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Friday, January 16, 2015

MIXTAPE: SAINT NICK- "HOLY SAINT"

Unsigned Chicago artist offers up a new project filled with exclusive new & produced quality music. 13 tracks deep, easy on the features Saint Nick has no problem holding his own staying on theme with this new project. Stream below.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

VLOG: RAMADA- " MY REALITY TO CHOKE UPON" EPISODE 2

Artist Ramada is back with the second inside look on his day to day grind upon releasing his debut album thats out now free to stream on Soundcloud

MOVIE NEWS: CAMPAIGN TO BRING SELMA TO SCHOOL KIDS FOR FREE SPREADS TO CHICAGO

The grassroots campaign to bring “Selma” to schoolchildren across the country free of charge is adding additional cities, organizers said Wednesday

The Civil Rights drama about Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and the voting rights marches of 1965 will be made available for free to students in Chicago, Dallas, New Orleans, Oakland and the East Bay area and Washington, D.C.

(link below)

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/selma-free-screenings-chicago-dallas-d-c-1201404363/

MIXTAPE: THE BOY ILLINOIS: "THE YER TAPE"

Continuing his successful 2014 campaign The Boy Illinois is no stranger to hard work. He provides his fans and potential new listeners with a new 9 track project before the release of his forthcoming project Pointe due out later this year. Take a listen below..

SPORTS NEWS: MIKE DITKA NOT A FAN OF MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL

State records show former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka personally contributed $2,500 on Dec. 8 to the campaign fund of Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd) — one of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s challengers in next month’s city election.

On Tuesday, Ditka told the Chicago Sun-Times that his involvement in the mayoral race is based mostly on his disapproval of the incumbent. He hopes Emanuel will end up like Pat Quinn, who lost the governor’s job after Ditka cut a campaign commercial with Republican challenger Bruce Rauner.

(link below)

http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/7/71/288816/hold-da-coach-disses-da-mayor-gives-2500-opponent

POLITICS: ALDERMAN JASON ERVIN WILL HAVE SECOND TERM IN THE 28TH WARD

All seven candidates challenging incumbent Ald. Jason Ervin have been bounced from the 28th Ward ballot, according to Chicago Board of Elections results. Barring a write-in campaign or a successful appeal by one of the bounced candidates, the objection cases have cleared the way for Ervin's second full term in the West Side ward.