Jack Daniels brings Rap Contest to West Side of Chicago

Sponsers for new drink offers opporunity to aspiring artists Jarrod Horton Staff Writer O.K my Impromptu visit to ITC Barbershop got me an interview with Sadat X. My second voyage was to check out the

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Chicago Barbershop still Keeping it Real with the Community

Open Mic at barbershop provides much needed outlet Jarrod Horton Staff Writer      Wednesday nights on Chicago’s West Side has been transformed into a Hip Hop Hooray of some sorts with the creation of an Open

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Mixtape Review: Alias John Brown Presents: “Retribution”

Jarrod Horton Staff Writer I got an instant head nod when I heard the first track on Alias John Brown mix-tape; “Retribution: Street Campaign.”  A Lauryn Hill sample played throughout the first track called “Life”

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Grind Corner: Que Billah

We             Highlight        The               Street   Our Highlight this month goes to QUE BILLAH.  Representing the west side of Chicago; “QB” has toured with some of the biggest names in Hip Hop. We caught up with him for a

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Grind Corner: Artist: Lunatic

We          Highlight         The         Street Our Highlight this month goes to Lunatic.  Representing the west side of Chicago; ‘Tic’ has drop three mix-tapes already with more to come. We caught up with him for a second, got his

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Grind Corner: Lady Nile

We            Highlight                     The                                  Street Our first Highlight goes to the self proclaimed “Chi-City Goddess of the Hip Hop street grind” Lady Nile. We caught up with Lady Nile on the streets of Chicago pushing her music; grinding

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