While in Kanye West's hometown of Chicago, 'Ye took the opportunity to show Jay-Z some of his city. They hit Kanye's childhood home, and he reflects on his early inclination towards art.

Common has released another visual from his up-coming album, The Dreamer, The Believer. Things take a more relaxed turn from the more intense  “Ghetto Dreams.” How blue is the sky in Chicago? This time out Mr. Lynn pretty much raps the entire time laid out in bed with ballerinas and whiskey as his supporting cast. […]

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A Chicago group is the newest collective of people tired of seeing underwear on their streets. Empowered Citizens of North Lawndale, a neighborhood group in Chicago, is calling on city leaders to make an amendment to indecent exposure laws that will make saggy pants illegal. The group says the trend is offensive and African Americans […]

For those who love to bathe in the nostalgia of the 1970s, Chicago’s Soul Train reunion party this Labor Day weekend rolled in to meet those expectations. In celebration of the show’s 40th anniversary, fans were treated to a Soul Train party Friday night; a showing of the VH1 documentary, “The Hippest Trip in America,” […]

News & Gossip

Chicago soul singer Syl Johnson is saying that his song, sound, and likeness was used on one of the songs on Kanye West’s new album “Watch the Throne,” without his permission. Johnson claims one of the songs on the deluxe edition of the album, Kanye’s “The Joy,” uses vocals from his classic track “Different Strokes” […]

Former G.O.O.D Music MC Consequence borrows Kanye West’s “My Way Home” instrumental from 2005′s Late Registration and appears to be sending a subliminal message to his old label exec. The song samples the late Gil Scott-Heron’s “Home Is Where The Hatred Is.”  (spotted @Nahright) Cons aired his grievances with Kanye West and his cousin Q-Tip […]

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Rapper Che “Rhymefest” Smith was defeated in his run for alderman of Chicago’s 20th ward. Rhymefest got 46% of the votes, but ultimately lost to incumbent Willie Cochran.

Music & Entertainment

R&B/soul singer Syleena Johnson has been one of those artists you just can’t get enough of since she first burst onto the scene with her mature sound and her stories of love and life back in 2001. For the last decade, she’s been known to give us passionate records that tell the tales of all […]

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Naturi Naughton, of “Notorious” fame, has been cast in the lead role of NBC’s new drama series, “Playboy.” The show will center around the Playboy Club in Chicago, 1963. Naughton will play Brenda, a stunning “Bunny” determined to become the first black Playboy centerfold. The show may be an hour long and will also take […]

The  Rundown with Aryez Twista “The Perfect Storm” Since striking national stardom in the hip hop community with his 1997 major label debut Adrenaline Rush, Twista has been known for his machine gun delivery and tongue twisting style that every artists has at one point or another tried to emulate, yet often fall short. Back […]

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Nelly recently called into a Chicago radio station, and denied ever having an official relationship with singer Ashanti. When asked if he had broken it off with Ashanti and whetther or not they were officially dating, he said the following: “Who said that? Well what have we always said? Of course I’m single. I’m not […]

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U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Wednesday: “I have done nothing wrong,” even as a congressional panel has launched an inquiry into his efforts to secure President Obama’s vacant U.S. Senate seat. With new updates and reports on the current ongoing controversy coming out everyday, it can be difficult to make clear of what’s actually […]