Ranked #1
Chiiild's "Synthetic Soul" Sound Takes Inspiration from Many Genres
Chiiild's "Synthetic Soul" Sound Takes Inspiration from Many Genres
After working behind the scenes with artists like Diplo, Skrillex, and Usher, Montreal-based band Chiiild is stepping in... Read more
3 Oct 2019
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4mins
Ranked #2
P.O.S and Sims of Doomtree Make Bangers as Shredders
P.O.S and Sims of Doomtree Make Bangers as Shredders
Shredders is the newest offshoot of Minneapolis-based label and Hip Hop collective Doomtree. Their new album is packed w... Read more
31 Oct 2019
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6mins
Ranked #3
Austin Fillmore Stays Resilient And Positive Amid The Pandemic
Austin Fillmore Stays Resilient And Positive Amid The Pandemic
Chicago's Austin Fillmore has consistently come with heat, exhibiting a wide range in style and sound. His current Singl... Read more
24 Apr 2020
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8mins
Ranked #4
Bekoe's Top 5 Picks Of The Week
Bekoe's Top 5 Picks Of The Week
Bekoe picks his top 5 songs of the week featuring Phor, Jean Deaux, Austin Fillmore, Laje and Noah Sims
17 Apr 2020
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6mins
Ranked #5
Same Old New School
Same Old New School
PODCAST SPECIAL: For their first episode, SAME OLD NEW SCHOOL, Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin talk RZA / DJ Premiere batt... Read more
16 Apr 2020
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32mins
Ranked #6
Christian JaLon Is Experiencing Blessings Despite Quarantine
Christian JaLon Is Experiencing Blessings Despite Quarantine
Chicago R&B talent Christian JaLon defines her latest EP "Emotional Affair" and provides us with insight on how she'... Read more
10 Apr 2020
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9mins
Ranked #7
Bekoe's Top 5 Picks Of The Week
Bekoe's Top 5 Picks Of The Week
Bekoe's top 5 song from this week, featuring Javon, Phze, Audrey V, Dru Beatz, and Guru Goldie
7 Apr 2020
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5mins
Ranked #8
Bekoe's Top 5 Picks Of The Week
Bekoe's Top 5 Picks Of The Week
Bekoe's top 5 songs from this week, featuring Ausar, Brittney Carter, MFn Melo, Femdot, and Add-2
30 Mar 2020
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7mins
Ranked #9
Bekoe's Top 5 Picks Of The Week
Bekoe's Top 5 Picks Of The Week
Bekoe's top 5 songs from this week, featuring Bianca Shaw, Kid Breeze, Asantewaa, Flex, and G Herbo
13 Mar 2020
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6mins
Ranked #10
Teacher and Rapper Joel Q Talks New Album "Crazy Road To Glory"
Teacher and Rapper Joel Q Talks New Album "Crazy Road To Glory"
Joel Q is a Special Education teacher at Cook Elementary in Chicago, and a rapper hailing from Auburn Gresham on the Sou... Read more
10 Feb 2020
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8mins
Ranked #11
Bianca Shaw Talks Lawndale, Bow Wow, and new EP "Exhale"
Bianca Shaw Talks Lawndale, Bow Wow, and new EP "Exhale"
Bekoe spoke with singer, rapper, drummer and North Lawndale native Bianca Shaw to talk about her recent EP "Exhale," new... Read more
6 Jan 2020
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13mins
Ranked #12
2019 in Music with Chicago Reader's Leor Galil
2019 in Music with Chicago Reader's Leor Galil
Leor Galil is a music staff writer at The Chicago Reader. He joined Jill Hopkins on Vocalo Radio to look back at some of... Read more
17 Dec 2019
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15mins
Ranked #13
Vocalo Pays Tribute to Juice WRLD
Vocalo Pays Tribute to Juice WRLD
Chicago rapper Jarad Higgins better known as Juice WRLD died this weekend at the age of 21 following a seizure at the Mi... Read more
9 Dec 2019
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9mins
Ranked #14
Theycallmericky Shows His Musical Range
Theycallmericky Shows His Musical Range
Theycallmericky is a 23 year old rapper from the southwest side of Chicago. From lyrical and mellow to loud and energeti... Read more
12 Nov 2019
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9mins
Ranked #15
Lester Rey Finds A Sanctuary and A Home in His Intersectional Sound
Lester Rey Finds A Sanctuary and A Home in His Intersectional Sound
At a time when Reggaeton is topping the charts globally, while Puetro Rican people are making headlines for their strugg... Read more
29 Aug 2019
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14mins
Ranked #16
Kaina Grows and Evolves on Debut Full Length "Next to the Sun"
Kaina Grows and Evolves on Debut Full Length "Next to the Sun"
Chicago singer and songwriter, Kaina, has been growing and evolving as an artist through her multiple features and colla... Read more
8 Jul 2019
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14mins
Ranked #17
Singer Ella Vos recounts her recovery from lymphoma on new EP "Watch & Wait"
Singer Ella Vos recounts her recovery from lymphoma on new EP "Watch & Wait"
On her new EP "Watch and Wait," L.A. Pop singer Ella Vos takes listeners on a deeply personal and immersive journey as s... Read more
18 Apr 2019
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7mins
Ranked #18
Sen Morimoto talks new album "Cannonball!" and his jazz-influenced production style
Sen Morimoto talks new album "Cannonball!" and his jazz-influenced production style
Sen Morimoto (@senmorimoto) is a Chicago based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer. His new album Cannonball!... Read more
24 May 2018
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10mins
Ranked #19
Jinkx Monsoon on the art and the state of drag, and their new album "The Ginger Snapped"
Jinkx Monsoon on the art and the state of drag, and their new album "The Ginger Snapped"
Jinkx Monsoon is an American cabaret and drag performer, actor and singer best known for winning the fifth season of RuP... Read more
2 May 2018
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15mins
Ranked #20
Brandon Markell Holmes talks new album "The Museum of R&B" and singing with Gorillaz
Brandon Markell Holmes talks new album "The Museum of R&B" and singing with Gorillaz
Chicago singer @brandon-markell-holmes wields a expressive voice and an ability to write mature and emotive songs that n... Read more
13 Feb 2018
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18mins