The man who killed Tray Savage received a 29-year prison sentence after entering a guilty plea for the murder, bringing closure to a saga that had lasted five years. The 26-year-old rapper was gunned ...

FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2020, file photo, Chicago police investigate the scene of a shooing in Chicago. A federal jury on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, has convicted six alleged gang members in the 2020 ...

Opening arguments are expected this week in a federal murder and racketeering trial that spotlights links between Chicago’s gang culture and drill rap, a subset of rap. Six members and associates of ...

After a nearly three-month trial and four days of closing arguments, a federal jury finally began deliberating late Wednesday in the racketeering case of six purported gang members charged with ...

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Tshoma Pugh, aka Taco Bops (in glasses), pictured in the late 80s and early 90s with Masta Ace (top), KRS-One (lower left), and MC Lyte. Credit: Raymond Boyd Chicago hip-hop lost a foundational figure ...

I’m not surprised that Closed Sessions landed a west-coast star as big as Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs to headline its 15th-anniversary party. The Chicago label has done impressive work not only flying the ...