Joey Purp is an American rapper growing up in different neighborhoods of Chicago. He went to Whitney Young high school and that was where he realized his talent for freestyle rapping. He dropped out senior year to be an intern at LDRS 1354. Get your tickets here
I’m the editor of the local music scene column Gossip Wolf and a contributing writer for the Reader. I also freelance for the Reader’s sister publication in DC, The A.V. Club Chicago, and Forbes.com. Before that, I freelanced for places like the Boston Phoenix, Esquire.com, PopMatters, Rock Sound, Thought Catalog, True/Slant, and Wired’s Underwire blog. My preoccupation with flyers eventually led to the (formerly) “super...
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Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are joining together to their first ever set on The High Road. Starting in July, Uncle Snoop and Wiz will be rolling up into the 33-city-tour until Friday September 2nd. They will be visiting Chicago on Tuesday August 16th at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre The will be brining along special guests including Kevin Gates, Jhene Aiko, Casey Veggies, and the...
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This site is for ONLINE Promotions and Marketing. Talent creates a account on the site, uploads media and content and then they invite friends to come check out there advanced profile. The site can handle different media sites in 1 location. Soundcloud, youtube, vimeo, twitter, facebook and several other sites are integrated into the network and system for offsite promotions as well so you can...
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This Logan Square dive bar’s name has the word ‘lounge’ in it, but in reality it’s anything but. Some may call it an identity crisis, but regulars say that no two nights are alike, as the vibe and patrons change their stripes nearly every day of the week, from reggae to jazz to indie rock and merengue. Don’t be put off by the exclusive looking...
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As a hip-hop artist, just making music and putting it out there for the world is not enough anymore. Technology has made it easy for almost anyone to purchase the basic equipment and become a rapper. Not only has this made promoting your music more difficult, it’s also made getting your music featured in hip-hop blogs less likely due to tons of artist submitting their...
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