Everything isn’t all bad and somber during this year’s holiday season. Some are finding as many ways as possible to keep their spirits up during our first quarantine Christmas. A local singing group has transformed a parking lot outside a South Side Chicago tennis center into a winter wonderland, in hopes of spreading l the […]
Chicago has been the poster city for violence in America over the last decade or two. And after chipping away at a persistently low homicide clearance rate, the number of murders solved by Chicago police has dropped in 2020, department officials said Monday. The city has finally seen a reasonable drop, from 50.3% solved in […]
A woman from Chicago slid past multiple layers of security and somehow boarded a plane without a ticket at O’Hare Airport, hoping to fly to Los Angeles to meet none other than Jay-Z. Yaazmina Payton was arrested at the Chicago airport early Sunday after the 23-year-old was identified as the woman who “boarded an airplane […]
Chicago-bred rapper King Von has reportedly passed away after succumbing to gunshot wounds. Per the AJC, an officer-involved shooting took place outside of Atlanta’s Monaco Hookah Lounge between two groups. According to multiple reports, the two groups in question were Von and southern rapper Quando Rondo’s camps. t the time of the shooting, two people […]
According to a recent court filing from the FBI, it is believed that late Black Disciples leader Lawrence “Big Law” Loggins was shot and killed in 2019 while sitting in his car by the Mexican Gulf Cartel over an “unaccounted for” drug and gun shipment. This revelation came to the bureau through an informant, another […]
Since Tekashi 69’s release, he has been on almost every persons’ radar. The rapper has been trolling nonstop since his release from prison, picking an argument with almost every celebrity in the industry …. except Nicki Minaj and Akon of course. Recently, Durk and a few other Chicago celebrities made it known that 6ix9ine was […]
The tension is at an all-time high right now between New York rapper 6ix9ine and…. everyone else in the industry! Same old, same old Tekashi 69 has been continuing to do his daily trolling after cooperating with the feds after being betrayed by his old team. Very few celebrities have continued to work with the […]
Chicago artist Vic Mensa has today released his new 7-track titled V Tape on Roc Nation Records featuring the likes of Snoh Aalegra, Eryn Allen Kayne, SAINt JHN, BJ The Chicago Kid and Peter CottonTale. The excellent 26-and-a-half-minute offering from Mensa is fully accompanied by a visualizer to every track plus the below film clip […]
Last week the city of Chicago was rocked by the murder of FBG Duck in the city’s downtown area. While the fear of retaliation rises, Duck’s mother, LaSheena Weekly, is asking for peace. “I am here today to ask for peace in the city of Chicago,” Weekly said at a press conference. “I am asking […]
The gun violence in Chicago has taken yet another rising talent. Rapper FBG Duck was shot and killed today in the Gold Coast area of downtown Chicago. The controversial rapper who has gained notoriety with songs like “Slide” was a fan favorite both in and outside of Chicago. Chicago police spokesperson Tom Ahern said three […]
Chicago’s Grant Park won’t have thousands take it over for Lollapalooza this year due to COVID-19, in place will be Lolla2020, a virtual experience free to music loves on YouTube. The four nights of performances will begin at 5:00 p.m. every night with some of Chicago’s own on the bill including Chance the Rapper, Vic […]
Now, some things don’t make sense. Like police being on duty but not stopping a mass shooting at a funeral. Maybe because “Black Lives” don’t quite “matter” yet in Chicago. Well, at least in the eyes of leadership. David Brown, Chicago Police Superintendent, said in a statement his department “had two squad cars and a […]
Platinum-selling, charting Chicago rapper Calboy has today released the 12-track deluxe edition to his Long Live The Kings 6-track EP that he dropped back in late February earlier this year on Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records (Sony Music) on all major streaming platforms. Calboy burst onto the scene two years ago with the release […]
Grammy-nominated, No. 1 charting Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco has today released his eagerly anticipated new 5-track EP titled House in conjunction with producer Kaelin Ellis on both 1st and 15th and Thirty Tigers record imprints. While the new EP entirely self-produced collaboratively by Fiasco and Kaelin Ellis together, it also features guest appearances from the […]
Monday mornings in Chicago never start with positivity. In fact, Monday morning is a time where most in the city begin their week with the more horrific news of more people being killed at alarming rates. At least 77 people were shot in Chicago since the start of the July 4th holiday weekend, 13 of […]
The NBA wants to do something for those teams that didn’t qualify for the Orlando bubble. The league is finalizing a second bubble site in Chicago, which will host the eight teams who will not play in Orlando, according to ESPN‘s Jackie MacMullan. Teams are expected to arrive in Chicago in September, then hold a training […]
The Chicago Black P-Stones Nation is at the center of a major legal investigation named “Operation Full Circle.” According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, investigators targeted members of the Black P-Stones Nation and the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling Vice Lords. According to prosecutors, indictments […]
Common participated in the city of Chicago’s mass celebration for 2020 high school students. The event was broadcast across area channels and titled Grad 2020: For Chicago. The Chicago icon made an appearance and gave a special message. “You all have accomplished something that no other class in the history of America, in the history […]
What happens when a “Food Desert” is looted and has nothing left for those who live there? Well, some South Side, Chicago communities have even fewer choices for groceries after violence during the protests for George Floyd’s death. For local residents, it’s a reality that is hitting home hard and fast! “It’s kind of a […]
The crime in Chicago is not slowing down as 19 people were killed and at least 63 others were wounded by gun violence in the city’s most violent weekend of the year so far. Chicago also saw widespread protests, riots and looting throughout the city in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George […]
