Article Men’s Book October 2009 The modern big-budget music tour balances outsize ambitions with the reality of hauling sets cross-country. When the artist on the marquee is Kanye West, however, restraint and compromise aren’t usually part of the equation. Factor in his Daft Punk fetish, retina-scarring detail on massive screens and a crew of gangly […]
Feature Chicago Tribune July 16, 2006 It seems as though there has never been more attention, airplay or talent agents focused on Chicago hip-hop music than there is now. Once maligned for being the biggest urban center in the country with the fewest marquee rappers — none for much of the ’80s and ’90s — […]