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’ve been a staff writer at the Chicago Reader since 1996, which is when I started writing the Post No Bills column. It ran until 2004 and was reborn a few years ago as my Reader blog. I’ve written about all kind of styles and music-related topics over the years, from proto-punkers to rabid record collectors to jazz drummers. My work has also appeared in...
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“Would You Like A Tour?” Why yes, Drake, we would. Especially after the hits “Started From the Bottom”, “Hold On, We’re Going Home” and “All Me” from 2013’s Nothing Was the Same shot up the charts and into our hearts. A tour is just what we’d like. Before rapper and singer Drake began writing his signature, highly confessional songs to critical, peer and public acclaim,...
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