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Chance the Rapper leaves little to chance
Chance the Rapper is going to make sure he gets this right: rap music, a pop-star ascent from Chicago, a record deal, that whole fame thing — and on his own terms. Chance, whose full name is Chancelor Bennett, has been drawing increasingly large...
Tags: Columbia College Chicago, Muddy Waters, Humboldt Park, Community (tv program), Saturday Night Live (tv program)
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Rock the Bells 2013 books Tyler the Creator, Big Krit, Wu-Tang Clan
When Rock the Bells sets up in San Bernardino this fall, the traveling hip-hop festival will feature two of hip-hop’s most revered – and dead – voices: Wu-Tang Clan’s uproarious fallen member Ol’ Dirty Bastard and godfather...
Tags: Ol' Dirty Bastard, Wu-Tang Clan (music group), Entertainment Events, Nas, OFWGKTA (music group)
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Drake, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz lead BET Award nominations
Drake leads the list of nominations for the upcoming 2013 BET Awards, which the network revealed Tuesday. The Young Money rapper-singer scored a leading 12 nominations, including an impressive five in the video of the year category. His singles "HYFR"...Tags: Frank Ocean, Awards and Prizes, 2 Chainz, Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake
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Solange announces her own label, Saint Records
After switching from a major label to go independent, Solange Knowles is returning to a traditional label -- sorta. The singer-songwriter-model has announced that she is starting her own imprint called Saint Records. It will be distributed through Sony....
Tags: Music Industry, Google Inc., Sony Corp., Entertainment, Music
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Lollapalooza 2013: Which day rocks the hardest?
Lollapalooza presented festivalgoers with some difficult choices Tuesday when it announced its hour-by-hour schedule for the three-day, sold-out festival. Two headliners a day will play simultaneously at opposite ends of Grant Park: Nine Inch Nails and...
Tags: Grant Park, Skrillex (music group), 2 Chainz, Ben Gibbard, Science and Technology
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Album review: Chance the Rapper, 'Acid Rap'
3.5 stars (out of 4) Chance the Rapper opens “Acid Rap,” his second, self-released mix tape, with a boast: “Even better than I was the last time, baby.” It’s hard to argue with him. As a teen MC, Chancellor Bennett turned...
Tags: Lil Reese, Chicago Loop, South Loop, Kobe Bryant, Chief Keef
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RedEye's Rock 'n' Vote 2013 Top 10
RedEye Sound BoardUPDATE: 2013 Rock 'n' Vote voting has closed. RSVP for the show (required for attendance) and click here to get to know this year's acts better. See you there! The abundance of great Chicago bands never ceases, or ceases to impress. That’s...Tags: Voting, Taste of Chicago, James Blake, Neon Trees (music group), Entertainment
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PepsiCo-Lil Wayne split marks shaky alliance of rappers, business
Corporations are quick to recruit rappers to sell their soft drinks, shoes and smartphones — but the moment there's a whiff of controversy, they are just as quick to cut them loose. The latest example is PepsiCo and Lil Wayne. Last week, the...Tags: Poetry, Coca-Cola Co., Politics, Ecstacy (drug), Twitter, Inc.
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SunFest 2013: Which way to go when acts overlap
There’s lots to like about SunFest, the five-day gathering that gets going for real this weekend along the delightful downtown West Palm Beach waterfront. But the best thing may be its unapologetic anti-hipster attitude, illustrated by a diverse...
Tags: Ed Sheeran, Cee Lo Green, Gavin DeGraw, Barenaked Ladies (music group), Entertainment
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Weekend Preview: Get your party on, get your swede in
Here's what's on our mind this weekend: Low-budget movies, cheap drinks, free music, Ben Taylor, Mike Piazza and two leading curators of the cultural drift: Augusten Burroughs and KRS-One. SWEDE ME, BABY Organizers of the second annual South Florida...
Tags: Miami Beach, Lauderhill, Avatar (movie), Budgets and Budgeting, Back to the Future (movie)
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See, hear SunFest
Wednesday marks the 31st time the West Palm Beach Intracoastal Waterway will be swarmed with concertgoers of all ages, vendors and local police. SunFest returns at 5 p.m., with a musical lineup a bit reminiscent of the mid-1990s, plus some up-and-comers....
Tags: Pumpkin, Intracoastal Waterway, Gary Clark Jr., Entertainment, Music
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Top 5 Concerts of the Coming Week
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGHere are the Top 5 Concerts of the Coming Week: 1 . STEVE EARLE If art imitates life, it’s no wonder Steve Earle’s songs are so gritty — and so good. Earle’s lived the struggles he’s sung about: drugs (heroin......
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