The post 10 Chicago Hip-Hop Records That Mick Jenkins Thinks Everyone Should Own appeared first on Consequence. Mick Jenkins was an adolescent watching TV when he first heard The Cool Kids’ “Black ...

Photo courtesy of Tony Binns: Chicago Hip Hop Heritage Museum Founders, Brian Dj B. Gorman-L, Carrico Sanders-R, not in Photo is Darrell Artistic Roberts. Chicago Hip Hop Heritage Museum stays true to ...

He Who Walks Three Ways, from left to right: Ronald Clark, Juba Kalamka, Lori Branch, and Duro Wicks. This illustration is based on a photo taken by Dorothy Perry in Wicker Park in May 1993, a week ...

In the bustling city of Chicago, where the streets are imbued with the echoes of hip hop legends, emerges a visionary artist known as Juan Don. His musical journey, marked by gritty storytelling and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A hip-hop block party, focused on disrupting Chicago youth violence, is returning to Chicago. The Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago is excited to present the 16th Annual ...

In the 1980s, hip-hop promoter, activist, and rapper Carrico “Kingdom Rock” Sanders Sr. founded Ill State Assassins (whose ranks included Ang13, E.C. Illa, Toxic, and the Legendary Traxster) and ...

A holiday mash-up for the whole family, The Hip Hop Nutcracker returns for another spectacular year. Directed and choreographed by Tony and Olivier Award-nominated Jennifer Weber, this contemporary ...

When the creators of “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” melded hip hop dancing with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet score, there was a feeling they had something special on their hands. “It’s so crazy ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Before Kanye West and Twista shot to the top of the charts last year, their hometown's hip-hop scene was an unknown underground of artists with huge local followings but no quick route ...

The South Side institution will shutter its Indiana Avenue home on December 27. Chicago is losing one of its most soulful house museums—but not its hip hop memory. On December 27, the Chicago Hip Hop ...

For the last week of Hispanic Heritage Month, music journalist Sandra Treviño points to Latine artists who are weaving traditional music into their takes on the uniquely American genre. Chicago ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- For some kids on Chicago's West Side, every Tuesday means a date with Chicago Police for a tutoring program. As CBS 2's Jermont Terry reported, the Hip Hop Tuesday program creates ...