Editorials

Nearly four years after playing the Bud Light Stage at Lollapalooza and giving what’s probably among the best performances I ever seen at Lollapalooza, the Arctic Monkeys are back again as one of the main...

Eric B. and Rakim are arguably the greatest Hip-Hop duo of all-time. Coming up in what many consider the “Golden Era of Hip-Hop” in the late 80’s they released their groundbreaking debut album, Paid In ...

It's been awhile since we did one of our new artist spotlights, actually dating back to November of last year.  But today me and the rest of the team here at TheHipHopDemocrat, decided to bring back yet again...

Back for a second straight year, we at TheHipHopDemocrat once again despite being a mostly Hip-Hop based website, decided to include not only Hip-Hop, but a few of the other genres we cover a lot of, such a...

After another longer than expected hiatus, that once again lasted a little over half the year, me and the rest of the team here at TheHipHopDemocrat, decided to bring back, yet again our New Artist Spotlight. ...

Redman and Method Man of legendary Hip-Hop group, Method Man & Redman performing and killing on stage at The Breaks, Vol. 1 at Soldier Field on Sunday Sept. 3, 2017. Photo courtesy of Jake Larsen If you...

Legendary emcee, Big Boi, continues to show why he's so in demand at festivals and a big draw here in Chicago.  As he will be opening his upcoming Daddy Fat Saxxx Tour, Sack 1 here in Chicago at the upcomi...

A can’t miss performer at this year’s Lollapalooza, rising R&B/Soul singer/songwriter Bibi Bourelly’s story is one dreams are made of. As the 23-year-old singer/songwriter happened to begin workin...

Chicago’s very own Chance the Rapper is not only one of the biggest artists in Hip-Hop, but all of music right now. So it should be no surprise that a week from today the hometown Chicago native will be h...

Detroit emcee, Big Sean is having one of the biggest years of his career, thanks in large part to his mostly critically-acclaimed latest chart-topping solo album, I Decided. Which was released earlier this ye...