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Vertual Vertigo
This local hip-hop group remembers when Bucktown was still buck.
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J-Rell
Winning the Red Bull Big Tune Beat Battle has given this producer wings.
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Terrible Spaceship
This sci-fi funk collective owes everything to Orson Welles.
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Adad
A career that started at a high-school strip show now includes projects with some of the West Coast's top producers.
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Caural
The well-educated musician tells us why beat-making is pointless -- and why Kenny G ain't jazz.
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Isis Rose
Haters are just fans in disguise, says this versatile singer.
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1773
The golden-era hip-hoppers are big in Japan, but they'll always call Chicago home.
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Hi-Fidel
No matter what name he goes by, this Chicago native lives to express.
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Tone B. Nimble
All Natural's past, present and future belong to this versatile DJ and producer.
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The Gent$
There's nothing classier than shooting a video at the Sybaris.
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Innosphere
What's in a name? Defiance of categorization, that's what.
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Spq-Her
Don't mess with these divas unless you're prepared for a big hit of hip-hop and soul.
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DJ Pickel
The veteran DJ won't take requests...but he will answer our questions.
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Tall Black Guy
The '80s baby talks about what's coming up in '09.
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Maker
The in-demand hip-hop producer will never forget his first love: Kiss.
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DJ Intel
The man of eight residencies gives us his list of prized records.
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Black Stone Theatre Collective
All Natural's disco denizens draw inspiration from '50s jazz and house chores.
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JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound
Chicago's newest soul revivalists talk sailor suits, jet packs and Wu-Tang lovin' sexagenarians.
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Meat Number 5
The duo's protein-filled beats will do a body good...if they don't disgust you first.
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Radius
One of 2008's most exciting producers talks about winter, women and why life was tougher 10 years ago.
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Super Heroes of Sound
A loose collective of local musicians is out to save hip-hop from the forces of evil.
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Vertikal
This eight-piece band takes neo-soul to new heights.
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The Hood Internet
This Chicago duo is re-animating pop songs and the mash-up scene itself.
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Flosstradamus
This DJ duo has been inciting dance-floor riots since back when Chicago was known as Haterville.
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Polyphonic the Verbose
Catch this well-trained musician before he absconds to Alaska.
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Awdazcate
Here's one rapper who wouldn't mind getting laughed off the stage.
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Phillip Morris
The West Side MC isn't afraid of a little controversy in his music.
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Chantalism
The Laotian rapper behind Maintenance Crew talks about Chicago artists, both the good and the wack.
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Royce
The seven guys in this hip-hop band have a lot of opinions, and a lot of love for Chicago.
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Lowdown Brass Band
Get down and funky with these self-proclaimed horn nerds.
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Serengeti
The prolific MC has three new albums on the way, and, appropriately, a lot to say.
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Hey Champ
Are they DJs? Are they a band? As long as they keep making good music, no one cares.
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Kenny Keys
The producer finds a happy medium between the keyboard and the MPC.
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Tony Trimm
The rapper/producer is a busy man...but not too busy to invent new ways of killing rats.
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The BeesKnees
This creative quartet pays homage to the mighty avocado with its dance grooves.
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DJ Trew
This party-starter beat bone cancer; surely he can help Chicago ditch its 'Haterville' tag.
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Treologic
The MC and the DJ are just two small parts of this ever-evolving hip-hop band.
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Joe Bryl
We talk to the man behind one of Chicago's most musically adventurous clubs.
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DJ White Shadow
The celebrity DJ hasn't lost sight of what got him to where he is.
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Matthew Santos
Thanks to some high-profile collaborations, this talented singer is on his way to becoming a superstar in his own right.
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Alex Inglizian
One man's toy is another man's instrument (as long as he knows how to hack it).
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