Ernest Wilkins

At UIC's traditional welcome back to school concert "Spark In the Park" this past Saturday, headliner J. Cole brought out Chance the Rapper to peform a new collaboration called "Thotty"....

Common announced the first AAHH! Fest on Wednesday, a collaboration between the legendary Chicago rapper via his Common Ground Foundation and Donda's House, Inc. (a foundation founded by Kanye West...

If you're anything like us, you've been looking over the Riot Fest 2014 lineup with a fine-toothed comb. Tucked away toward the bottom of the list is a weirdly-named band...

Last night, Colt 45 put on a secret show with Fake Shore Drive. Announced to play were Chicago's King Louie and former Three 6 Mafia/Miley Cyrus collaborator Juicy J. During...

Last week, news broke that Chicago Liquor Control Commissioner Gregory Steadman and Congress Theater owner Eddie Carranza had effectively banned EDM (electronic dance music) from the site of the former...

If Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off"—the lead single from her new album, "1989"—is any indication, she has apparently decided to stop trying. See, I wanted to roast her mercilessly for...

** (out of 4) There's no denying that Wiz Khalifa can create catchy rap songs that sometimes become pop hits ("Roll Up," "Black and Yellow," "Young, Wild and Free"). There's...