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Chicago hip hop is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in Chicago in the late 1980s in the form of hip house. It became commonplace for serious rappers to cite the Nation of Islam, a Black Muslim organization headquartered in Chicago, as a lyrical and ideological influence in the 1980s and 1990s, a rap theme often resulting in ...
Paul Edwards, foreword by Kool G Rap, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC. Chicago Review Press. Kool Moe Dee, 2003, There's a God on the Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs, Thunder's Mouth Press. Brian Coleman, 2007, Check the Technique: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies, Villard, Random House.
Rock the Bells. Rock the Bells is an annual hip-hop festival that originally took place in Southern California only, but has since toured throughout the world. The concert features a line-up of high-profile alternative hip-hop artists, often headlined by a more mainstream artist.
The Zoo Amphitheatre's summer concert lineup also includes Ice Cube and his "Legends of Hip Hop Tour" on July 20, Blues Traveler on Aug. 3, Howard Jones and ABCO on Aug. 24, ...
Aug. 2: Ice Cube and his "Legends of Hip Hop Tour" featuring E-40 and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Aug. 3: Grammy winners Blues Traveler and platinum-selling rockers Big Head Todd and the Monsters.
Polo G has been associated with the Chicago drill sound, characterized with a melodic style. [49] He often raps over piano-driven beats, which he claims he has perfected the use of. [ 50 ] He has been noted for his "vivid and explicit storytelling"; his lyrics often involve tough subjects, including racism and mental health.
Atmosphere is an American hip-hop duo from Minneapolis, Minnesota, consisting of rapper Slug (Sean Daley) and DJ/producer Ant (Anthony Davis). Since its formation in 1996, the group has released thirteen studio albums and ten extended plays .
This is a list of notable rappers and hip hop musicians murdered since 1987. Two studies in the mid-2010s concluded that murder was the cause of half of hip hop musician deaths. The average age of death is between 25–30 years of age. Hip hop artists have a higher rate of homicide than artists of any other genre of music, ranging from five to ...