Gucci Mane and Big Boi Coming To Chicago In September For North Coast Music Festival

BTN STAFF The eighth annual North Coast Music Festival will take place in Union Park in Chicago. The festival will feature Gucci Mane, Big Boi and Post Malone. The festival is scheduled to place September

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Directors At Best Of Black Harvest Film Festival Showcase Untold Stories Of Chicago People

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Last week the Chicago Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance showcased movies that had previously played at the Black Harvest Film Festival from years past. The event was in conjunction with The

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Chicago’s Trump Tower has a ‘glut’ of condos for sale

By: Gail MarksJarvis Article Reprint Chicago’s Trump Tower has an unusually large number of condominiums for sale and for rent, and real estate agents predict that a glut of available units in the building may pressure

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Chance The Rapper Taps King Louie and DJ Oreo for Be Encouraged Tour

By C. Vernon Coleman II Article Reprint Back in February, Chance The Rapper revealed he would be going on a 40-city tour in April. Now, Chano has released the dates for the jaunt, which will

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NBA Superstar Anthony Davis Hoodie Keeps Him Out Of Hollywood Restaurant

BTN STAFF Chicago native and New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis was denied entry inside a West Hollywood restaurant because he was wearing a hoodie. It happened last week while he was in Los Angeles

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Obama to hold first public event of his post-presidency in Chicago

fox32chicago.com Article Reprint WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Barack Obama will speak Monday in Chicago to young community leaders and organizers at the University of Chicago, where his presidential library is planned.

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Autism Awareness Charity Basketball Game Proves There Is More Than Violence On The West Side of Chicago

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Last weekend local Chicago artists and community activists came together in Franklin Park on Chicago’s West Side. The gathering was to bring awareness to autism in the community. In addition

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Chicago rapper Melo Makes Music blurs the line between current hip-hop and 90s alt-rock

By Leor Galil Article Reprint Last month Genius chief content officer Brendan Frederick spotted something funny in Soundcloud’s streaming rankings. “Love that all the millennial Hot Topic rappers tag their songs as ‘Alternative Rock’ on Soundcloud,” he

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