Zach Gase
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Chicago, IL, United States
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What if Nas’ “I Am...” Was Never Bootlegged? A Re-envisioning of the Polarizing Project’s Legacy
At the album’s 20th anniversary, we reexamine the legendary rapper’s third studio album and detail an alternate history of what its legacy would be today. → Read More
Slim Shady 2020: Breaking Down Eminem’s Most Political Songs
Eminem’s “The Storm” freestyle has shaken hip-hop to its core, so we decided to look back at past moments when Slim Shady got political on America’s arse. → Read More
Adele's '25' officially breaks single-week album sales record
Billboard reported Tuesday morning that U.K. singer Adele has broken 'N Sync's fifteen year old single-week album sales record. → Read More
Eagles of Death Metal issue statement on Paris attacks
The Eagles of Death Metal released a statement on Wednesday, paying tribute to Alexander and announcing the band has postponed upcoming performances. → Read More
'I Remember My First Beer' with Detroit rapper Red Pill
Red Pill stopped by the Sun Times Network office while he was in town for the Chicago stop of his tour with underground legend Murs. → Read More
Nick Cannon releases 'Pray 4 My City' off of 'Chi-Raq' soundtrack
Nick Cannon, who also stars in the controversial Spike Lee movie, released his song off of the "Chi-Raq" soundtrack called "Pray 4 My City" on Thursday. → Read More
That one time Nick Jonas totally saw a UFO
Nick Jonas spoke with U.K.'s ITV on Monday about the time he totally saw a UFO. → Read More
Chris Brown is an alien truther
Chris Brown is not buying any military stories about missile testing, those were aliens. → Read More
This can't be real: Rumblr, the Tinder for fist fights
Rumblr is the self-proclaimed "Tinder for fighting," where people can deal with their internal issues the old fashion way, by picking fights with strangers. → Read More
Twitter's new 'like' hearts are the worst thing ever...
Today Twitter changed the "favorite" star to the like "heart," which is a curious move. Actually, it's the worst. → Read More
13 best hip-hop songs for Halloween
Hip-hop has always been heavily inspired by the Halloween season. Here are 13 great halloween hip-hop songs → Read More
[Gallery] 15 classic emo rap albums
The phrase emo rap kind of started out as a joke. Slug of Atmosphere was said the phrase as a joke in an interview, then music writers took off with it. → Read More
The Weeknd pleads no contest to punching a police officer
The Weeknd, whose legal name is Abel Tesfaye, was arrested last January in Las Vegas for allegedly punching a police officer. → Read More
Dr. Dre told The Game to make 'The Documentary 2' a single disc
The two-disc set was released in separate weeks as "The Documentary 2" and "The Documentary 2.5." → Read More
5 things we learned about Vic Mensa from his Rolling Stone interview
Vic Mensa recently sat down with Rolling Stone for a very revealing interview. → Read More
Young Chop calls out Kanye West in Instagram posts
One of Chicago hip-hop's most important up-and-comers, Young Chop has called out the city's biggest name, Kanye West. → Read More
4 things we learn about Eminem in his letter to 2Pac
Eminem wrote a letter to 2Pac. In the letter, the Detroit rapper wrote about how 2Pac's passion inspired him as a young artist. → Read More
New release Friday: Top music releases of Oct. 9
Selena Gomez is releasing her highly anticipated album, "Revival," which features the singles "Good For You" and "Same Old Love." → Read More
See the first dates of Kendrick Lamar's tour
It will be the first Kendrick Lamar tour since releasing his critically adored, "To Pimp a Butterfly" back in March. → Read More
Report: LCD Soundsystem to reunite in 2016
After more than four years apart, LCD Soundsystem will reunite in 2016, according to Consequence of Sound. → Read More