibly clever and impressive wordplay juxtaposed with some really dope production from Grammy-winning producer No I.D. The glittery guitar loop is
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Chicago based artist Fairys has dropped their first official release under their new moniker titled “10 percent.” Fairys FKA Lucas Lex has entered a new musical era with this single championing an eclectic range of musical influences and styles. Us at Pursuit of Dopeness were first made aware
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