[RH Photos] AAHH! FEST 2014 Recap

Photos by AngieStar Photo Anyone who was at Common‘s AAHH! FEST experienced an amazing show yesterday at Union Park in Chicago, some even described it as epic. As many guessed, Kanye West performed as the Special Guest, highlighting the evening by performing smash hit after hit, and bringing the night to an energetic close. Outside of Kanye’s smash performance, famous comedian […]

[Video] Katie Couric Interviews Lupe Fiasco

[iframe id=”http://news.yahoo.com/video/lupe-fiasco-still-fighting-still-034619202.html?format=embed&player_autoplay=false”] Celebrity ambassador and hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco’s new single, “Mission,” off of his fifth studio album Tetsuo & Youth, is coming out with the intention of empowering those struggling with cancer and paying tribute to those who have passed from it. The first minute and a half of the track consists of cancer […]

[Video] Common Talks Chance The Rapper with Vibe

The vast majority may associate Kanye West with the top rapper to come from the Windy City, but to real hip-hop fans, there’s few artists above Common in terms of Chicago rap legends. The soulful, poetic artist laid the groundwork for an entire generation of artists from his hometown to pursue different sounds and aesthetics […]

Lupe Fiasco: “Old School Love” (feat. Ed Sheeran)

Fresh off giving a quick shout-out to Chicago’s most popular artists at the moment, Lupe Fiasco returns with a Ed Sheeran-assisted single. The local emcee has just announced a national tour and “Old School Love” serves as a way to promote the show dates (which can been seen here) and also his upcoming album Tetsuo And […]

Lupe Fiasco: "Piece of Paper Cup of Jayzus"

It seems as though Lupe is permanently resigned to staying on the sidelines, throwing occasional potshots at the game at large. He’s not Papoose by any means, too lyrical and talented for all that, but by allowing others to dictate what he does, Fiasco is quickly making that his lane. On “Piece of Paper of […]