The first day of the 2024 Summer Smash presented by Lyrical Lemonade and SPKRBX is officially in the books. Bridgeview was blessed with the perfect sunny day and an immaculately diverse lineup to start this festival off on the right foot. Check out a few of our photographs […]
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Summer Smash weekend is finally just around the corner! As an avid hip-hop lover, this 3-day festival presented by Lyrical Lemonade and SPKRBX is undoubtedly my most anticipated fest of the year, besides maybe Rolling Loud or ARC Music Festival. It’s been a pleasure to watch this festival
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On The Radar hosted by Gabe P has been crushing it for quite some time now and yesterday’s release of “The Mischievous Cypher” is one of my favorite drops as the artists and production perfectly worked together. Curated by Denzel Curry, this was the first blacklight cypher to
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Anitta brought all the dope vibes to the Aragon Ballroom last Saturday night, celebrating the sounds and dance moves from her Brazilian street culture on her Baile Funk Experience Tour stop in Chicago. The show started with a quick glimpse of her South American roots with dancers doing
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Lollapalooza 2024 season is fast approaching, and to get you more hyped for the festival, today we got news of the planned aftershows that will hit venues around Chicago this summer. Lolla 2024 aftershows will be spread across 21 stages all around the city from Tuesday to Sunday,
Heads up! If you can call off work on Wednesday I’d confidently advise you to do so. Two absolute legends DJ Heather and Derrick Carter are teaming up with Auris Presents to bring you a celebration of 40 years of house music. This daytime party kicks off at
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Unfortunately, this is a bit of an overdue post but I’ve been meaning to show love to the homie Dew for a few weeks now. Ever since his second solo single since 2023 was unveiled, I’ve had this sub-3-minute sonic journey entitled “Cross On My Chest” in my
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Vince Staples is sharing tonight his eighth studio album, Dark Times via Blacksmith Records / Def Jam Recordings. Comprising of 13 tracks, Dark Times is essentially a solo affair, limiting external voices to samples, studio noise, and a narrative outro by Santigold. You can also hear an excerpt of Nikki Giovanni
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One of the most cloistered personalities in the hip-hop world, Haiti-born Mach-Hommy, has eased his way into the limelight before releasing his most revealing full-length to date. #RichAxxHaitian is set to release tomorrow, one day before Haitian Flag Day and this title track single has me ecstatic for
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Legendary rapper Ghostface Killah is releasing today his new album, Set the Tone (Guns & Roses) via Mass Appeal. The follow-up to 2019’s Ghostface Killahs delivers 19 tracks with guest features from the likes of Nas, Method Man, Raekwon, Remy Ma, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes and more. Stream Ghostface Killah’s new album
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The Bay Area is in wonderful hands as a collective by the name of AG Club has been holding it down for the last several years with unrelentingly high amounts of swagger and ease. Led by front-runner lyricist/MCs Jody Fontaine and Baby Boy, this avant-garde collective comprised of
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After selling out 27 shows during the first half for the year, Mannequin Pussy are building upon their well-earned buzz by announcing additional tour dates to their 2024 run in support of their breakthrough album I Got Heaven (Epitaph Records). Once they’re done with their music festival commitments
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