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    May 12, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. 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: Kobe Bryant, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Reese, South Loop, Chicago Loop

    2. May 9, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  2. Q&A: Charli XCX

    British singer Charli XCX tends to have a dark view of relationships. On her debut studio album, “True Romance,” she compares being in love to being trapped in a prison cell, getting poisoned and surviving a nuclear winter.
    RedEye special contributor
    British singer Charli XCX tends to have a dark view of relationships. On her debut studio album, “True Romance,” she compares being in love to being trapped in a prison cell, getting poisoned and surviving a nuclear winter.   “I don't...

    Tags: Eminem, Marina and the Diamonds (music group), Bleep (euphemism)

    3. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Mixtape review: Chance the Rapper's stellar, infinite 'Acid Rap'

    <em>This post has been updated. See below for details.</em>
    Los Angeles Times Pop Music Critic
    This post has been updated. See below for details. An infinite jest, Chicago lyricist Chance the Rapper's stellar new mixtape "Acid Rap" begins with a woman's seductive voice -- chanteuse Lili K. -- uttering, "Even better than I was the last time, baby,...

    Tags: LSD, David Foster Wallace, Lil Reese, Butter, Kanye West

    4. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. South Side rapper Lil Reese is found sleeping in car and arrested on warrant

    South Side rapper Lil Reese was caught sleeping in a car early Sunday and arrested on a warrant.
    South Side rapper Lil Reese was caught sleeping in a car early Sunday and arrested on a warrant. The arrest warrant was issued Thursday in Champaign County for Lil Reese, 20, whose birth name is Tavares Taylor. He was arrested about 4 a.m. Sunday in...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Lil Reese, Police Arrests, Champaign County (Illinois)

    5. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. His 'dark' material: Kanye West said to be 'done' recording new album

    Kanye West is reportedly “done” recording his sixth studio album, with an eye toward releasing the follow-up to his platinum-selling 2010 LP “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” this summer. Meanwhile, the Twitter firebrand has...

    Tags: Fashion Shows, Entertainment Events, Kim Kardashian, Music, Entertainment

    6. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Cops: Rapper Lil Reese arrest tied to 2012 beating video

    South Side rapper Lil Reese's Sunday arrest on a felony warrant is tied to a 2012 videotaped incident in which he purportedly beat and stomped a woman in her Champaign home, police said Monday.
    Tribune reporter
    South Side rapper Lil Reese's Sunday arrest on a felony warrant is tied to a 2012 videotaped incident in which he purportedly beat and stomped a woman in her Champaign home, police said Monday. Video of the attack went viral late last year, with...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Lil Reese, Police Arrests, Champaign County (Illinois)

    7. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Game of Chance

    The breakout success of the Chicago rap scene last year&mdash;headlined by the buzz and controversy of Chief Keef--;exposed America to new faces creating sounds unfamiliar to the current rap landscape. Played-out narratives of cars, women, and money were replaced with introspective tales of family, friends, and dangerous surroundings.
    RedEye
    The breakout success of the Chicago rap scene last year—headlined by the buzz and controversy of Chief Keef--;exposed America to new faces creating sounds unfamiliar to the current rap landscape. Played-out narratives of cars, women, and money...

    Tags: James Brown, Michael Jackson, Theater, Entertainment, Music Industry

    8. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Coachella 2013: Baauer works a crowd awaiting 'Harlem Shake'

    The question lingered for nearly the entire set: When would Baauer drop <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-dance-meme-alert-the-harlem-shake-blows-up-and-so-does-baauer-20130212,0,710177.story">"Harlem Shake,"</a> his syrupy instrumental dance track that spawned a viral craze?
    Los Angeles Times Pop Music Critic
    The question lingered for nearly the entire set: When would Baauer drop "Harlem Shake," his syrupy instrumental dance track that spawned a viral craze? Would he do it early to get it out of the way, as Gotye did when he played "Somebody That I Used to...
    9. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  9. Local Q&A: St. Millie

    Chicago rapper St. Millie isn't shy about revealing his innermost thoughts to both friends and journalists alike.
    RedEye
    Chicago rapper St. Millie isn't shy about revealing his innermost thoughts to both friends and journalists alike. "This is my first big interview, by the way," he admitted in a recent phone interview, "So I'm a little nervous." Born Milton McKinney...

    Tags: Kendrick Lamar, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Music, Entertainment

    10. Apr 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Fake Shore Drive: A tastemaker of Chicago rap

    Andrew Barber deals almost exclusively with young men who have come into money. Some are newly rich; some started poor and worked their way to comfortable; and others, arguably his bread and butter, are not wealthy yet but stand to make a chunk of change. Some, he finds, and some come to him.
    Andrew Barber deals almost exclusively with young men who have come into money. Some are newly rich; some started poor and worked their way to comfortable; and others, arguably his bread and butter, are not wealthy yet but stand to make a chunk of change....

    Tags: Pilsen, Columbia College Chicago, MTV (tv network), Converse, Inc., Adidas AG

    11. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Chief Keef released from juvenile detention

    South Side rapper Chief Keef walked out of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center in a red diamond-studded coat this afternoon after completing his 60-day sentence for violating his probation for a gun conviction.
    Tribune reporter
    South Side rapper Chief Keef walked out of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center in a red diamond-studded coat this afternoon after completing his 60-day sentence for violating his probation for a gun conviction. About two dozen family...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Punishment, Prisons, Justice System

    12. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. In hip-hop, violence is taking on a diminishing role

    Among the most important rap albums released over the last year or so, one contains a song about Nas' complicated relationship with his teenage daughter. Another has a track in which Killer Mike outlines President Reagan's contribution to the prison-industrial complex. A third disc finds Drake pondering the impossibility of real-life romantic connection in the age of the nip-slip Twitpic.
    Among the most important rap albums released over the last year or so, one contains a song about Nas' complicated relationship with his teenage daughter. Another has a track in which Killer Mike outlines President Reagan's contribution to the prison-...

    Tags: Gaming, Fine Artists, Chris Rock, Balenciaga, Tipper Gore

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