Stereogum — Towkio is part of Chicago’s Savemoney crew, the collective of young rappers that also includes Chance The Rapper, Vic Mensa, and Joey Purp. All of those guys except Chance show up on Community Service 2, Towkio’s follow-up to last year’s impres... more info

Stereogum — Beyoncé has issued a statement in response to the recent killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, both of whom were murdered by police officers over the past two days. (Drake, Chance The Rapper, and her sister Solange, among many other high-... more info

Consequence of Sound — With the Chi-town MC in tow, the tasty festival became a can't-miss event. more info

NME — The Minnesota resident was fatally shot after being pulled over for a broken tail light more info

Consequence of Sound — Chicago auteurs follow up "Sunday Candy" and "Blessings" with new collaboration. more info

Stereogum — Jamila Woods has her own project in the pipeline! She’s managed to vacuum shine like a blackhole in guest spots on the Social Experiment’s “Sunday Candy,” Macklemore’s “White Privilege II,” Kweku Collins’ “Ego Killed The Romance” ... more info

Stereogum — In the past two days, we’ve seen two videos of black men needlessly dying at the hands of police, and artists, like the rest of us, are left staring at their social media feeds and wondering how the fuck any of this is going to stop. Last night, Dr... more info

Chicago Tribune — On Wednesday evening at Grant Park, it seemed Lollapalooza had come early. Thousands of teenagers and twentysomethings all flooded the north end of the lawn, peacefully, staking out seats an hour early for a performance by a premier musical act. This... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Chicago’s own Chance the Rapper will be performing at Taste of Chicago Wednesday evening, according to a tweet he posted this morning. Tmw at 5 we’re playing the Taste. — Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) July 5, 2016   While his band D... more info

NME — The rapper tweeted the centre was "inaccessible if you're black or friends with black people" more info