
Mark Braboy
Writer at Freelance
3x Award-winning music/canna multimedia journalist. He/him. JSU /G\. [email protected]
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chicago.suntimes.com | Mark Braboy
When Atlanta rapper Young Thug takes the stage Sunday to close out Summer Smash at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, it’ll be a “beautiful, full-circle moment” for what has become the Midwest’s premier hip-hop festival. It’ll be the first U.S. performance of the Grammy-award winning rapper since being released from jail after pleading guilty in October to gang, drug and gun charges.
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1 month ago |
rollingstone.com | Mark Braboy
May 15, 2025 Rico Nasty Devin Desouza* Since her early days as a Maryland teenager uploading aggressive, trap influenced music on Soundcloud, rapper Rico Nasty has carved out her own unique place as a colorful rager. Yet, when she spoke to Rolling Stone this past February to announce her third studio album Lethal, the 27-year-old phenom revealed that she was branching out past wild persona that hip-hop fans have come to know during her rise. “I was walking past the mirror and I had on my...
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Mark Braboy
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysRico Nasty - Credit: Devin Desouza*Since her early days as a Maryland teenager uploading aggressive, trap-influenced music on Soundcloud, rapper Rico Nasty has carved out her own unique place as a colorful rager.
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2 months ago |
thetriibe.com | Tiffany Walden |Mark Braboy
On October 20, 2024, at his birthday concert at the United Center, Englewood’s own Lil Durk was on top of the world. He was performing for a packed house and sharing the stage with other popular acts, including BossMan Dlow, JT, Sexyy Red, and Lil Baby. He was riding the positivity wave of being the first Chicago drill rapper to win a Grammy Award in 2024, for his collaboration with J.
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2 months ago |
okayplayer.com | Mark Braboy
Editor's Note: This post was originally published in August 2020 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. The story of Black professional wrestlers throughout the 19th and 20th centuries is a familiar one. Talented Black athletes had to overcome racial barriers and discriminatory practices.
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