Monte Booker

MAVI announces new album 'Laughing So Hard It Hurts,' shares "Baking Soda"

Experimental rapper MAVI has announced a new album, and the first single was produced by Chicago’s Monte Booker (Noname, Saba, etc)…

Mick Jenkins announces new album 'Elephant in the Room,' shares "Contacts"

The album features serpentwithfeet, plus production from Saba, Joe Armon-Jones, Monte Booker, and more.

All My Friends fest 2018 lineup & tix (M.I.A., Jamie xx, Abra & more)

The 2018 All My Friends Music Festival happens August 18 & 19 at ROW DTLA in Downtown Los Angeles. RL Grime, Gucci Mane and Jhene Aiko headline on 8/18 and M.I.A., Jamie xx, and Armand Van Helden headline 8/19…

North Coast Music Festival 2018 lineup (Miguel, Jamiroquai, more)

North Coast Music Festival returns for its ninth year with sets from Miguel, DJ Snake, Jamiroquai, Rapsody, Smokepurpp, dvsn, Cashmere Cat and more.

Red Bull throwing 30 Days In Chicago (Young Thug, Migos, Mitski & much more)

In addition to announcing 3 Days In Philly and a Montreal edition of Red Bull Music Academy this week, Red Bull Sound Select revealed that they’re moving the annual ’30 Days In LA’ to Chicago…

Smino announces "Swanita Tour" with Monte Booker & more

We can probably thank Nelly for putting St. Louis rap on the map in a major, mainstream way, but it still feels like an underdog city. Smino reps it hard, though, So hard, in fact, that he ignored the international Friday release date just to drop his debut album ‘blkswn’ on 3/14 (314 is STL’s area code). He loves his hometown, but he’s also a kindred spirit with the rap scene that’s thriving in the nearby Chicago.