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Since Chance The Rapper started to make a name for himself in the mainstream he has been actively using his stature to help his hometown city of Chicago improve. This week, Chance took another step towards helping the youth by teaming up with his brother Taylor Bennett, Sway Calloway,  and more to raise $100,000 for the Get Schooled program...

HBO recently announced that they would be digitally remastering The Wire; Lil Bibby may have beaten them to the punch. The Chicago rapper's Free Crack 2 was much like its predecessor: breathless, relentless, vicious. Now, one of the standout cuts, "Dead Or In Prison," gets the video treatment...

Lupe Fiasco wants your attention, except he doesn't. The Chicago rapper has spent most of the last month jumping at every chance to court vitriol, engaging in wars of tweeted words with the likes of Freddie Gibbs, Azealia Banks, GrandeMarshall, Kid Cudi, and simply the world at large...

A Bathing Ape has been giving us a taste of what to expect from their 2015 spring collection, but before they release their branded collection the Japanese brand connects with Chicago retailer RSVP Gallery for a special capsule collection...

As the Jordan Brand preps to release their first remastered silhouette with the Air Jordan IV "Legend Blue" this Saturday, MJ's brand unveils the following remastered retro that will drop in spring 2015. Taking it back to the days Michael Jordan returned to the NBA with the 4-5, the Jordan Brand will be releasing the Air Jordan 10 "Chicago...

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The Jordan Brand continues to give us a taste of the footwear we can expect in the spring of 2015. The iconic brand will be bringing back the Air Jordan 10 "Chicago" in its original colorways. This time around, the silhouette will feature a high quality tumbled leather and will include a stitched number "45" on the ankle of the shoe...

When XXL released its 2014 Freshmen Cover last month, one of the biggest talking points among hip-hop fans was the strong presence of Chicago rappers. With Chance The Rapper, Lil Bibby, Lil Durk and Vic Mensa all making our list this year, it marked the first time in the cover's seven-year history that a single city was rewarded with four XXL Freshmen, and brought Chicago's total Freshmen tally up

The violence that's happening in Chicago is well documented. There have been countless documentaries, music releases and reports of what's going in the area, but some hip-hop artists are thinking bigger by fighting back and campaigning against the violence...

XXL Freshman Chance The Rapper has been incredibly vocal about his desire to stop the violence in his hometown of Chicago. Whether it's through his lyrics, interviews, or social media outlets, Chance has been doing all he can to make people aware of the deaths in his hometown due to senseless violence while actively looking for solutions to help quell the seemingly endless shootings and murders...

Chicago's Lil Bibby is one of the brightest stars breaking out of the city's vibrant scene, and he's down at SXSW this week for the first time, putting on shows at Fader Fort, for LiveMixtapes, and other places around the city. But the young gun—whose Free Crack mixtape lit the underground on fire when it dropped late last year—is still on a learning curve, having only performed 30 or so shows and

"We're in the Windy City, Chicago, home of deep dish pizza, the Bears, and the highest murder rate in America," goes the opening line to Chiraq, Noisey's new eight-part documentary on Chicago and its burgeoning music scene, the first episode of which premiered earlier today ...