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Long Hot Summer: The tension between hip hop and violence
Summer after summer, Chicagoans are consumed by violence and a seemingly exponential murder rate. And, it seems, summer after summer, we talk about the need for whole families, better education, jobs...
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Chief Keef's taunting tweet has him in hot water
Lead Story: Recently I mused about how some local rap artists, specifically Chief Keef, are emblematic of Chicago's violence problem. Now, police are looking into possible connections between Keef and...
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The Drew Peterson jury's unanimous side-show
Lead story: For the time being, Drew Peterson is guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. I say “for the time being” because I have a hard time believing that the...
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While feuds simmer, no charges in Lil Jojo shooting
Lead Story: It’s been over a week since the first news of the death of local rapper Lil Jojo and the investigation into the involvement of rising local rap star Chief Keef and there’s still no new...
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Romney 'unplugged' causing headaches for supporters
Lead Story: Mitt Romney might stand a chance of winning this election – but only if he keeps his mouth shut until Election Day. First there was that misfire regarding the attacks on the U.S. embassy in...
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The battle for the soul of Chicago hip-hop
Even after the phenomenal worldwide success of Kanye West, in recent years Chicago hip-hop took a back seat to the sounds coming from the left and right coasts, as well as the Dirty South. You know the...
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Wrestling with the moral dilemma of Chief Keef's art
If, in the wake of the horrific happenings at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, a soulless, amoral and blatantly sensationalist musician released an album glorifying the deranged mindset,...
View ArticleChicago rapper Chief Keef facing jail for parole violation
Chicago rapper Chief Keef has been taken into custody after a juvenile court judge decided a video of him firing a semiautomatic rifle at a New York gun range was a violation of probation.The artist,...
View ArticleChief Keef sentenced to 60 days in juvenile detention
Chicago rapper Chief Keef must spend 60 days in juvenile detention for violating probation on a gun conviction.Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, was sentenced last year to 18 months'...
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Chicago police official: Congress Theater 'untruthful' on night of underage...
A Chicago Police Department official has accused the Congress Theater of failing to cooperate with officers during an investigation into underage drinking at the venue.Sgt. Joseph Giambrone testified...
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