Long-time POD favorite Saba has returned with two brand-new offerings. “So and So / Areyoudown? Pt. 2” make up Saba’s newest release. “So and So” and “Areyoudown? Pt. 2” feat. Tobi Lou on the latter are Saba’s latest efforts since September’s “Mrs. Whoever” and “Something in the Water” […]
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Chicago’s own Mfn Melo is finally back releasing solo music after a bit of time away. Melo has been one of Chicago’s best underground rappers; fantastic, full-length offerings such as Melodramatics and Everybody Eats have ensured consistency and have most definitely kept Melo on our radar. “Portions” is
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Ok this one’s got to be one of the dopest Tiny Desk Concerts ever! Chicago’s own Saba released one of the dopest albums this year in Care For Me, and because of the deeply emotional and dark themes of the album, the NPR series proved to be the
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Another month has passed and while April brought us some truly fine music that very well could end up on year-end lists, here we want to highlight some cover art that also deserves some love. So check below to find our list of the best album covers of
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First and foremost, after the numerous plays we’ve given this project, we’d argue that this is one of the best of the year so far. Not just in Chicago, either; this album can stand toe-to-toe with anything else out there today. Saba’s latest, Care For Me, arrived about a week
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The full 2018 lineup for the Pitchfork Music Festival has been announced, adding two new headliners in Fleet Foxes and Ms. Lauryn Hill, who has been tapped to put on a The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary Performance. As if that weren’t enough, today’s update also brought news that Open Mike Eagle, Blood Orange, Saba, and
What an exciting lineup! POD favorites Joey Purp, Saba & Ravyn Lenae all on the same lineup! This might be better than North Coast…. JUST KIDDING!! lol BUT We are really excited to catch all three together live September 9th, 2016 @ Bottom Lounge. We’re also very excited
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Here at Pursuit of Dopeness we love supporting Chicago artists. An artist that has always kept our attention with his constant hard work & dope music is Logan. It’s no wonder his tape is named “The New Wave” Logan is on a totally different sound & make his
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What happens when two of Chicago’s favorite emcees link up? We get an amazing uplifting song like “Everything’s Alright.” It’s refreshing to see positive tracks that give you reassurance that everything in the world isn’t so bad. Logan and Saba linking up gives us an amazing
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If you needed a sign that your Memorial Day weekend was gonna be lit, here it is: Joey Purp’s new project iiiDrops has finally been release and it’s so fucking fire! So much so that all the flame emojis in the world won’t do it justice. The project
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One of my personal favorite rappers, Noname Gypsy has dropped her latest track today titled “All I Need.” The track was produced by Phoelix and POD favorites Saba & THEMpeople, and on top of all that it features SPZRKT. The all-star cast mirrors the space-y vibes you get
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Here’s something we’ve been patiently waiting for. A few minutes ago, Astonish dropped his The Who Tape project for all of us. It’s been a few years since A dropped The Astonishingly Odd Project so we are really interested in what he brings with this new project. Astonish’s latest brings
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