It’s been 4 years since Chicago emcee Add-2 released any music. Since then he’s been focusing on his work at Haven Studios, a music mentoring program for youth that wish to express themselves through music, a righteous endeavor for a righteous… Continue Reading
Photos by Jessi Grant This is the first in a series of two pieces by Contributing Writer Jessi Grant exploring No Color, a new campaign dedicated to creating a foundation of diversity and positivity within the Chicago arts and creative… Continue Reading
Three years ago, while a junior in the Journalism school at the University of Iowa, I hooked my first artist interview for a small blog I had established for a class. The artist’s name was Rapsody, then a new… Continue Reading
Years ago, while in college and attempting to make an initial name for myself in the writing game, I somehow found myself interviewing 9th Wonder from my tiny apartment bedroom in Iowa City, Iowa. Since then, 9th and his team,… Continue Reading
For today’s songs of the week we have a smattering of what’s what around the Internet today. Kool Keith came out of a deep dark slumber to release the eclectic, “Strip Club Husband” which kind of plays out exactly… Continue Reading
Chicago’s Add-2 and recent JAMLA-signee Add-2 slid through the FUSE offices earlier this week to sit down and talk about the whirlwind of an end to 2013 he had. Add chats about signing with 9th Wonder and what it was… Continue Reading
Chicago hip-hop has enjoyed a certain popularity increase over the past couple of years. Where 2012 saw the rise of Chief Keef and “Drill”, 2013 brought about a new flavor as listeners from across the country, initially hooked by the… Continue Reading
Chicago’s own Add-2 has been consistently adding to the great year he’s had already and the other day continued to do so, stopping by Shade45 to spit a freestyle on Toca Tuesdays. Riding over a beat set down by Tony… Continue Reading