Chicago street to be named after Steve Albini
The 2600-2700 block of West Belmont Avenue, which is the home of the late musician’s legendary studio Electrical Audio, will be called “Steve Albini Way”.
A petition has been launched to save Chicago’s The Warehouse, the birthplace of house music
The venue – which is set to be demolished – is known as the “birthplace of house music” where DJ Frankie Knuckles pioneered the genre
RP Boo
For our latest Crack Mix, a footwork pioneer does what he does best
Dreezy:
I Depend on Me
The LA-via-Chicago rapper tells Grant Brydon about how her upbringing and determined spirit enabled her to reach her personal, political and professional goals
DJ Taye
Breakneck footwork from the Teklife veteran
Midnight Movement
This is the fourth instalment of Midnight Movement, a personal take on the attention-demanding club tracks being made, played and obeyed this month
Hieroglyphic Being – The Disco’s of Imhotep
Avant-garde Chicago producer Jamal Moss continues to operate on a higher plane
Footwork dance crew The Era announce debut stage show
The Chicago dance crew have danced alongside Teklife’s Rashad & Spinn and now they’re bringing…
Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book
Chance The Rapper’s determined verse on Kanye West’s Ultralight Beam was the prelude to Coloring…
Michael Serafini
As the proprietor of legendary record store Gramaphone and its eponymous label, Michael Serafini is part of a long lineage of Chicago greats
Sicko Mobb Share Super Saiyan Vol. 3
The Super Saiyan saga continues Chicago rap duo Sicko Mobb have dropped the third instalment in their Super Saiyan mixtape series. Super…
Midwest Romantics: Mick Jenkins and the healing power of love
Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins speaks to Crack about personal freedom and the transformative power of love
Aesthetic:
Honey Dijon
Honey Dijon is the subject of this month’s Aesthetic shoot. She tells us about her passion for unearthing the unknown
Perspective:
Disc Demolition
DJ and producer The Black Madonna describes a transition in Beatport’s business practices, and predicts an implosion of the mainstream EDM market
Chief Keef names child Sno FilmOn Dot Com
Chief Keef has named his newborn son after the company that made his hologram Chicago’s…
Theaster Gates’ Chicago arts centre to house Frankie Knuckles’ vinyl archive
Frankie Knuckles’ record collection to go on display in Theaster Gates’ Chicago arts space A…
Chance The Rapper and Lil B release joint mixtape
Chance The Rapper and Lil B dropped their much anticipated joint mixtape last night via…
RP Boo – Fingers, Bank Pads and Shoe Prints
“House music is still here. I am what happened to house music,” once said Kavain…
Tink drops new mixtape
Winter’s Diary 3 includes a track produced by mentor Timbaland 20-year-old Chicago singer/rapper Tink has…
Boss Up:
Tink makes no apologies
Bitch, slut, nigga, nigger, light-skinned, dark-skinned and feminist: these are some of the labels discussed in our half hour conversation with Tink
Watch Tink’s Fire In The Booth session
Chicago rapper Tink brought the heat to Charlie Sloth’s Fire In The Booth series during…
Crack TV X Bloc: DJ Funk
We went for a stroll on the beach with the ghetto house legend during our…
Turning Points:
DJ Rashad
Footwork ambassador and all round gent DJ Rashad is a figurehead for the infectious, sample-flipping,…
Dance Mania are opening up shop once again
The Chicago label’s approach famously took the loved-up house template of the day and threw…