Chicago singer and poet Jamila Woods has announced her second solo album LEGACY! LEGACY!, due May 10 via Jagjaguwar and Closed Sessions. To pair with the news, Woods shared a sepia-toned video,…
Chicago singer, poet, and teacher Jamila Woods has released "Giovanni," her first single since her acclaimed 2016 debut album HEAVN. The track is a cover of sorts…
Chicago rapper Joseph Chilliams, the older brother of Saba, references Fergie's 2006 hit "Fergalicious" on two different songs on his sharp-witted 2017 debut album Henry Church. The second…
Jamila Woods's new widescreen video for "LSD" is a joyful visit to the Lake Michigan beach and a Chicago backyard cookout, where Chance the Rapper is manning the…
For five days and nights at SXSW 2017, SPIN, VIBE and Stereogum hosted the Mazda Studio at Empire, featuring dozens of stand-out performances from established…
The next man up from Chicago's parade of burgeoning talent is Milwaukee-born producer oddCouple, whose work incorporates the Windy City's soul and jazz legacies. After…
Chicago's young talent has had a strong Q2 and Q3 with Mick Jenkins, Jamila Woods, and Joey Purp all releasing exceptional projects. On November 11, Chicago-based producer…
8SPIN Rating: 8 of 10Release Date: July 15, 2016Label: Closed SessionCollectivism in art is kind of bulls**t, no? How many artists have good-naturedly brought their…
The literary organization Young Chicago Authors lists a pretty simple but powerful mission statement on its website: To transform "the lives of young people by cultivating their…
This has been a pretty good year for Chicago's young talent. In the months after Kanye West's God-fearing beast of a new album hit TIDAL, Chance the Rapper…
Chance the Rapper and his band the Social Experiment finally released their long-anticipated full-length Surf on Thursday night. The release boasts an incredibly star-studded crew of…
