Stereogum — Chicago rapper Joey Purp might be the hardest rapper ever to come out of that after-school freestyle-rap scene that also produced stars like Chance The Rapper. Two years ago, Purp came out with the excellent solo mixtape iiiDrops . Last year, he imp... more info

Consequence of Sound — Chance the Rapper, Big Red Machine, and Tyler, The Creator also made major waves this month. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Paraphrasing a Chance the Rapper lyric — “I'm just living my best life right now," says the hitmaker. more info

New York Times — The rapper and Chicago leader, 25, recently announced he bought the local outlet to resurrect it. But nobody should expect him, or anyone, to be local media’s superhero. more info

Consequence of Sound — Chance the Rapper's younger brother makes his late-night TV debut with an immersive performance. more info

Perez Hilton — DJ Khaled dropped his new song No Brainer on Friday, featuring Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper, and Quavo from Migos! Watch the music video (above) and share your thoughts in the comments (below)! more info

Stereogum — DJ Khaled scored his first career #1 single last year by putting Justin Bieber, Quavo, and Chance The Rapper on the same pop-rap posse cut. A year after "I'm The One," Khaled has assembled the same all-star lineup for a second go-round -- or in Khale... more info

Guardian Music — Ciara’s back with a bone-shaking banger, Chance has got a beef with the local news, and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s keeping it fruity Continue reading... more info

Consequence of Sound — "I'm the One" collaborators reconvene for another potential summer hit. more info

Discobelle.net — First, there was the whisper of a brand new album for Chicago mainstay and independent poster boy Chance The Rapper. Then, at the speed of a tweet, there wasn’t. Chance runs an unconventional camp where distribution is concerned, but what fans got ... more info