Tagged Chicago

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...

On Thursday night at the Flagship AT&T Michigan Ave. Store, Chicago emcee, Add-2 and his Haven Studios teamed up with AT&T Michigan Ave. and Common’s new Showtime series, The Chi, for a very speci...

Chicago emcee, The Boy Illinois, shows the raw and gritty unseen side of Chicago in his new Vernon Vision Film-directed video, Othello.  Which finds Illi at a Chicago train track showing off his slick metapho...

U-God may not be the most well-known or even liked member from seminal Hip-Hop group, Wu-Tang Clan.  But he’s still a pretty good performer, as he proved on Sunday night with his very intimate solo perf...

Today Lollapalooza announced the very star-studded lineup for Lollapalooza 2018.  Which is headlined by Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, LL Cool J, Jack White and the, Arctic Monkeys.  The lineup for the four-day ...

Fast rising R&B/Soul singer/songwriter and fellow Chicago native, Ravyn Lenae will have you crushing in love with her amazing voice, vocals and melodies on her very timeless new EP, CRUSH.  Which sees ...

Chicago emcee, poet and singer, K'Valentine is one of those rare talents here in the city and in Hip-Hop period that's not only a great emcee and singer, but poet as well.  Her great poetic origins being high...

Melanie Fiona sways and snaps back and forth, as she performs her hit record and fan favorite, Give It To Me Right on Wednesday Feb. 7, 2018 at City Winery Chicago for the first of two sold-out performances. P...

The Boy Illinois and YP are two of the illest emcees out of the CHI and they show and prove it as they take a cruise down the 90/94 Illinois freeway and also perform in a parking garage for their very infec...

After doing a nearly 10-year bid, Chicago rapper, Bump J, came back with a vengeance last year.  Dropping several videos, singles and loosies.  While the Chicago street legend here in our hometown looks to k...