We proudly present the 2026 Artists to Watch List, a curated selection of 25 Chicago artists we believe are actively...
AKIA stopped by WHATS THE WORD for a conversation covering everything from tour stories and struggle meals to growing up...
On April 13th 2025, we put together a list that captured the heartbeat of Chicago’s music scene heading into 2025....
Big Lex pulls up to WHAT’S THE WORD TV for an unfiltered conversation about her journey from college athlete to reality TV star on...
Five Lincoln-Way East students were identified after a video appeared to show them directing racist gestures and sounds toward Homewood-Flossmoor...
Rhymefest said Ye provided free admission to student leaders and community organizations as his two-night Ye Live Concert Tour stopped...
The iconic celebration of R&B and soul is coming home. BET is bringing the Soul Train Awards back in 2026,...
After a three-day longshoremen strike, which triggered nationwide concern about potential supply chain disruptions in the U.S., is set to...
Last week, Thalia Graves and her attorney Gloria Alfred held a press conference to announced a federal lawsuit claiming that...
DaBaby unveiled during Suicide Prevention Month that he has launched a mental health platform in memory of his late brother,...
A D.C. family is in shock after a mother of four was shot and killed while nursing one of her...
A police officer in Chicago has been shot in the 5600 block of South Shields Avenue in Englewood, according to...
A Black woman claims she was racially profiled by employees at a T.J. Maxx store in Wisconsin. In a now-viral...
Rashee Rice’s mother has been allegedly seen stealing a package from in front of a neighbor’s door in an apartment...
Eminem released his latest album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce),” in July. Today, he uploaded a new...
Fashion Nova is known to have jokes when it comes to texting customers when new sales are announced. This time,...
Kristen Soares, the president of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities, expressed to USA TODAY that the institutions...
