Saba and No ID are two legends of Chicago hip-hop, from two different generations. Saba is the cerebral rap poet who made his name with corrosively pained classics like 2018's Care for Me and 2022's ...

The motive behind the shooting of the emerging artist in the rap scene is yet to be determined. The rap community in Chicago ...

He stands tall in the cerebral Chicago rap scene, like his Ghetto Sage comrades Smino and NoName. He’s introspective as usual here, yet shows off a lighter touch, especially when he’s rapping ...

No matter what else happens in hip-hop, I’ll never get tired of doing these obsessive mini-investigations. Lately, the producers getting my gears turning are the ones geeking out on the Chicago street ...