Emerging rapper the Third angles for a place in Chicago’s hip-hop pantheon with The Director’s CutLeor Galilon January 27, 2021 at 12:00 pm

The past decade of Chicago hip-hop would be entirely different without Young Chicago Authors and the Harold Washington Library’s YouMedia lab. Both have served as creative hubs for local teens, and their storied weekly open mikes—YouMedia’s Lyricist Loft and YCA’s WordPlay—have given many beloved Chicago rappers their starts.…Read More