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City of Win is a series curated by Isiah “ThoughtPoet” Veney and written by Braylyn Brown that uses prose and photography to create portraits of Chicago musicians and cultural innovators working to ...

Star Bandz, a 17-year-old drill rapper from the south suburbs, performed on the BMI stage Friday evening for her first set at Lollapalooza. She opened with “End of Beginning” by Djo, who was ...

Rap’s G League is looking healthy. Last year, when we put together our list of the best teenage rappers, it felt like a struggle to gather good, interesting names. In a genre supposedly dominated by ...

Chicago’s Babychiefdoit is catching heat for using AI to write his rhymes, but it might make him a pioneer of modern rap music. BabyChiefDoIt is stirring up a storm in across rap with a move that’s ...

Chance The Rapper amplified Chicago pride with new CTA voice announcements promoting community and connection. Chance The Rapper launched his vocal presence across Chicago Transit Authority stations ...

Chance The Rapper put on an epic and passion-filled performance for his home city at the Huntington Bank Pavilion on Friday. Showcasing the release of his new album “Star Line,” the rapper used his 90 ...

NEW YORK — Ryan Seacrest will have some starry help ushering in 2026 on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” — Chance the Rapper, Rob Gronkowski, Julianne Hough and Rita Ora have all signed up. ABC ...

Five Chicago schools had reason to celebrate Thursday, all thanks to grant money and a Grammy Award-winning artist. Chance the Rapper on Thursday gave $100,000 in grants each to Dunbar Vocational ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Star Bandz, a 17-year-old drill rapper from the south suburbs, performed on the BMI stage Friday evening for her first set at ...

When Chance The Rapper dropped his pivotal mixtape “Acid Rap” back in 2013, the beaming Chicago native was determined to carve his name in the sand alongside notable rap legends. He received the ...